Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Music • Online Social • Consumer • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) |
Stages | Early, Pre-Seed, Seed |
Investing | United States • India |
Investment Range | $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,300,000 |
Venture Highway is a venture capital firm poised to empower the next generation of Indian entrepreneurs aiming to disrupt traditional industries or create new markets through technology. They are situated in New Delhi, India, at 2 Nambardar Estates, Gurudwara Rd, Navjivan Buddh Vihar, Taimoor Nagar, New Friends Colony. The firm's investment ethos is centered around providing guidance and capital to early-stage technology-centric ideas. They operate with a clear focus on early-stage investments, including pre-seed and seed rounds, with a preference for partnering as the first institutional investor. Venture Highway's investment range typically falls between $1 million and $3 million, with a sweet spot of $1.3 million. They are sector-agnostic, extending their reach to diverse fields such as Software, PropTech, IT, Media, Business Solutions, FinTech, Hardware, Retail, Cosmetics, HealthTech, Logistics, Real Estate, Healthcare, Music, Online Social, Consumer, and Pharmaceuticals. The fund takes pride in a hands-on approach to support startups in their formative phases of market strategy, hiring, and fundraising, leveraging a global network spanning India and the U.S. They provide proprietary research, data, a strong community of founders and executives, and a network of partners for their portfolio companies. By embracing a philosophy that combines transparency, intellectual honesty, and speed, they claim to complete due diligence, at times, in under a week and generally take a decision within 2 to 3 weeks. Their due diligence focuses on understanding the user's unmet needs, the superiority of the startup's solution, and the team's capability to deliver effectively. Venture Highway seeks founders with big visions, unique insights, and an obsession to create, backing startups 'from zero to one' and standing by them as co-pilots for the visionary entrepreneurs of the future.
We invest in pre-product/early revenue Indian teams using technology in commerce, education, finance, human capital, marketing, and social