IT investors backing startups in India
14 investors hold two or more IT startups in India each, 26 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (4), IIMA Ventures (4) and Accel (3). 4 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in India
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Skill-Lync, Dockup, BentoLabs AI | 4 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 IIMA VenturesAccelerator · India · APM Medichem, Morphing Machines, Kaarigar Mandi | 4 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Testsigma, ANSR Global Private Limited, Appsmith | 3 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Peak XV PartnersVenture capital · India · eClerx, Persistent Systems, Climes | 3 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Codedamn, APM Medichem | 2 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 Crane Venture PartnersVenture capital · United Kingdom · Zluri, Testsigma | 2 | 22 | Nov 2026 |
 Better CapitalVenture capital · Drizz, Skill-Lync | 2 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 Bharat InnovatesAccelerator · India · Thsti, Morphing Machines | 2 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 India QuotientVenture capital · India · Fleetx, Fyllo | 2 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Endiya PartnersVenture capital · India · Shamrock AI, Zluri | 2 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Kalaari CapitalVenture capital · India · Zluri, Robosoft Technologies | 2 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 STRIVEVenture capital · Japan · Testsigma, Bytebeam# IoT# Asia | 2 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 SeafundVenture capital · India · Tech Mahindra, Persistent Systems | 2 | 1 | Jan 2026 |
 Kedaara CapitalPrivate equity · India · Neurealm, Spandana Sphoorty | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in India
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Testsigma | 3 |
 Zluri | 3 |
 APM Medichem | 2 |
 Persistent Systems | 2 |
 Skill-Lync | 2 |
 Morphing Machines | 2 |
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Who invests in IT startups in India?
14 investors hold two or more IT startups in India each, 26 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (4), IIMA Ventures (4) and Accel (3). 4 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.