DHOLAKIA VENTURES

Funding startups since 2020

8i Ventures

8i is a Mumbai & Bangalore based early stage fund that backs founders creating fintech and consumer category leaders in India. Our partners have backed 50 seed to early stage startups over the last decade that have created more than $3B dollars of value for their shareholders. These include several category leaders like Slice, M2P, Kodo, Signzy, Easebuzz, Blue Tokai, Carwale.com, HCG Global (NSE: HCG), EzeTap and MoneyTap amongst others.

India SME Investments

India SME Investments is a private equity fund which focuses on investing in early-growth, small and medium-sized companies primarily based out of/operating in Tier 2/3 centers in India, targeting the lower/middle-class segment benefiting from the conversion of unorganized to organized play, changing consumer preferences, improving financial inclusion, increasing rural demand and improving affordability in healthcare and education.

Speciale Invest

Speciale Invest is an early-stage venture capital firm based out of India investing in disruptive technologies at the pre-seed and seed stages. The fund is run by VCs who have decades of experience building tech products and managing technology funds. Speciale focuses on funding disruptive innovations deeply rooted in multiple streams of science, engineering and technology. Focus sectors include Enterprise SaaS, Cloud Infra, Developer Tools, EVs, Space, Robotics, Climate Tech, Synthetic Biology and beyond. We believe that great ideas are not limited by geographical borders. Beyond India, we have invested in dozens of startups based out of the USA, Israel and Singapore. Reach out to us on info@specialeinvest.com Pitch to us via our website: https://www.specialeinvest.com/

Peak Sustainability Ventures

Pioneering early-stage sustainability investing in India.