AI investors backing startups in India
55 investors hold two or more AI startups in India each, 189 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (34), Antler (21) and Accel (12). 12 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 9 Nov 2026
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55
portfolio startups
189
of them raised in 12 months
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Investors backing startups in India
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Infer, SuperKalam, Weekday | 34 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Cautio, Infer, Pascal AI Labs | 21 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Sprinto, Nurix, Mihup | 12 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 IIMA VenturesAccelerator · India · Salesken, Karta, Navana.ai | 12 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Bharat InnovatesAccelerator · India · Sarvam AI, Qure.ai, Blue Machines AI | 11 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Leucine, Saara, SkyServe | 9 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 Chiratae VenturesVenture capital · India · Miko, HealthifyMe, HealthPlix | 9 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
 Kalaari CapitalVenture capital · India · Pascal AI Labs, Haptik, Embibe | 9 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 Peak XV PartnersVenture capital · India · Sarvam AI, Qure.ai, Bright Money | 8 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 Elevation CapitalVenture capital · India · Sprinto, GreyLabs AI, UnifyApps | 8 | 5 | Jun 2026 |
 Better CapitalVenture capital · Drizz, iMocha, Smallest AI | 7 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 India QuotientVenture capital · India · Miko, REO, Zipteams | 6 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Endiya PartnersVenture capital · India · Shamrock AI, Track3D, Maieutic Semiconductors | 6 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Stellaris Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · PineGap.ai, Drizz, Factors.ai | 6 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 Dallas Venture CapitalVenture capital · United States · Bluecopa, Hippo Video, Docyt | 6 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Sarvam AI, Qure.ai, HealthPlix | 5 | 84 | Nov 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Vahan, TagMango, AlgoTest | 5 | 62 | Nov 2026 |
 Lightspeed IndiaVenture capital · India · Sarvam AI, Qure.ai, MittiLabs | 5 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 Unicorn India VenturesVenture capital · India · Fedo, Clootrack, Netrasemi | 5 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Axilor VenturesAccelerator · India · Leucine, Niramai Health Analytix, SigTuple | 5 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
 Exfinity Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · Maieutic Semiconductors, Mad Street Den, Skit.ai | 5 | 1 | Apr 2026 |
 Entrepreneur FirstAccelerator · United Kingdom · immunitoAI, Ressl AI, Floworks | 4 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 Together FundVenture capital · Ollive, Meta Forms, Runable | 4 | 4 | Aug 2026 |
 pi VenturesVenture capital · India · Wysa, Niramai Health Analytix, SigTuple | 4 | 4 | Aug 2026 |
 Prime Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · Dozeehealth, Empirical, Hiration | 4 | 3 | May 2026 |
 Avataar Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · TestMu AI, HealthPlix, RateGain | 4 | 1 | Jun 2026 |
 Inflexor VenturesVenture capital · India · Revspot, Entropik, Vitra.ai | 4 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Different, Nurix, Bolna | 3 | 122 | Nov 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Sarvam AI, Aivar Innovations, Entropik | 3 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Verismart, Mowito, Try&Buy Fashion | 3 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 Premji InvestPrivate equity · India · TestMu AI, SpotDraft, Questt | 3 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Nexus Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · Meta Forms, MapmyIndia, MAXIML Process | 3 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Info Edge VenturesVenture capital · India · Lumiq.ai, Revspot, Shoppin | 3 | 7 | Jul 2026 |
 Celesta CapitalVenture capital · Rizzle, Slate Technologies, Questt | 3 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Ankur CapitalVenture capital · India · Niramai Health Analytix, Cropin, CraftifAI | 3 | 2 | Apr 2026 |
| SSenseAI VenturesVenture capital · HyperNorm AI, Skit.ai, Floworks | 3 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Precisely, Lyric | 2 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 Khosla VenturesVenture capital · United States · Sarvam AI, Vahan | 2 | 43 | Nov 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · SpotDraft, Niramai Health Analytix | 2 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 FelicisVenture capital · United States · Bright Money, KEY | 2 | 34 | Nov 2026 |
The most backed startups in India
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Sarvam AI | 6 |
 SigTuple | 6 |
 HealthPlix | 5 |
 Niramai Health Analytix | 5 |
 Qure.ai | 4 |
 Vahan | 4 |
 Bridgetown Research | 3 |
 Bright Money | 3 |
 Aina | 3 |
 Questt | 3 |
 Hippo Video | 3 |
 Flux Auto | 3 |
 Floworks | 3 |
 Skit.ai | 3 |
 Miko | 3 |
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Who invests in AI startups in India?
55 investors hold two or more AI startups in India each, 189 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (34), Antler (21) and Accel (12). 12 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 2,417 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,417 portfoliosUpdated 9 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0