Media and entertainment investors backing startups in India
11 investors hold two or more media and entertainment startups in India each, 17 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (3), Better Capital (3) and India Quotient (3). 2 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in India
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Lokal, Gobillion, Mindbase | 3 | 260 | Oct 2026 |
 Better CapitalVenture capital · STAGE, Eloelo, All Bots Technologies Pvt | 3 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 India QuotientVenture capital · India · KuKu FM, ShareChat, Lokal | 3 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Stellaris Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · Everything, Flick TV, Lumio | 3 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Pocket FM, ShareChat | 2 | 85 | Nov 2026 |
 Peak XV PartnersVenture capital · India · Blend, Climes | 2 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 Lightspeed IndiaVenture capital · India · ShareChat, Pocket FM | 2 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 IIMA VenturesAccelerator · India · Clean Electric, SunoKitaab | 2 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Kalaari CapitalVenture capital · India · Eloelo, Clean Electric | 2 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 LumikaiVenture capital · India · Vobble, Eloelo | 2 | 1 | Jun 2026 |
| MMIXI Global InvestmentsVenture capital · Vobble, Eloelo | 2 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
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Who invests in media and entertainment startups in India?
11 investors hold two or more media and entertainment startups in India each, 17 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (3), Better Capital (3) and India Quotient (3). 2 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 2,418 portfolios.