# Top 50 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in India in May 2026 ## DSG Consumer Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 26 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Health Care We are DSG Consumer Partners - India & Southeast Asia's leading consumer-only venture capital fund. We partner with founders in the region to build world-class consumer brands. ## Mumbai Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Food and Beverage Mumbai Angels Network is a sector-agnostic, new age, early-stage, venture investment platform with a diverse membership base, spanning the globe. Today, the network is 600+ members strong, across 70 locations all over the world. They have a 170+ strong portfolio with over 70 exits and next rounds of investments. ## Fireside Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage Fireside Ventures is proposing a New Approach to Investing in Consumer Brands. Fireside Ventures invests in early stage consumer brands. ## Indian Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 18 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Education, E-Commerce Started in April 2006, the Indian Angel Network is a unique concept which brings together highly successful entrepreneurs and CEOs from India and around the world who are interested in investing in startup / early stage ventures which have the potential of creating disproportionate value.The Network, in addition to money, provide constantaccess to high quality mentoring, vast networks and inputs on strategy as well as execution. The Network members, because of their background are better able to assess the potential and risks at the early stage. ## Omnivore - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: AgTech, Agriculture, Farming Omnivore funds entrepreneurs building the future ofagriculture and food systems. ## LetsVenture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care Connect with 10,000 plus angel investors. Raise funding seamlessly. Find startups to invest in. Easy to use & seamless technology platform for startup investing & funding. ## Inflection Point Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 13 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Health Care Inflection Point Ventures, with over 3300 CXOs and professionals, HNIs and Family Offices, is India’s leading angel network investing in early-to-mid stage startups. IPV supports new-age entrepreneurs with not just capital but also uses its wide network of investors to provide startups with access to new markets, customers, guidance and mentorship.Inflection Point Ventures is democratizing angel investing with low membership fee, lowest investment ticket size (per investor), transparent investment process and extensive upfront due-diligence led by industry experts. IPV is industry agnostic, with a focus on committed and competent founders. ## Lead Angels Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Information Technology Lead Angels is a platform for investing in professionally researched Indian startups and mentored for maximum value creation ## Orios Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech Orios Venture Partners is an early stage venture fund which primarily invests in software and technology enabled startups. ## The Chennai Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Education The Chennai Angels is an Angel Investment Group in India with over 140 individual, corporate and institutional members. The Chennai Angels invests in early stage startups and also provide mentorship for their portfolio companies. ## Tracxn labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Human Resources Tracxn Labs is a California-based company that offers a startup research platform which tracks startups across many sectors. ## Artha Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Internet, E-Commerce Artha India Ventures' league of member Angel Investors mentor and invest in nascent ventures with business ideas that create value by participating in the entrepreneurial process. AIV have invested in more than 47 start-ups and has diversified portfolio ranging from last minute hotel bookings (HotelsAroundYou.com), to classes aggregators(FindUrClass.com), cosmetic ecommerce (Purplle.com) and at home salon services (The Home Salon). From microfinance credit rating platforms (Inventure) to online interview platforms (Talview), electronic repair & insurance companies (PickMeIndia.com), Cloud Telephone (Exotel.com) and Cab Aggregators (BookMyCab.com) the portfolio has it all. ## Saama Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Food and Beverage Saama Capital II, is an India focused venture capital fund and is the independent successor fund to SVB India Capital Partners, I (“SICP”). SICP has been successfully investing in Indian companies since 2006 following a collaborative partner driven approach with diversification across stage and sector. Saama Capital is the same team, with the samestrategy as SICP, but under a new identity. ## ah! Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, EdTech, Education ah! Ventures is India’s only curated, sector agnostic and the largest fundraising platform for early stage startups raising funds up to 10 MN USD. Very strong network of 3000+ Investors including 2000+ angel investors and 1000+ institutional investors & fund/family houses, Robust deal pipeline of more than 600 business plans/monthand Well-established brand as one of India’s premier aggregators with a cornucopia of offerings to catalyze startup growth. ## Ankur Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming Ankur Capital is an early stage venture capital fund investing in startups with transformative technologies for next billion Indians. The fund invests in non-conventional opportunities across sectors such as agritech, consumer food, healthcare, vernacular tech, fintech, logisitics, edtech, retail tech, digital inclusion and deeptech in these markets. ## Nexus Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Nexus Venture Partners is a venture capital firm established by ex-entrepreneurs in enterprise technology and consumer internet. The firm was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States. ## Matrix Partners India - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, Internet, E-Commerce We work with visionary founders of early-stage startups to amplify their intrinsic talent. ## Brand Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Real Estate, E-Commerce, Internet Over ten years, Brand Capital has partnered in the building of over 850+ indigenous brands. It has enabled the introduction of new concepts of print advertising in the form of jackets, panorama adverts and flaps, emulated across other print media. Since its inception, Brand capital has helped build several iconic brands and create immenseenterprise value. But most of all, Brand Capital has enabled the discovery of ‘Brand value’. Different from an archetypal Private Equity player, we succeed in contributing ‘Intellectual Capital’, thus supporting the creation of a brand strategy