6 AI Investors Based in Bangalore

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Bangalore-based founders connect with AI-based investors that write checks into AI companies. Here are 6 investors that match that criteria.

1) Kartik Sharma

  • Fund: Launch Africa Ventures
  • Title: Head of Investments
  • Location: Bangalore, India
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Media, Proptech, Robotics

2) Nevil Kathiria

  • Fund: Trifecta Capital
  • Title: Investment Professional
  • Location: Bangalore, India
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Agriculture Tech, Marketing, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Future of Work, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Internet of Things, Logistics, Insurtech, Recruiting, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

3) Niharika Naveen

  • Fund: Iron Pillar
  • Title: Analyst
  • Location: Bangalore, India
  • Stages: Series B
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Cloud, Communications, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Food Services, Sales Tech

4) Sanjay Selvan

  • Fund: Speciale Invest
  • Title: Senior Investment Analyst
  • Location: Bangalore, India
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Electronics, Fintech, Government Tech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Media, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation

5) Sarath Pv

  • Fund: Capital-A (Manjushree Capital Advisors)
  • Title: Investment Team
  • Location: Bangalore, India
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Developer Tools, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, Logistics

6) Vadiraj Aralappanavar

  • Fund: Acko
  • Title: Vice President Of Product Management
  • Location: Bangalore, India
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Internet of Things

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC