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Learn which startups iSeed invests in, what size check sizes they write, and who their partners are (e.g. Utsav Somani).
Key people at iSeed.
iSeed operates as a micro-fund, providing early-stage capital to technology companies in the Indian market. The firm identifies and cultivates innovative startups, offering financial investment, strategic guidance, and access to a global network of seasoned entrepreneurs. Its model emphasizes active support for portfolio companies through initial growth phases, fostering robust development.
Established in 2020, iSeed was founded by Utsav Somani, known for establishing AngelList's presence in India. Somani conceived India's first micro-fund, uniquely supported by successful global founders and investors. This insight aimed to inject entrepreneurial expertise and strategic capital into promising Indian ventures.
The firm’s investments primarily target early and growth-stage Indian technology startups. iSeed’s overarching vision is to empower future Indian entrepreneurs, recognizing the immense potential within the country’s burgeoning startup ecosystem. By linking local innovators with international insights and funding, iSeed endeavors to accelerate their development and cultivate a globally competitive landscape.
iSeed operates as a micro-fund, providing early-stage capital to technology companies in the Indian market. The firm identifies and cultivates innovative startups, offering financial investment, strategic guidance, and access to a global network of seasoned entrepreneurs. Its model emphasizes active support for portfolio companies through initial growth phases, fostering robust development.
Established in 2020, iSeed was founded by Utsav Somani, known for establishing AngelList's presence in India. Somani conceived India's first micro-fund, uniquely supported by successful global founders and investors. This insight aimed to inject entrepreneurial expertise and strategic capital into promising Indian ventures.
The firm’s investments primarily target early and growth-stage Indian technology startups. iSeed’s overarching vision is to empower future Indian entrepreneurs, recognizing the immense potential within the country’s burgeoning startup ecosystem. By linking local innovators with international insights and funding, iSeed endeavors to accelerate their development and cultivate a globally competitive landscape.
Key people at iSeed.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2024 | CirclePe | $1.0M Pre-Seed | Suhail Sameer | 1947 Rise, IIT Delhi, Venture Catalyst |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Mave Health | $720K Seed | Kushal Bhagia, Utsav Somani | Better Capital, Deepinder Goyal, Dube, Ganeshprasad S, Gaurav Agarwal, Harsh Shah, Himanshu Aggarwal, Kunal Shah, Mohit Kumar, Nandan Reddy, Neel Gogia, Neel Mehta, Nikhil Kant, Nitin Mehrotra, Rajan Dube, Rohan Verma, Shlok Srivastava, Vatsal singhal, Vikrampati Singhania, Bharat Founders Fund |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Veera | $6.0M Seed | Ayon Capital | B Capital Group, Coatue, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Insight Partners, Pantera Capital, Polygon, Ribbit Capital, Aalap Mahadevia, Kabir Narang, Kevin Hu, Nikhil Mohta, 6th Man Ventures, Accomplice, Cypher Capital, Folius Ventures, iSeed Ventures, The Operating Group |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Finsire | $1.0M Seed | Umesh Uttamchandani | AngelList, Binary Capital, Polygon, Abhinav Sinha, Abhishek Goyal, Abhishek Rungta, Amit Goel, Harshil Mathur, Justin Caldbeck, Lalit Keshre, Madhur Deep, Madhusudanan R, Maninder G., Meet Semlani, Mohan Karuppiah, Muthukumar Ayyakkannu, Prabhu R, Pratekk Agarwaal, Rahul Mathur, Shashank Kumar, Shiva Singh Sangwan, Adept Ventures, DeVC India, Portal Angel Investors, Purple Ventures, Spark Capital |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Humble Sustainability | $750K Seed | Patricia Sosrodjojo | Alan Wong, Paco Sandejas, Richard Eldridge, Sagar Achanta, iSeed Ventures |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Fitmint | $2.0M Seed | General Catalyst | AngelList, Rajan Anandan, V3 Ventures, Akshay Bhushan, Gaurav Munjal, Kunal Shah, 1947 Rise, Dweb3, Kearny Jackson |
| Jun 1, 2022 | DAOLens | $5.0M Seed | Better Ventures, iSeed, Nexus Venture Partners | 83North, 8-Bit Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Balderton Capital, Benchmark, Caffeinated Capital, David Namdar, Exponent Founders Capital, Greylock, Hardware Club, Ignition Partners, Iluminar Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Marathon Venture Capital, Morado Venture Partners, Pareto Holdings, Picus Capital, Sequoia Capital, Solana Ventures, SRB Ventures, Tribe Capital, Alfonso De los Rios, Balaji Srinivasan, Edvard Engesæth, Kenny Van Zant, Liam Casey, Lisa Cuesta, Lluís Cañadell, Matt Mazzeo, Pablo Viguera, William Hockey, Arjun Sethi, Gokul Rajaram, Kunal Bahl, Kunal Shah, Manish Agarwal, Narendra Rathi, Raj Gokal, Rohit Bansal, Sandeep Nailwal, Simon Doherty, Vishal Gupta |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Vahak | $13.0M Series A | Nexus Partners | AI Fund, AngelList, Global Founders Capital, Square Peg Capital, Girish Mathrubootham, Foundamental, iSeed Ventures, Leo Capital, RTP Global, Titan Capital |
