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8i Ventures

Asia, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai

Description

8i is a Mumbai & Bangalore based early stage fund that backs founders creating fintech and consumer category leaders in India.

Investor Profile

8i Ventures has backed more than 16 startups, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 5 rounds, about 31% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in India, United States, Singapore.
  • Strong thematic focus on FinTech, Financial Services, Developer APIs.
  • Led 2 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (44%)
  • Series A (31%)
  • Series B (13%)
  • Series C (6%)
  • Series Unknown (6%)

Country Focus

  • India (75%)
  • United States (13%)
  • Singapore (6%)

Industry Focus

  • Fintech
  • Financial Services
  • Developer Apis
  • Payments
  • Mobile Payments
  • E-commerce
  • B2b
  • Business Development
  • Food And Beverage
  • Credit
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Who does 8i Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Varanium Capital Advisors
Varanium Capital Advisors
Asia, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai
Co-Investments: 2
Blume Ventures
Blume Ventures
Asia, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai
Co-Investments: 2
Bharat Founders Fund
Bharat Founders Fund
Asia, Delhi, India, New Delhi
Co-Investments: 2
The Sparkle Fund
The Sparkle Fund
Asia, Delhi, India, New Delhi
Co-Investments: 2
Better Capital
Better Capital
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Co-Investments: 3
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 2
Omidyar Network India
Omidyar Network India
Asia, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai
Co-Investments: 2
Flourish Ventures
Flourish Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
BEENEXT
BEENEXT
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does 8i Ventures often collaborate with?

Shashank Kumar
Shashank Kumar
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Shared Deals: 1
Amrish Rau
Amrish Rau
Asia, Singapore
Shared Deals: 3
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Arash Ferdowsi
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Vikas Choudhury
Vikas Choudhury
Asia, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai
Shared Deals: 1
Ankur Aggarwal
Ankur Aggarwal
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Shared Deals: 1
Kunal Shah
Kunal Shah
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Shared Deals: 1
Harshil Mathur
Harshil Mathur
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Shared Deals: 1
Alok Mittal
Alok Mittal
Asia, Haryana, India, Gurgaon
Shared Deals: 2
Jitendra Gupta
Jitendra Gupta
Asia, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai
Shared Deals: 2
Varun Alagh
Varun Alagh
Asia, Haryana, India, Gurgaon
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by 8i Ventures?

PowerUp offers unique asset classes to invest in and helps users in getting better with their money.

Finance
SeedJun 11, 2025
Amount Raised: $7,100,000
Naagin

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Naagin Sauce is a food production company that makes hot sauces, chilli oils and spice essentials

Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageRestaurants
Series UnknownJun 4, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,100,000
ReelSaga

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

ReelSaga produces short films and content for mobile entertainment.

Digital EntertainmentFilm ProductionMedia and Entertainment
SeedMay 14, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,100,000
Easebuzz

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Easebuzz is a payment solutions platform that offers a suite of API-driven financial services to help businesses digitize payments.

B2BBusiness DevelopmentDeveloper APIsE-CommerceFinTech
Series AApr 7, 2025
Amount Raised: $23,250,718
Boba Bhai

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Boba Bhai is a bubble tea brand that provides an unique and interactive bubble tea experience in the market.

Food and BeverageFood DeliverySnack Food
Series AJan 13, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,460,858
TransBnk

New Delhi, Delhi, India

TransBnk is a Transaction Banking Platform.

BankingFinancial ServicesTransaction Processing
Series AAug 21, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
OnScale

New York, New York, United States

OnScale is a developer of a business banking application designed to provide financial assistance in registering an entity.

MessagingMobile AppsScheduling
SeedJun 30, 2022
Amount Raised: $300,000
Triple-A

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

A digital currency payment institution enabling businesses to pay and get paid in both traditional and digital currencies volatility-free.

BitcoinE-CommerceE-Commerce PlatformsEthereumFinancial ServicesFinTechGamingMobile PaymentsPayments
SeedJun 15, 2022
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
BharatX

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

BharatX is a Embedded Consumer Credit company that enables Apps & Websites.to give their users, Credit as a Feature.

CreditFinancial ServicesFinTech
SeedMay 12, 2022
Amount Raised: $4,500,000
Revise

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Revise offers developers the ability to make their own NFTs interact with data feeds of their choice.

SecuritySoftwareVirtual Reality
SeedApr 29, 2022
Amount Raised: $3,500,000
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