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About SAE

SAE, established in 2010, is an angel investment group based in Mumbai, India. It primarily focuses on Seed investments in companies in India. Its portfolio includes 30 firms, spanning the High Tech, Enterprise Applications sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like Unacademy, Pixxel and Navana. As of Sep 2026, SAE has witnessed 5 portfolio exits. Its latest investment was a $2.1M Seed round in Mave Health on Jul 30, 2025, which also saw participation from Blume Venture and Inuka Capital.
To date, 344 investors have co-invested in SAE's portfolio companies, including prominent names like Paula Mariwala.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
Mumbai, India
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed & Series A
Locations of Investment

SAE's List of Top Investments

SAE has a portfolio of 30 companies. Their most notable investments are in Terra.do and Prophesee.Their portfolio spans across India, United States, France and 1 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by SAE:
Provider of online educational resources and structured courses for exam preparation. They offer live classes with educator interaction and doubt clearing sessions. The platform provides access to recorded classes for learning anytime, anywhere. Resources include practice sections, mock tests, and downloadable lecture notes.

Key facts about Unacademy

  • Founded Year: 2015
  • Location: Bengaluru (India)
  • Annual Revenue: ₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
  • Last Known Valuation: $*****
  • Stage: Acquired
  • Total Funding till date: $880M
  • Employee Count: 1,799 as on Jul 31, 2025
  • Investors: ABG Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group and 68 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Series H, Aug 01, 2021, $*****
  • Highlight: Acquired
Operator of imaging satellites providing earth observation data solutions. The company is creating the space infrastructure needed to monitor the health of the planet. The company designs, builds, and operates advanced satellites, starting with the world’s highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral constellation, expanding to a full-stack intelligence layer that combines satellites, data, and analytics. These tools support decision-making across sectors, including agriculture, energy, environment, forestry, mining, and government. The company offers access to imagery and analytics through its platform

Key facts about Pixxel

  • Founded Year: 2019
  • Location: Bengaluru (India)
  • Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
  • Valuation: $*****
  • Stage: Series C
  • Total Funding till date: $195M
  • Employee Count: 177 as on Mar 31, 2026
  • Investors: Glade Brook Capital, Temasek and 38 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 07, 2026, $*****
  • Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of voice artificial intelligence infrastructure for enterprise applications. The platform provides proprietary speech models designed to understand context and language nuances, enabling businesses to deploy voice agents, transcription systems, and real-time analytics. The technology supports multilingual interactions and is engineered for integration into internal workflows to automate customer engagement and support processes.

Key facts about Navana

Platform offering debt collecting solution. It enables automated debt collection, settlement decision-making, and automated communications. It also provides loan management, analysis, debt recovery, and more.

Key facts about Moneytor

  • Founded Year: 2017
  • Location: Mumbai (India)
  • Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
  • Valuation: $*****
  • Stage: Seed
  • Total Funding till date: $954K
  • Employee Count: 102 as on Jun 30, 2026
  • Investors: LetsVenture, 500 Global and 26 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 08, 2023, $*****
  • Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of neuroscience-backed brain health assessments and games. It offers a mobile application featuring games designed to train specific cognitive domains and assessments to identify early neurodegenerative risks. Personalized cognitive health recommendations are provided by expert clinicians. The app also facilitates cognitive health checkups, including expert consultations and personalized brain health solutions. The games are curated from leading cognitive gaming companies and validated by clinical neuropsychologists. Regular use and periodic reassessments are recommended to track brain health.

Key facts about Ivory

  • Founded Year: 2022
  • Location: Mumbai (India)
  • Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
  • Valuation: $*****
  • Stage: Seed
  • Total Funding till date: $2.5M
  • Employee Count: 27 as on Aug 31, 2026
  • Investors: SIDBI, Draper and 16 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 21, 2026, $*****
  • Highlight: Editors' Pick

SAE's Investments by Stage

SAE has made 22 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.31M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $2.73M.
Here are SAE's investments by stage:
Stage of entry
No. of Investments
Seed
22
Series A
1
Breakdown of SAE's investments by stage of entrySeed (22)Series A (1)
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

SAE's Investments by Sector

SAE has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the HealthTech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 30 Tech companies, 20 Consumer (B2C) companies, 20 Software companies and at least 14 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).
Here are SAE's investments by sector:
Sector
No. of Investments
HealthTech
9
Enterprise Applications
8
Consumer
7
High Tech
7
Retail
5
Others
29
Breakdown of SAE's investments by sectorsHealthTech (9)Enterprise Applic... (8)
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

SAE's Investments by Geography

SAE has made most investments in India (21), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.
Here are SAE's investments by geography:
Country
No. of Investments
India
21
United States
3
France
1
Germany
1
Breakdown of SAE's investments by countriesIndia (21)United States (3)
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

SAE's recent investments

SAE has not made any investment in 2026 so far.
Here are the most recent investments by SAE:
Date
Company
Location
Round Details
Round Amount
Co-Investors
Jul 30, 2025
India
Seed
6050
Jun 04, 2025
India
Seed
1193
  [+17]
Apr 02, 2025
India
Seed
3513
Jun 15, 2023
United States
Seed
9677
  [+18]
Jun 13, 2022
United States
Seed
2634

Acquired companies in SAE's Portfolio

5 companies from SAE's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Unacademy in Mar 2026 by UpGrad for $*****.
Here are SAE's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company
Acquisition Date
First Invested on
First Round of Investment
Round Size
Mar 15, 2026
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1447
Oct 09, 2025
Nov 26, 2021
Seed
3483
Jun 10, 2021
Oct 13, 2020
Seed
5839
Feb 16, 2021
Jun 26, 2019
Seed
4426
Oct 24, 2018
Apr 19, 2016
Seed
8605

Team profile of SAE

SAE has a team of 5 members located in India. SAE's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Co-investors of SAE

Over the past 11 years, 775 investors have co-invested in SAE's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

  • Invested before SAE: Angel List, Shailendra Nigam and 304 others have invested in rounds before SAE. There are 3 companies where Angel List has invested before SAE and 3 companies where Shailendra Nigam has invested before SAE.
  • Top Co-investors of SAE: 344 investors entered a company along with SAE. These include investors like Paula Mariwala (5 companies).
  • Invested after SAE: A total of 125 investors have invested in SAE's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Avaana Capital Advisors (2 companies) and Indian Angel Network (2 companies).

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