When was Venture Garage founded?

Venture Garage was founded in 2016.

Where is Venture Garage's headquarters located?

Venture Garage's headquarters is located in Delhi (India).

How big is Venture Garage's investment team?

Venture Garage has a team of 14, including 4 partners.

How many companies has Venture Garage invested in?

Venture Garage has invested in 162 companies, including Kraken & Frido.

Which companies has Venture Garage invested in lately?

CarePay & Flo Mobility are the latest investments by Venture Garage.

How many exits has Venture Garage been involved in?

Venture Garage's portfolio has seen 3 IPOs and 1 acquisition.

How many unicorns are there in Venture Garage's portfolio?

There are 2 unicorns in Venture Garage's portfolio.

Venture Garage - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. Kraken

Provider of a multi-asset trading platform. It is a multi-faceted company offering a range of services including cryptocurrency trading, asset management, and digital marketing solutions.

Key facts about Kraken

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Cheyenne (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $866M
Employee Count: 1,160 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: ADS Ventures, InvestX and 126 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 20, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

E‑commerce brand selling ergonomic and comfort products. The company's product range include ergonomic footwear (sandals, insoles), memory-foam cushions and sleep pillows, posture supports, and workspace comfort accessories.

Key facts about Frido

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Pune (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $36.6M
Employee Count: 734 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investors: Orbimed, Indian Angel Network and 91 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 28, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. InfoBay

Provider of curated datasets and benchmarks for artificial intelligence model training. They engineer datasets to enhance pre-training, alignment, and real-world performance. The company crafts specialized datasets and post-training signals to sharpen model reliability and multimodal depth. It delivers production-ready intelligence for enterprise and research applications through intelligent curation and scalable data pipelines.

Key facts about InfoBay

Location: Farrukhabad (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $6.34M
Employee Count: 14 as on Aug 31, 2025
Investors: LetsVenture, Maruna Exports and 108 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 24, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. People.ai

Developer of an AI revenue platform for sales team enablement. The platform provides forecasting, sales insights, and account execution tools. It offers features such as opportunity management and data-driven strategies. The platform helps align sales teams and automate sales processes. It also integrates with customer relationship management systems.

Key facts about People.ai

Founded Year: 2016
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $198M
Employee Count: 129 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Western Technology Investment, Hanover Capital and 48 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 11, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Garuda Aerospace

Provider of unmanned aerial vehicles for agricultural and industrial applications. It designs, develops, manufactures, and operates unmanned aerial vehicles for a wide range of industrial and social‑impact use‑cases. It runs a hybrid model combining drone hardware manufacturing with Drone‑as‑a‑Service (DaaS) and remote‑pilot training. These systems facilitate crop monitoring, precision spraying, and data collection for various operational requirements. The business provides training programs for remote pilot certification and technical instruction. Equipment supports surveillance, mapping, and inspection tasks across multiple sectors.

Key facts about Garuda Aerospace

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Chennai (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $49.5M
Employee Count: 135 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: Ocgrow Group of Companies, Claris Capital and 172 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 11, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Venture Garage has invested in 162 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in CarePay and most recent follow-on round was in Flo Mobility.

Here are Venture Garage's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1
2024	3	0	3
2023	0	0	0
2022	5	2	7
2021	5	1	6
2020	4	1	5

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Venture Garage has made 18 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $872K and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $1.81M.

Here are Venture Garage's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	18
Series A	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Venture Garage has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Consumer Goods, High Tech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 137 Tech companies, 86 Consumer (B2C) companies, 86 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 69 companies focusing on Software.

Here are Venture Garage's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	11
Consumer	4
Consumer Goods	4
High Tech	4
HealthTech	3
Others	30

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Venture Garage has made most investments in India (19).

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Venture Garage has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - CarePay and Flo Mobility.

Here are the most recent investments by Venture Garage:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Feb 04, 2026	CarePay	India	Seed	2134	Powerhouse Ventures [+15]
Jan 20, 2026	Flo Mobility	India	Seed	4447	Memorable Minds [+5]
Apr 02, 2025	Cleevo	India	Seed	1193	Eternal Capital [+13]
Jul 05, 2024	Consint	India	Seed	2960	Equanimity Investments
May 07, 2024	Centriti	India	Seed	7510	Ev2 Ventures [+15]

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Venture Garage has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - People.ai and Kraken. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is People.ai. It became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Venture Garage first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Venture Garage's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
66	People.ai	Developer of an AI revenue platform for sales team enablement	2016	Enterprise Applications	San Francisco	Series D	gubcnsk
82	Kraken	Provider of a multi-asset trading platform	2011	FinTech [+1]	Cheyenne	Series D	yt{jtjw

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3 of Venture Garage's portfolio companies have become public. Valplast Tech got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), in Oct 2025 at marketcap of $11.9M and BharatRohan got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at marketcap of $19.1M.

Here are Venture Garage's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Valplast Tech	Oct 08, 2025	-	-	3240
BharatRohan	Sep 30, 2025	Mar 12, 2024	Seed	5300
Maxvolt Energy	Feb 19, 2025	-	-	7024

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1 company from Venture Garage's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was FlyRobe in Nov 2019 by Rent It BAE for $*****.

Here are Venture Garage's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
FlyRobe	Nov 27, 2019	-	-	5942

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Venture Garage has a team of 14 members including 4 Partners and 1 Principal located in India. Venture Garage's team sits on the board of 1 company.

Here is a list of top team members in Venture Garage:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Vivek Kumar	Partner	Gurugram	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Vineet Sagar	Partner	Delhi	Zorgers	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Mandeep M Singh	Partner	Gurugram	-	1 Email
Virendra Prasad Bhagat	Partner	Noida	-	1 Email
Tulika Bhatia	Principal	Delhi	-	1 Email

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Over the past 6 years, 1090 investors have co-invested in Venture Garage's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Venture Garage: LetsVenture, Gopal Kumar Agrawal and 422 others have invested in rounds before Venture Garage. There are 4 companies where LetsVenture has invested before Venture Garage and 2 companies where Gopal Kumar Agrawal has invested before Venture Garage.
Top Co-investors of Venture Garage: 409 investors entered a company along with Venture Garage. These include investors like Maruna Exports (8 companies).
Invested after Venture Garage: A total of 257 investors have invested in Venture Garage's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include We Founder Circle (4 companies) and Chona Family Office (2 companies).