and planning media-spread to optimize value. We now have investments across sectors as wide as – Retail, FMCG, Consumer Durables, Realty, Digital and Mobile, E-Retail, Health & Wellness, Financial Services, Consumer Services and several more. Our invested value today stands at USD 2.5 Billion, driven by our disruptive innovation and the power of the media properties across "The Times Group". - See more at: http://brandcapital.co.in/#sthash.YJ6lB0CB.dpuf ## Kalaari Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software Kalaari is a $160 million venture capital fund with a strong advisory team in Bangalore investing in early-stage, technology-oriented companies in India.Kalaari Capital invests in the unknown Indian entrepreneur who is poised to become tomorrow’s global leader. They are India’s leading investor in early-stage businesses, nurturing them throughevery aspect of growth on the transformative journey toward success. ## Blume Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services Blume Ventures provides pre-series A and early stage funding to tech-focused/tech-enabled ventures. They are typically the first institutional investors in their portfolio companies and invest for about 8-10 years. They are proponents of a collaborative approach and like to co-invest with like-minded angels and seed funds. They then providefollow-on investments to their stellar portfolio companies. ## Anicut Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce Anicut Capital is a leading alternative investment firm based in India, dedicated to powering the growth of the country's burgeoning startup & SME ecosystem. With a dynamic team of seasoned professionals, Anicut excels in bridging the gap between ambition and success, providing strategic insights, industry knowledge, and crucial funding. At Anicut, every investment is more than just capital; it's a partnership for the future. ## Titan Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, Health Care Investing behind Founders who create a Better World Operator-led early stage capital RECENT INVESTMENTS NUMBERS Let's talk numbers? Our portfolio includes 200+ companies spread worldwide across consumer internet, direct to consumer brands, SaaS, and Fintech RAISED OVER $ Billion from 100+ institutional investors EMPLOYED 80 ,000 People all over the world SERVED OVER 135 Million ## Kae Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services Kae Capital is a pioneer of early-stage investing in India, focused on tech startups, and has been investing in India for 10+ years. ## RB Investments Pte. Ltd. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery RB Investments is a Singapore Based Family Office , that invests in people with visionary ideas. We assist portfolio companies in developing and executing strategic growth, building the board and executive management team, exploring capitalization structures, pursuing growth mergers and acquisitions, and enhancing market presence. ## Lightrock india (Aspada) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Agriculture, Health Care, Financial Services Lightstone Aspada is an India focused impact investment platform. Formed in partnership with Aspada and LGT in August 2019, Lightstone-Aspada is the India focused effort of LGT' Lightstone. Lightstone is LGT Group's impact investing initiative to build a global multi-billion dollar direct investing ## We Founder Circle - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Education, Software, Health Care WeFounderCircle - Seed Fund by founders, for founders. Backed by a community of successful founders & strategic angels, we help raise seed funding of $100K-$150K to early-stage founders ## Alok Mittal - Type: Angel - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Internet, Marketplace, E-Commerce Alok is Co-founder and CEO of Indifi, India's leading full-stack platform for enabling debt financing for small businesses. Alok is also an active angel investor, co-founder of Indian Angel Network, and on the board of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Delhi. Prior to starting Indifi, Alok setup and ran Canaan Partners' venture investmentbusiness. Earlier, Alok co-founded JobsAhead.com, a leading web-based recruitment business in India.Alok earned a BE in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and a MS in computer science from UC Berkeley. ## WEH Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Apps, Supply Chain Management Sector-agnostic early-stage VC. Use our website to schedule a call with us. ## Peak XV Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce We help the daring build legendary companies. ## Sauce.vc - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Health Care Sauce is a Early stage consumer VC fund with a high engagement model supported by a deep service partner network working across key support areas for scaling a brand in India. ## Sixth Sense Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce Sixth Sense Ventures is India’s first domestic consumer centric venture fund, founded by Nikhil Vora (Ex-Managing Director of IDFC Securities) who is regarded as one of the strongest analytical minds in the country. Sixth Sense has a formidable founding team that includes one of the most reputed corporate CEOs of a large domestic consumer company.Our core team has cumulative experience of over 70 years in the wider consumer domain. ## 100X.VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence 100X.VC, a venture capital firm created a new model for funding early stage startups in India. 100X.VC is a SEBI Registered AIF. ## Kunal Shah - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet Kunal Shah ## KRS Jamwal - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Food and Beverage, Information Technology KRS Jamwal is Executive Director, Tata Industries, and is responsible for the incubation of new ventures, as well as investments made by Tata Industries in new businesses and start-ups. Mr Jamwal is on the board of three other Tata companies – Advinus Therapeutics, where he serves as chairman of the board, Tata Advanced Materials, and TataUniStore. He is also a member on the board of Flisom AG and Apex Investments (Mauritius) Holding. ## Alteria Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Debt Financing, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Health Care Alteria Capital is a type of risk capital that complements and Venture capital was used to co-invest. It is less expensive than equity and is beneficial. Increase the rewards on stock ownership. Alteria Capital is a venture debt fund that focuses on innovative firms with significant VC backing. ## SIDBI Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software SIDBI Venture Capital is a venture capital arm of Small Industries Development Bank of India. ## Accel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce First partner to exceptional teams everywhere ## Anupam Mittal - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services Anupam started his entrepreneurial journey by founding People Group - A New Media & Entertainment group, which includes businesses such as Shaadi.com, Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile, and People Pictures. Today the group is recognized as one of the most innovative enterprises in the country. Besides his operational roles, Anupam is also one ofIndia's most active angel investors.He attended Boston College. ## Mistletoe - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Education Mistletoe is a hub for startups and the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem. It specifically provides learning opportunities for entrepreneurs, facilitates startup communities, invests in and supports startup companies and venture capitals. ## Chandigarh Angels Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Food and Beverage, Software, Information Technology If you are Working on the Next Big Thing, let's build your success story together! Welcome to Chandigarh Angels Network Chandigarh Angels Network is a community of successful entrepreneurs turned angel investors in India committed to supporting promising ## Trifecta Capital Advisors - Type: VC Fund - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Debt Financing, Series C, Series D - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services Trifecta Capital Advisors India’s first independent venture debt firm.Venture debt is a form of specialty debt financing provided to companies that are not serviced by traditional lenders like Banks. The financing is usually structured as a combination of a loan along with limited equity investment rights (warrants). While established businesseshave many options for debt financing, new economy business have only had access to equity financing to fund their growth. We are here to change that. ## India Quotient - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce India Quotient is a new type of early stage investor. We fund companies building disruptive businesses aimed at Indian consumers. We're creating a powerful network of start-up enthusiasts. ## Native Angels Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Grocery Indian Angel Network is Asia’s largest network of Angel investors keen to invest in early stage businesses, which have potential to create disproportionate value. The members of the Network are leaders in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem as they have had strong operational experience as CEOs or a background of creating new and successful ventures. IANis also the first angel group in the world to go international, as IAN along with the British government have set up operations in London. ## Singapore Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care SGAN is an early stage VC anchored by the multi billion dollar Thakral Group of Companies and has investments across India, Singapore and the USA. ## 3one4 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Information Technology At 3one4, we are biased towards action and channel the relevant resources to support generational innovation engines out of India. We partner with early-stage companies that are mission-oriented and are setting new standards for inclusive value creation and sustainable growth. ## Rebright Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care Venture Capital Firm based in Singapore and Tokyo, focus on seed to early stage Internet & Mobile software Startups in Southeast Asia and India ## Agility Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Haryana, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Retail, Food and Beverage, Automotive Agility Venture Partners is an angel network and a venture fund, investing in startups across the tech, service, and manufacturing sectors. ## 1Crowd - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Education, Food and Beverage 1crowd is a unique equity crowd funding platform focused on connecting investors with a host of extremely promising Indian start-ups and early stage ventures, with an array of capital solutions and co-investment commitment. For a start-up, with an incredible business idea, 1crowd will not only help raise capital, but will also provide access to apool of illustrious mentors and effectual partners who can help nurture the business to its potential.What differentiates 1crowd from others is their ecosystem that has been built around “commoditized” fundraising. Their range of services includes deal origination and sourcing, structuring the capital raising, guidance on building business plans and financial models, screening proposals, carrying out due diligence, providing access to investor members and presentment, deal closure, mentoring, and post investment monitoring. 1crowd co-invests in companies that raise capital through our platform. 1crowd is also in the process of launching a suite of exclusive capital solutions for start-ups, early stage ventures and investors. ## Ashvin Chadha - Type: Angel - Location: Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Retail Mr. Ashvin Chadha has spent over a decade working in the financial services industry both in India and the United States. He started his professional career as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley in New York. He then joined General Atlantic LLC, a worldwide private equity firm, where he was based in the New York City and Greenwich offices.Ashvin moved to India in 2006 to join the core team to set up the Mumbai office for India Equity Partners (IEP), a $350mm India focussed Private Equity Fund.In 2011, Ashvin moved to Delhi to set up his own family office to invest in debt securities of mid market Indian companies. He has successfully invested over INR 100cr of proprietary capital in debt securities across 20 companies in the last 5 years.Ashvin has served on the Board of Directors of several financial services companies including Manappuram Finance (until 2010) and Netafim Agricultural Finance Agency Private Limited (since 2012). He also serves as an advisor and Investment committee member for SEBI registered VC funds including Fulcrum Venture India LLP and Carpediem Capital Partners.Ashvin completed his education from Wesleyan University and The London School of Economics. ## Unilazer Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Education Unilazer Ventures is a uniquely positioned Investor with deep experience in the fast growing Indian Consumer, Services and High Impact Sectors.Our interest is in any business that is part of the India Consumption Story which can build Brand and Scale, as well as high Impact Sectors like Agriculture, Health Care, Micro Finance and Education.Unilazer is promoted by First Generation Entrepreneur - Ronnie Screwvala. As a team, we have immense experience in building and scaling consumer and media businesses over the last three decades.Unilazer also supports The SWADES Foundation focused on empowering Rural India through Health & Nutrition, Water & Sanitation, Education, Agriculture & Livelihood and Community Mobilization and has identified One Million people in Rural Maharashtra in its first phase. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co