About Cowrie Capital
Cowrie Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Singapore, Singapore. As of Sep 2023, Cowrie Capital 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 HealthTech to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Tarnea Technology Manoj Kumar co-invest with Cowrie Capital, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Cowrie Capital has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Cowrie Capital's List of All Investments
Cowrie Capital has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments are in Tarnea Technology and Tarnea Technology.Their portfolio spans across India, Singapore and United States. They have invested in HealthTech, Consumer, High Tech and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of all investments by Cowrie Capital:1. Cialfo
Provider of AI-powered platform streamlining college counseling and application processes. The platform offers tools for profile building, career exploration, and university discovery. It also provides features such as application preparation and progress tracking. The platform integrates with other tools to support counselors and students in the college admission process.
Key facts about Cialfo
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: $2.68M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $77M
- Employee Count: 185 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: Tiger Global Management, SIG Venture Capital and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 10, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Raybaby
Online retailer of baby monitors that track sleep and breathing. The monitors use technology to track sleep and breathing patterns without making contact. The system includes high-definition video with night vision and two-way audio. A smartphone application connects to the monitor and provides alerts. The application also includes a journal to record sleep and breathing patterns.
Key facts about Raybaby
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Falls Church (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.16M
- Employee Count: 9 as on Oct 31, 2024
- Investors: Anthill Ventures, Equanimity Investments and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Mar 26, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Kare4u
Kare4U offers an online scheduling platform for doctors, patients and hospitals to efficiently manage doctor patient consultations. Patients using the service will have access to a network of doctors, who can be viewed in order of location, specialization, hospital and schedule an appointment through the portal. Through the platform, doctors can maintain an efficient scheduling and queue for patients and can also generate online prescriptions, bills and health reports through the platform. Soon the company also plans to introduce a EHR Electronic Health Record module to the platform.
Key facts about Kare4u
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Hyderabad (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹2.58Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $281K
- Employee Count: 16 as on Jul 31, 2024
- Investors: Cowrie Capital, Neotec Hub and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Nov 22, 2021, $*****
Provider of cloud-based POS solution for retail businesses. Its software features include real-time alerts, anytime-anywhere access to software, QR bar coding for items, and more. It provides customers an app to order items directly from the stores nearby and find bills at one place using its platform.
Key facts about Tarnea Technology
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1.28Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $6.51M
- Employee Count: 17 as on May 31, 2025
- Investors: Microsoft Accelerator, Capital-A and 141 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 26, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Cowrie Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Tarnea Technology and most recent follow-on round was in Tarnea Technology.Cowrie Capital's Investments by Stage
Cowrie Capital has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $121K.Cowrie Capital's Investments by Sector
Cowrie Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 4 Tech companies, 3 Software companies, 2 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Cowrie Capital's Investments by Geography
Cowrie Capital has made most investments in India (1).Cowrie Capital's recent investments
Cowrie Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Cowrie Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 08, 2023 | India | Seed | 6889 | [+2] | |
Oct 05, 2019 | India | Seed | 9691 | ||
Sep 10, 2018 | India | Seed | 8328 |
Team profile of Cowrie Capital
Cowrie Capital has a team of 2 members located in India. Cowrie Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Cowrie Capital
Over the past 8 years, 139 investors have co-invested in Cowrie Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Cowrie Capital: Chandramouli Venkateshan, Narayananantha Sanker and 45 others have invested in rounds before Cowrie Capital. There is 1 company where Chandramouli Venkateshan has invested before Cowrie Capital and 1 company where Narayananantha Sanker has invested before Cowrie Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Cowrie Capital: Manoj Kumar entered a company along with Cowrie Capital.
- Invested after Cowrie Capital: A total of 91 investors have invested in Cowrie Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Prakash Pitamber Nedungadi (1 company), Pillairkullam Ramaswami Parthasarathy (1 company) and Vimmi Malhotra (1 company).
