Kalaari Capital

Venture Capital
74investments
4exits
$53.2Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
324open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Kalaari Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology-led startups in India with a high-conviction, long-term investment approach. It typically leads seed and Series A rounds across consumer internet, fintech, healthcare, edtech, deeptech and enterprise software, and its early bets include Myntra, Dream11 and Urban Ladder. Kalaari was founded in 2006 by Vani Kola, who remains its managing director, and is headquartered in Bengaluru.

Key facts

These are the key facts about Kalaari Capital on Alion as of Nov 13, 2026. Kalaari Capital is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It was founded in 2006.

Headquarters
Bengaluru, IndiaAlion company profile, updated Sep 16, 2026
Founded
2006Alion company profile, updated Sep 16, 2026
Employees
1-10Alion company profile, an estimated range

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
74
43 of them startups
Hiring now
26
324 open roles
Deals in 12 months
1
1 as the lead
Rounds in 12 months
3
$53.2M raised
Exits
4
Focusshare of its companies
Artificial Intelligence 21%Health Care 12%Commerce 10%Education 8%Software 8%Financial Services 8%Consumer Goods 6%Sales & Marketing 6%
Where its companies are
India 46%United States 8%Singapore 3%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 50%Series A 40%Series B 10%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 74 investments
HireBoundSeed $2M · 8 mo ago · led a round DigantaraVenture round $50M · 10 mo ago · 40 roles SuperBrynPre-Seed $1.2M · 11 mo ago MattersVenture round $6.3M · 12 mo ago · 12 roles EloeloSeries B $13.5M · 19 mo ago · 26 roles Clean ElectricSeries A $6M · 2 yr ago · led a round AgrimSeries B $17.3M · 2 yr ago · 45 roles ConvinSeries A $6.5M · 2 yr ago · led a round · 1 role kindlifeSeries A $8M · 2 yr ago Baaz BikesSeries A $8M · 2 yr ago · led a round AuditCueSeed $1.5M · 3 yr ago · led a round ZluriSeries B $20M · 3 yr ago · 14 roles
324 open roles at 26 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Digantara40 new roles in 30 days Myntra20 new roles in 30 days Eloelo12 new roles in 30 days Attero Recycling5 new roles in 30 days Matters5 new roles in 30 days Zluri3 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Antler 5 shared Exfinity Venture Partners 4 shared Endiya Partners 3 shared Accel 3 shared Peak XV Partners 3 shared Better Capital 3 shared IIMA Ventures 3 shared Lumikai 3 shared Lightspeed Venture Partners 2 shared Lightspeed India 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
IIMA Ventures Better Capital Elevation Capital India Quotient Prime Venture Partners Chiratae Ventures Peak XV Partners Bharat Innovates
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 8; 10 rounds in the press that name it

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Bengaluru India
HQ
Where
1-10 est. staff
Ground Floor, Unit-2 Navigator Building ITPB, Whitefield Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560066
company site

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