Venture Catalysts Company Profile, Investment and Team

Founded in 2016, Venture Catalysts is India's first multi-stage VC firm focused on creating the world's most prominent startup ecosystem. It has a presence in more than 50 cities across countries such as UAE, USA, UK, Singapore, Luxembourg, Thailand, Canada, Eastern Africa, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, and Southern Africa.

Venture Catalysts' investments and portfolio companies

Venture Catalysts has invested in 347 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 38 new investments per year in the past 5 years. In 2024, it made 51 investments, and by March 2025, it had invested in 5 companies this year. Its recent investment was in Dodo Payments.

In which sectors are mostly catalyst investors?

Venture Catalysts has a diverse portfolio, with companies in the consumer enterprise applications, tech,industries. It has invested in tech companies, 191 consumer B2C companies, 173 enterprise B2B companies, and at least 109 software-focused companies.

Founded by: Dr Apoorva Sharma, co-founder and president of Venture Catalysts.

Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Recent News of Venture Catalysts

• Venture Catalyst-backed Elev8 Venture Partners has launched a $200 million fund to invest in Indian startups. It is one of many private equity venture capital firms to raise large funds that focus on India.

• Realtors apex body CREDAI and Venture Catalysts have created a USD 100 million to support startups bringing new technology to improve the real estate sector.

• Electric ride-hailing company BluSmart has raised $50 million through a mix of equity and venture debt. The New Delhi-based company plans to add 5,000 electric cars and scale up its electric vehicle (EV) hubs. The equity funding was led by BP Ventures and Green Frontier Capital and other existing investors such as Venture Catalysts, Inflection Point Ventures, Mumbai Angels Network, JITO Foundation, and others.

• Venture Catalysts has led an Rs 8.5 crore investment in STAGE, a hyper-local OTT platform that focuses on dialect-based content.

• In 2022, Venture Catalysts planned to invest $108 million in Indian startups.

• Insurance Samadhan, a tech-based platform for resolving insurance grievance redressal, raised seed funding from incubators and accelerator catalysts.

• Venture Catalysts has launched an early-stage fund with a Rs300 crore corpus.

• Playtoome has received Rs 2 crore in pre-Series A funding from Venture Catalysts.

• Venture Catalysts has invested Rs 4.5 crore in Rooter during its pre-series A funding round.

• Antimicrobial lingerie brand Inner Sense has secured 2.5 crore from Venture Catalysts.