About 50k Ventures
50k Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of Hyderabad, India. As of Feb 2022, 50k Ventures has invested in 26 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Enterprise Applications and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of PIP Overall, 50k Ventures portfolio has seen 5 acquisitions, namely Scholr, Automate.io and Commut. A lot of funds co-invest with 50k Ventures, with names like Vineel Nalla sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. 50k Ventures has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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50k Ventures' List of Top Investments
50k Ventures has a portfolio of 26 companies. Their most notable investments are in PIP and i-LEND.Their portfolio spans across India and United States. They have invested in Consumer, Enterprise Applications, High Tech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by 50k Ventures:
Developer of virtual reality hardware offering immersive visual experiences to users. The company provides head-mounted displays designed for high resolution and wide field of view. The hardware incorporates head tracking and lens adjustment features. It offers compatibility with various computer systems.
Key facts about Absentia Virtual Reality
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.87M
- Employee Count: 17 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Exfinity Venture Partners, Astarc Ventures and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Scholr
Scholr provides homework assistance for students. The platform allows students to snapshot of the problem they want help with and send it. Students receive guidance on that question. Homework guidance is offered for mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. It utilizes artificial intelligence to provide solutions to questions. It provides an application for both Android as well as iOS.
Key facts about Scholr
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2022
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $284K
- Employee Count: 14 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Venture Gurukool, Zone Startups India and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 08, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Learner.in
Learner.in is an online learning platform that offers micro-courses for the students. Courses include topic and sub-topic wise video, subject-wise quizzes with the solution and performance monitoring, chapter wise notes, and doubt clearing.
Key facts about Learner.in
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: India
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 88 as on May 31, 2025
- Investors: 50k Ventures
4. BookMyBai
Online marketplace for hiring domestic helpers. It helps users hiring verified maids, babysitters, cooks & more. Users need to post their requirements & the platform will send relevant verified profiles as per the requirements & then schedules the shortlisted candidates for interview. Users can hire a maid as per their requirements via the platform.
Key facts about BookMyBai
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $457K
- Employee Count: 30 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Villgro, Inflection Point Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Automate.io
Automate.io (rebranded from Flowapp) is a cloud-based platform for automated business workflow for sales, marketing, and payment process. Enables businesses to automate emails, on-boarding of customers, sales process streamlining, invoicing automation among others. Allows users to add one or more actions for workflow automation and define conditional logic. Supports 20+ external app integration
Key facts about Automate.io
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 14 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Volaris Group and 50k Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 09, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
50k Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
50k Ventures has invested in 26 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in PIP and most recent follow-on round was in Niche AI.50k Ventures' Investments by Stage
50k Ventures has made 17 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $164K.50k Ventures' Investments by Sector
50k Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Gig Economy, High Tech and Travel and Hospitality Tech. Notably, it has invested in 22 Tech companies, 16 Consumer (B2C) companies, 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 10 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
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Consumer | 7 |
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Gig Economy | 3 |
High Tech | 3 |
Travel and Hospitality Tech | 3 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
50k Ventures' Investments by Geography
50k Ventures has made most investments in India (15), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
India | 15 |
United States | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
50k Ventures' recent investments
50k Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by 50k Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 26, 2022 | India | Seed | 7763 | [+5] | |
Nov 09, 2017 | India | Seed | 4320 | - | |
Nov 09, 2017 | United States | Seed | 3889 | - | |
Nov 06, 2017 | India | Seed | 5956 | [+6] | |
Jul 06, 2017 | India | Seed | 1190 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in 50k Ventures' Portfolio
5 companies from 50k Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Automate.io in Sep 2021 by Notion for $*****.Here are 50k Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 08, 2021 | Nov 09, 2017 | Seed | 5859 | |
Feb 18, 2021 | Dec 21, 2016 | Seed | 5215 | |
Mar 24, 2020 | Aug 29, 2016 | Seed | 4212 | |
Sep 24, 2018 | Apr 23, 2016 | Seed | 8443 | |
Sep 05, 2018 | Apr 05, 2017 | Seed | 5161 |
Team profile of 50k Ventures
50k Ventures has a team of 1 member located in India. 50k Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of 50k Ventures
Over the past 12 years, 217 investors have co-invested in 50k Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before 50k Ventures: Sunil Kumar Jain, Rajasekhar Kanuparthi and 26 others have invested in rounds before 50k Ventures. There are 2 companies where Sunil Kumar Jain has invested before 50k Ventures and 1 company where Rajasekhar Kanuparthi has invested before 50k Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of 50k Ventures: 76 investors entered a company along with 50k Ventures. These include investors like Vineel Nalla (3 companies).
- Invested after 50k Ventures: A total of 113 investors have invested in 50k Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Vineel Nalla (2 companies), Parag Gupta (2 companies) and Viiveck Verma (2 companies).
Recent News related to 50k Ventures
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P2P lending startup i-lend raises pre-Series A funding from 50K VenturesVCCircle•May 05, 2017•i-LEND, 50k Ventures
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KhanaGadi raises undisclosed funding from 50K VenturesMint•Jun 13, 2016•KhanaGaDi, 50k Ventures, FTI, TravelKhana and 1 other
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Mini-bus shuttle service Commut raises $200K from 50K Ventures | Business Standard NewsBusiness Standard•Apr 24, 2016•Commut, 50k Ventures
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Four Startups Raise Funding at TiE SmashUp HyderabadIamWire•Feb 29, 2016•Newsdash, 50k Ventures, Anthill Ventures, Saha Fund and 4 others
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CodingLabs Raises Funding From Hyderabad Based 50K VenturesNextBigWhat•Jan 28, 2016•Coding Labs, 50k Ventures
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Super aggregator app Bucker gets funds from 50K Ventures, others – VCCircleVCCircle•Jan 13, 2016•Bucker, 50k Ventures
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