E-commerce investors backing startups in India
30 investors hold two or more e-commerce startups in India each, 76 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Accel (13), Peak XV Partners (13) and Y Combinator (8). 5 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in India
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 AccelVenture capital · United States · FirstClub, Myntra, Spinny | 13 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Peak XV PartnersVenture capital · India · FirstClub, Meesho, Purplle | 13 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Meesho, Zepto, GoSats | 8 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Inamo, Index, Nudge Technologies Inc. | 7 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Slikk, Zepto, ZYOD | 6 | 84 | Nov 2026 |
 RTP GlobalVenture capital · United Kingdom · FirstClub, Vutto, ZYOD | 6 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 Elevation CapitalVenture capital · India · Meesho, Spinny, Swiggy | 6 | 5 | Jun 2026 |
 Better CapitalVenture capital · Slikk, Fleek, Driffle | 5 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 Lightspeed IndiaVenture capital · India · Slikk, ZYOD, udaan | 5 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 IIMA VenturesAccelerator · India · Elchemy, DeHaat, From Seeds to Market, Zouk | 5 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Kalaari CapitalVenture capital · India · Myntra, CashKaro, Industry Buying | 5 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 Premji InvestPrivate equity · India · Myntra, Flipkart, Purplle | 4 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Nexus Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · Headout, Infra.Market, Animall | 4 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Fireside VenturesVenture capital · India · Ripplr, Escape Plan, Kisah | 4 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Info Edge VenturesVenture capital · India · QuickSell, DotPe, Elchemy | 4 | 7 | Jul 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Spinny, CityMall, Zepto | 3 | 122 | Nov 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · BigBasket, Swiggy, Entropik | 3 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Zepto, GoSats, WareIQ | 3 | 62 | Nov 2026 |
 Chiratae VenturesVenture capital · India · Bizongo, ShopDeck, HouseEazy | 3 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
 India QuotientVenture capital · India · GIVA, Agrim, Trade Face | 3 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Prime Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · Inamo, Elchemy, Vidgyor | 3 | 3 | May 2026 |
 Titan CapitalVenture capital · India · Shadowfax, GIVA, Zouk | 3 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 Sharrp VenturesVenture capital · India · Purplle, Nykaa, Zouk | 3 | 2 | Feb 2026 |
 JungleVenture capital · Singapore · CityMall, Escape Plan, Showroom B2B | 3 | 1 | Jan 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Saara, Toolsvilla | 2 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Cars24, Headout | 2 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 All In CapitalVenture capital · India · SuperK, GIVA | 2 | 2 | Mar 2026 |
| LLvxventuresVenture capital · GIVA, Driffle | 2 | 1 | Oct 2026 |
 Hyderabad AngelsAngel network · India · Getepay, Eternz | 2 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
 UpsparksVenture capital · India · Fleek, Nector | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in India
GIVA
Zepto
Slikk
Zetwerk
ZYOD
Swiggy
FirstClub
Myntra
Spinny
CityMall
HouseEazy
Meesho
Purplle
DeHaat, From Seeds to Market
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Who invests in e-commerce startups in India?
30 investors hold two or more e-commerce startups in India each, 76 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Accel (13), Peak XV Partners (13) and Y Combinator (8). 5 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.