About CBA Startups
CBA Startups is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jan 2018, CBA Startups has invested in 4 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from EdTech to Enterprise Applications and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Jay Robotix A lot of funds co-invest with CBA Startups, with names like TCA sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
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Seed & Series A
CBA Startups' List of All Investments
CBA Startups has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Jay RobotixTheir portfolio spans across and India. They have invested in EdTech, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of all investments by CBA Startups:AI-powered platform offering math learning resources for k-12 students. It provides a personalized learning plan, interactive lessons, expert tutors, math mastery software, animated videos, workbooks, and more. Available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about CarveNiche Technologies
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.3M
- Employee Count: 87 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Lead Angels, Calcutta Angels and 60 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Jay Robotix
Provider of robotic equipment for industrial automation. It offers low-cost automation solutions to MSMEs with a specific focus on the defense sector. The products include RoBox which contains software packages named RoboGuru and RoboBrain and offers turnkey robotic hardware products for industrial implementation.
Key facts about Jay Robotix
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: India
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $311K
- Employee Count: 44 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Singapore Angel Network, CBA Startups and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 23, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of Do-It-Yourself project kits for students. It provides solutions such as DIY STEM kits, physical and virtual labs, for universities and colleges. It also offers Electrical and Electronics Live Project Kits for Engineering Students.
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Provider of suite solutions for MRO operators. It offers tools to process a wide range of document formats, including PDF, Word, RTF, and OCR. It also offers tools for managing supply chain.
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CBA Startups' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
CBA Startups has invested in 4 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Jay Robotix.CBA Startups' Investments by Stage
CBA Startups has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $61.9K and 1 investment in Series A stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
CBA Startups' Investments by Sector
CBA Startups has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the EdTech, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 2 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
EdTech | 2 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
CBA Startups' Investments by Geography
CBA Startups has made most investments in India (3).CBA Startups' recent investments
CBA Startups has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by CBA Startups:
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Jan 23, 2018 | India | Series A | 9147 | ||
Feb 20, 2017 | India | Seed | 6605 | ||
Nov 05, 2015 | India | Seed | 3011 | [+2] |
Co-investors of CBA Startups
Over the past 11 years, 58 investors have co-invested in CBA Startups's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before CBA Startups: Singapore Angel Network, CBA Startup Ecosystem and 31 others have invested in rounds before CBA Startups. There is 1 company where Singapore Angel Network has invested before CBA Startups and 1 company where CBA Startup Ecosystem has invested before CBA Startups.
- Top Co-investors of CBA Startups: 11 investors entered a company along with CBA Startups. These include investors like TCA (1 company).
- Invested after CBA Startups: A total of 14 investors have invested in CBA Startups's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Shell (1 company), A Dhananjaya (1 company) and Baburao Suka Rane (1 company).
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