Infuse Ventures

Infuse Ventures, an Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India-based venture catalyst, partners with entrepreneurial teams to build and scale cleantech businesses. Co-founder Dr. Shyam Menon, who founded the firm in 2007, leads with Vice President Amber Maheshwari. Housed at IIM Ahmedabad's CIIE, Infuse provides seed and early-stage capital, hands-on support, and access to a global partner ecosystem. It focuses on cleantech, particularly energy storage and cold chain technologies for sectors such as poultry, horticulture, dairy, frozen food, and healthcare. Notable portfolio company TESSOL, a cold chain technology startup, received co-investment with Ankur Capital in 2016, after two years of Infuse's prior support for its fuel-free tech. Its business model centers on invests seed and early-stage capital in startups while offering mentoring and ecosystem support, funded through its own resources or partnerships.