About Artha India Ventures
Artha India Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of Mumbai, India. As of Apr 2026, Artha India Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 84 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Clarity Labs Overall, Artha India Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 14 acquisitions including key companies like Lyft, Purplle and OYO. A lot of funds co-invest with Artha India Ventures, with names like Anand Ladsariya sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Artha India Ventures has team of 6 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Deals in last 12 months
Artha India Ventures' List of Top Investments
Artha India Ventures has a portfolio of 84 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Exotel and CoutLoot.Their portfolio spans across India, United States, Israel and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 31 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Artha India Ventures:1. Lyft
Network facilitating on-demand transportation and ride scheduling services for individuals. It provides options for immediate rides, scheduled pickups, and various vehicle types. The network offers programs for business transportation needs. It also focuses on safety measures and community support initiatives.
Key facts about Lyft
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $5.02B
- Employee Count: 3,913 as on Dec 31, 2025
- Investors: HTIF, Fidelity Investments and 161 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series I, Aug 06, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Purplle
Brand of beauty and cosmetic products. It provides a platform for browsing and purchasing items from various categories. It offers resources such as a help center with FAQs and order tracking. The platform supports secure payments with major credit and debit cards. It offers a range of beauty and personal care products, including cosmetics, skincare, haircare, fragrances, and wellness items.
Key facts about Purplle
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $560M
- Employee Count: 973 as on Jul 31, 2025
- Investors: ADIA, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners and 107 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jun 27, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Tala
Provider of a platform offering credit and digital financial services. Its personalized credit platform harnesses machine learning models trained on billions of proprietary data points from over a decade of customer relationships to underwrite millions of customers who have never interacted with the formal banking system. It is the first and only platform to combine the intelligence of a credit bureau, the payments execution of a fintech and the relationship expertise of a bank into one integrated solution. It has built a plug-and-play banking solution that has the potential to serve any person in any country.
Key facts about Tala
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Santa Monica (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $346M
- Employee Count: 907 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Founders Circle Capital and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Exotel
Provider of cloud-based communication platform offering AI-powered customer engagement solutions. The platform delivers enterprise connectivity and conversation intelligence across various channels. It offers tools for intelligent voice and chat agents, conversational context, and AI-powered contact centers. The platform provides features such as voice streaming, dynamic SIP trunking, and messaging application programming interfaces.
Key facts about Exotel
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $97.7M
- Employee Count: 574 as on Jun 30, 2025
- Investors: Steadview, CX Partners and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, May 09, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. OYO
Chains providing booking services for hotels and various vacation homes. These entities facilitate reservations for lodging accommodations through digital platforms. The business model involves connecting individuals seeking temporary housing with property owners or hotel operators. Services include processing payments, managing cancellations, and coordinating stay details for guests. The infrastructure supports property listings across multiple regions to enable room selection and scheduling.
Key facts about OYO
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $3.47B
- Employee Count: 1,557 as on Jul 31, 2025
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Khazanah Nasional Berhad and 77 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Dec 15, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Artha India Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Artha India Ventures has invested in 84 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Clarity Labs and most recent follow-on round was in Kredily.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2017 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Artha India Ventures' Investments by Stage
Artha India Ventures has made 40 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $832K, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $917K, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $22M, 1 investment in Series I stage and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 40 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 2 |
Series I | 1 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Artha India Ventures' Investments by Sector
Artha India Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, Travel and Hospitality Tech and Gig Economy. Notably, it has invested in 71 Tech companies, 46 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 42 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 39 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 18 |
Enterprise Applications | 15 |
Retail | 8 |
Travel and Hospitality Tech | 8 |
Gig Economy | 7 |
Others | 53 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Artha India Ventures' Investments by Geography
Artha India Ventures has made most investments in India (38), followed by United States where it has made 5 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
India | 38 |
United States | 5 |
Kenya | 2 |
Netherlands | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Artha India Ventures' recent investments
Artha India Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Clarity Labs.Here are the most recent investments by Artha India Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 20, 2026 | Netherlands | Seed | 2349 | - | |
Oct 06, 2025 | India | Seed | 7610 | [+6] | |
Nov 29, 2023 | India | Seed | 6508 | [+11] | |
Feb 13, 2023 | Kenya | Seed | 7936 | [+10] | |
Oct 13, 2022 | India | Seed | 6300 | [+20] |
Unicorns in Artha India Ventures' Portfolio
Artha India Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Purplle and OYO. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Purplle. It became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before Artha India Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Artha India Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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85 | Brand of beauty and cosmetic products | 2012 | Mumbai | Series F | kocjrxk | ||
76 | Chains providing booking services for hotels and various vacation homes | 2012 | Gurugram | Series G | vwtacnf |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Artha India Ventures' Portfolio
2 of Artha India Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Kratikal got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), in Jul 2026 at marketcap of $15.8M and Lyft got listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FRA) at marketcap of $8.42B.Here are Artha India Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 07, 2026 | Mar 26, 2019 | Seed | 2799 | |
Mar 29, 2019 | Aug 06, 2018 | Series I | 1368 |
Acquired companies in Artha India Ventures' Portfolio
14 companies from Artha India Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Anlyz in Feb 2023 by Trend Micro for $*****.Here are Artha India Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Feb 22, 2023 | - | - | 6603 | |
Nov 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2018 | Seed | 4490 | |
Feb 25, 2022 | Jul 06, 2017 | Seed | 8286 | |
Aug 16, 2021 | Jan 24, 2015 | Seed | 6943 | |
Aug 16, 2021 | - | - | 1319 |
Team profile of Artha India Ventures
Artha India Ventures has a team of 6 members including 4 Partners located in India. Artha India Ventures' team sits on the board of 5 companies.Here is a list of all team members in Artha India Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Mumbai | LendenClub, AgniKul and 4 more | ||
Partner | Mumbai | - | ||
Partner | Mumbai | - | ||
Partner | Mumbai | - |
Co-investors of Artha India Ventures
Over the past 14 years, 1815 investors have co-invested in Artha India Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Artha India Ventures: VSS Investco, Ritesh Malik and 402 others have invested in rounds before Artha India Ventures. There are 2 companies where VSS Investco has invested before Artha India Ventures and 2 companies where Ritesh Malik has invested before Artha India Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Artha India Ventures: 682 investors entered a company along with Artha India Ventures. These include investors like Anand Ladsariya (13 companies).
- Invested after Artha India Ventures: A total of 729 investors have invested in Artha India Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Mumbai Angels (3 companies), SiriusOne (3 companies) and Stride Ventures (2 companies).
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Family offices up the stakes in consumer startupsFinancial Express•Oct 14, 2024•Trifecta Capital, Artha India Ventures, Prosus, Pratithi Investments
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Futwork kicks off Series A led by Michael & Susan Dell FoundationEntrackr•Sep 12, 2024•Artha India Ventures, Futwork, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Simile Venture Partners and 1 other
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