March 2026
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India / Early Stage / Enduring Companies
Backing foundersbuilding category-defining companiesfrom India to the world.
Arambh Global Ventures partners with ambitious founders at the earliest stages, backing companies shaped by conviction, resilience, and global relevance.
35+Companies Backed
$120MCapital Deployed
8Sectors
Bengaluru · Mumbai · New Delhi
01Investment Thesis
What we believe about building from India
Our conviction is rooted in first principles about markets, founders, and the structural advantages of building in India for the world.
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India creates category-defining opportunities in large, overlooked markets.
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Enduring businesses are built by founders with deep market intimacy.
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Technology should create structural leverage, not surface-level differentiation.
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The best companies combine local relevance with global ambition.
02Selected Companies
Portfolio
A curated selection of companies we are proud to partner with across sectors and stages.
NovaPay
FintechKisanGrid
Agri InfrastructureMedSprint
HealthtechFleetIQ
Logistics SoftwareBharatFlow
B2B PaymentsUrbanShelf
Consumer CommerceCarbonLoop
Climate InfrastructureStackMint
Enterprise AI03Partnership
Why founders choose Arambh
We believe the best investor-founder relationships are built on clarity, speed, and an uncompromising commitment to the long game.
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Speed without noise
Rigorous diligence, streamlined process. We move from first conversation to conviction quickly.
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Conviction at day zero
We lead early rounds with full conviction, before traction validates the thesis.
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Hands-on strategic support
Product-market fit, hiring, GTM, governance. We are in the details, not on the sidelines.
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Deep India context
Our network spans regulators, corporates, and operators across the Indian ecosystem.
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Global company-building perspective
International best practices, cross-border connections, and a global investor network.
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Long-term partnership
We back founders through cycles, not just milestones. Our commitment outlasts any single round.
04Team
Experienced investors and operators
Our team combines investing depth with operational experience to support founders at every stage.
Aditi Rao
15+ years in venture capital and technology investing. Former partner at a leading India-focused fund. Serves on the boards of six portfolio companies across fintech, SaaS, and healthtech.
Karan Malhotra
Ex-founder and operator with deep experience in enterprise SaaS and AI. Previously built and scaled a B2B startup to $20M ARR before joining Arambh.
Neha Srinivasan
Sharp eye for early-stage deal sourcing and due diligence. Background in management consulting and product strategy at leading Indian startups. Covers fintech and consumer.
Arjun Bedi
Leads portfolio support, talent acquisition, and founder community. Previously ran operations at a high-growth logistics company. Passionate about helping founders build their first teams.
05Perspectives
From our journal
View allFebruary 2026
What conviction really looks like at seed
Leading a round before traction validates the thesis. On what separates real conviction from pattern matching.
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January 2026
Building globally relevant companies from emerging markets
The founders who win are those who build for structural resilience, not just rapid scale. On durability in emerging markets.
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06Connect
Building something that matters?
We partner early with founders building enduring companies with clarity, ambition, and depth.
OfficesBengaluru · Mumbai · New Delhi
Arambh Global Ventures Private Limited