| May 20, 2022 | Savage | $2.0M Seed | — | 2am VC, 3one4 Capital, RTP Global |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Glip | $3.0M Pre-Series A | Prime Venture Partners | Aakash Kumar, Misbah Ashraf, Nilay Arora, Paavan Nanda, Ravish Naresh, Suhail Sameer, Vivekananda Hallekere, Better Capital |
| Apr 1, 2022 | MarketWolf | $10.0M Series A | Jungle Ventures, Dream Capital | AngelList, Fireside Ventures, Venture Catalysts | India's First Integrated Incubator, Crescent, Riverwalk Holdings |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Eximpe | $4.0M Seed | Rajul Garg | Anterra Capital, Kunal Shah, Ankit Nagori, Aprameya Radhakrishna, Axel Wehr, Chakra Mantena, Deb Dutt, Dushyant Sapre, Giridhar Malpani, Kunal Shah, Rajesh Raju, Rohit M.A., Srinivas Kopparapu, Subramanya S.V., Sunil Rao, 2am VC, BoldCap, FounderBank Capital, iSeed Ventures, RB Investments |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Goldsetu | $1.0M Seed | Anjali Bansal, Better Capital, iSeed, Titan Capital, Village Global | Avaana Capital, AMIT GOGIA, Kunal Shah, Revant Bhate, Suhail Sameer |
| Jan 29, 2022 | Hatica | $900K Pre-Seed | Kae Capital | GBS Bindra, iSeed Ventures, Titan Capital |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Mio App | $8.0M Series A | Jungle Ventures | Banana Capital, Defy Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Goodwater Capital, MassMutual Ventures, Hans Tung, Quona Capital, Oliver Jung, GGV Capital, Hustle Fund, iSeed SEA, Patamar Capital, Venturra Capital |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Velocity | $17.0M Series A | Valar Ventures | 3one4 Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList, Chicago Ventures, Cyberstarts VC, Heavybit, Incisive Ventures, Insight Partners, Main Sequence Ventures, Matrix, MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Next47, NFX, Origin Ventures, Outrun Ventures, Presight Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Sommet AB, Target Global, TLV Partners, Vertex Ventures Israel, Y Combinator, Ameet Patel, Ariel Maislos, Brandon Krieg, Didier Valet, Johan Lorenzen, Kunal Shah, Nate Matherson, Oliver Jung, Raffael Johnen, Sahin Boydas, Victor Jacobsson, Yuval Weisglass, Maninder G., Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Zac Prince, Utsav Somani |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Upmesh | $3.0M Seed | Leo Capital | Abhinay Peddisetty, Chinmay Chauhan, Jonathan Barki, Royston Tay, Yang Bin Kwok, Beenext |
| Sep 15, 2021 | CoderSchool | $2.6M Pre-Series A | — | iSeed Ventures, Iterative, XA Network |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 9amHealth | $4.0M Seed | — | Define Ventures, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, The General Partnership, Louis Beryl, Sathvik Bilakanti, iSeed Ventures, Speedinvest |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Marathon Education | $1.5M Pre-Seed | Forge Ventures | iSeed SEA, Raditya Pramana |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Virtual Internships | $2.5M Other Equity | Peak XV Partners (Sequoia Capital India) | 500 Startups, Arc Impact, Hustle Fund |
| May 1, 2021 | Mio App | $1.0M Seed | Golden Gate Ventures, Valerie Van V. | A7V, Alpine Ventures, Goodwater Capital, HealthQuest Capital, NextGen Venture Partners, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Gokul Rajaram, Sanjeev Barnwal, Vidit Aatrey, iSeed SEA |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Dat Bike | $3.0M Seed | Jungle Ventures | Hustle Fund, iSeed Ventures, Wavemaker Partners |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Canvas Medical | $17.0M Series A | Inspired Capital, IA Ventures | DFJ, Helium-3 Ventures, M13, Socially Financed, Vera Equity, Steve Salis, Irongrey, Upfront Ventures |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Velocity | $10.0M Seed | Valar Ventures | 3one4 Capital, 468 Capital, American Express Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList, BoxGroup, Canary Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Chicago Ventures, Deep Fork Capital, DST Global, ENIAC Ventures, First Round Capital, FJ Labs, Founders Fund, G2VP, Kamran Ansari, Invariantes Fund, IVP, Kaszek Ventures, Lead Edge Capital, monashees, Jeff Richards, Origin Ventures, Prefix Capital, Presight Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, SQN Venture Partners, Stellar Capital, The Westly Group, Carlos Julio Garcia, Christopher Priebe, David Ko, Gabriel Naouri, Nicky Goulimis, Roger Laughlin Carvallo, Rolf Schrömgens, Victor Jacobsson, Concept Ventures, Fuel Ventures, Dhruv Arora, Erik Podzuweit, Florian Prucker, Mato Perić, Oliver Jung, Rob Frohwein, Tom Stafford, Utsav Somani |
