Who invests in startups in India
174 investors back startups in India: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 1,118 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (125), IIMA Ventures (82) and Accel (76). 27 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
investors
174
portfolio startups
1,118
of them raised in 12 months
22
accelerators
27
Investors backing startups in India
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Meesho, Infer, Cashfree Payments | 125 | 254 | Oct 2026 |
 IIMA VenturesAccelerator · India · Oolka, 5C Network, Bellatrix Aerospace | 82 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · FirstClub, Sprinto, Zoca | 76 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · JB Air, Codedamn, Cautio | 74 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 Peak XV PartnersVenture capital · India · Nuawoman, Hoolahealth, ULOOK | 69 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 Better CapitalVenture capital · SolarSquare, Gullak, Hyperface | 56 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 Bharat InnovatesAccelerator · India · Sarvam AI, Digantara, Qure.ai | 55 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Elevation CapitalVenture capital · India · Meesho, SolarSquare, Sprinto | 48 | 5 | Jun 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Slikk, Snabbit, Seekho | 39 | 85 | Nov 2026 |
 India QuotientVenture capital · India · KuKu FM, PagarBook, Lendingkart | 38 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Lightspeed IndiaVenture capital · India · Sarvam AI, SolarSquare, Stable Money | 35 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · cruisestack.ai, Leucine, Pixxel | 34 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Kalaari CapitalVenture capital · India · Pascal AI Labs, Myntra, Zluri | 34 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Zepto, GoSats, FamApp | 32 | 60 | Oct 2026 |
 Chiratae VenturesVenture capital · India · Lenskart, Gullak, Tamasha | 27 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
 Fireside VenturesVenture capital · India · Inito, boAt, Ripplr | 26 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 RTP GlobalVenture capital · United Kingdom · FirstClub, Stable Money, Khatabook | 23 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Sarvam AI, MediBuddy, BigBasket | 22 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · SpotDraft, HackerEarth, Spare | 21 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 Prime Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · PlanetSpark, HackerEarth, Razorpay | 21 | 3 | May 2026 |
 Axilor VenturesAccelerator · India · Leucine, 5C Network, EnKash | 21 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
| LLvxventuresVenture capital · Gullak, StockGro, Agnikul Cosmos | 21 | 1 | Oct 2026 |
 UpsparksVenture capital · India · Quicklend, Fleek, Decentro | 21 | – | – |
 VentureSouqVenture capital · United Arab Emirates · Khatabook, Zoomcar, FamApp | 20 | 13 | Sep 2026 |
 RainmatterVenture capital · India · CRED, Ditto Insurance, Fi Money | 20 | – | Sep 2025 |
 Info Edge VenturesVenture capital · India · Urban Harvest, Lumiq.ai, Revspot | 19 | 7 | Jul 2026 |
 Stellaris Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · GoodScore, PineGap.ai, Truva | 19 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 Nexus Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · Headout, Comet, GoKiwi | 17 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Eight RoadsVenture capital · United Kingdom · PharmEasy, Northern Arc Capital, FarEye | 17 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Different, Spinny, Nurix | 16 | 122 | Nov 2026 |
| SSpeciale InvestVenture capital · Skydo, Agnikul Cosmos, Eka Care | 16 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Orios Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · MobiKwik, PharmEasy, Truva | 16 | 3 | Apr 2026 |
 Hyderabad AngelsAngel network · India · PlanetSpark, Thrillophilia, Bluecopa | 16 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
 Unicorn India VenturesVenture capital · India · Pelocal Fintech, Fedo, Clootrack | 15 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 GruhasVenture capital · India · SolarSquare, LehLah, 1% Club | 15 | 1 | Jun 2026 |
 Premji InvestPrivate equity · India · Lenskart, Myntra, TestMu AI | 14 | 11 | Sep 2026 |
 Endiya PartnersVenture capital · India · Shamrock AI, Qapita, Zluri | 13 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Lok CapitalVenture capital · India · Aquaconnect, Wint Wealth, Dvara | 13 | – | – |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Graph AI, DataBahn.ai, Yubi | 12 | 81 | Oct 2026 |
 Rocketship.vcVenture capital · United States · Khatabook, Kutumb, Apna | 12 | 7 | Aug 2026 |
The most backed startups in India
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Razorpay | 11 |
 Khatabook | 8 |
 The ePlane Company | 8 |
 SolarSquare | 7 |
 Apna | 7 |
 Agnikul Cosmos | 7 |
 Sarvam AI | 6 |
 Urbancompany | 6 |
 SigTuple | 6 |
 CRED | 6 |
 Unbox Robotics | 6 |
 Decentro | 6 |
 Atlys | 5 |
 Zluri | 5 |
 Qure.ai | 5 |
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Who invests in startups in India?
174 investors back startups in India: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 1,118 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (125), IIMA Ventures (82) and Accel (76). 27 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for India when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0