Founded in 2011, IvyCap Ventures is one of India's leading homegrown venture capital funds leveraging IIT and IIM alumni ecosystems to power the Indian start-up ecosystem and build market leaders. Headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Delhi, Bengaluru, the US, and Singapore, the company is currently managing assets of over USD 600 million (INR 5000 crore). It has a portfolio of 50+ companies spread across sectors such as HealthTech, ConsumerTech, DeepTech (SaaS, AI/ML, IoT), FinTech, EdTech, Emerging (AgriTech, EV), and others. The current portfolio includes the household names like Purplle.com, Biryani By Kilo, BlueStone, Miko, FtCash, Eggoz Nutrition, Deep Rooted, Lissun, and more.

It is a sector-agnostic fund stemming from the strong belief in people’s power to spark innovation & disruption. The firm believes in Investing in early-stage companies with differentiated business models and strong unit economics. It invests in early to growth stage start-ups (Seed Pre-series A, Series A, and Series B) that are building innovative technology-based products, services & business solutions and have the potential to scale and adapt to lead in a cut-throat market. IvyCap Ventures is India’s first homegrown VC fund to have successfully created a dragon company. Further, as a homegrown VC fund, it is proud to have IIT alumni as anchor investors and more than 25 institutional investors investing across the funds. IvyCap Ventures is built on strong governance supported by industry leaders & IIT/IIM faculty as the Board of Advisors. The firm takes pride in successfully creating India’s first Endowment Fund at IIT Delhi which was launched by Hon. President of India in Oct 2019 and is the only VC fund where a significant part of the Fund Manager’s profits goes back as Endowment to the IITs and IIMs.

Promising start-ups, in addition to funding, could receive invaluable advice and scale-up support within the IvyCap Ventures ecosystem under the Mentorship Program. With over 50+ domain experts in the Mentorship program, IvyCap focusses on providing real-world opportunities for a portfolio to scale through active mentorship. In addition, the in-house SDG consulting firm helps portfolios in integrating SDGs into business strategy to protect against operational risks, from environmental and societal regulatory changes, keeping in tandem with the government’s policies regarding SDGs & Reputational risks.

Staying true to the belief in boosting the entrepreneurial spirit & supporting the start-up ecosystem in India the alumni-driven engagement platform ‘IvyCamp’ with 6000+ startups, 500+ investors, 500+ Mentors, and more is a marketplace for all stakeholders in the start-up ecosystem which helps enable engagement, accelerate business, design corporate innovation programs, and help early-stage start-up communities connect with investors. IvyCap Ventures also has direct support from over 5,000+ IIT and IIM graduates globally.

The core philosophy of IvyCap Ventures lies in creating enduring value for all stakeholders through capital and expertise. The firm nurtures relationships with investors, and portfolio companies and believes in creating a meaningful impact while generating financial returns.