Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools |
Stages | Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Series A |
Investing | United States • India • Hong Kong |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Locus Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on supporting innovative startups across a broad range of industries. Their investment portfolio includes enterprises involved in Software, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial Services, Energy, Retail and E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, Analytics, Cloud Services and Infrastructure, and Developer tools. The firm is most interested in areas such as AI-enabled services, e-Sports, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), B2B SaaS, Industrial Robotics, and Cloud Security, with a particular interest in India. However, it excludes investment opportunities in Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies. Locus Ventures offers a hands-on approach by leveraging their team's experience as makers and entrepreneurs to help other founders build successful companies. Their investment range starts from a minimum of $100,000 to a maximum of $5,000,000, with a sweet spot of around $1,500,000. Their specialties include providing capital for Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, and Series A funding rounds, categorizing themselves under the VC (Venture Capital) fund type. Locus Ventures' website showcases their commitment to nurture a vibrant portfolio that includes companies like Meesho, Standard Cognition, NexProdigy, Panther Labs, Simple Habit, Oxygen, Doorstead, Recko (now part of Stripe), Lummo, Iterative.ai, and Allure Systems (acquired by Farfetch), among others. Furthermore, they have partnered in investments with companies that have become household names, such as Uber, Gitlab, and One Medical, all of which have reached IPO status.