About Dexter Ventures
Dexter Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Mumbai, India. As of Jun 2025, Dexter Ventures has invested in 46 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Retail to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Meal of the Moment Overall, Dexter Ventures portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Flatheads and Tagz Foods. A lot of funds co-invest with Dexter Ventures, with names like LetsVenture sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Dexter Ventures has team of 7 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Dexter Ventures' List of Top Investments
Dexter Ventures has a portfolio of 46 companies. Their most notable investments are in Qoruz and Tagz Foods.Their portfolio spans across India and United States. They have invested in Retail, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Dexter Ventures:
1. Pilgrim
Online brand offering multi-category natural beauty care products. It includes face wash, serums, shampoo, hair mask, body scrub, body butter, fragrances, mens care products, and more. The claims the products are natural ingredient, vegan, no chemical products.
Key facts about Pilgrim
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $50M
- Employee Count: 438 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Vertex Growth, Fireside Ventures and 53 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Retailer of men's apparel and accessories. It offers a wide selection of clothing items, including shirts, trousers, jackets, and footwear. The company also provides accessories such as belts, bags, and hats. The business model focuses on e-commerce, providing a convenient online shopping experience for customers. The product catalog encompasses various styles and categories to cater to diverse preferences.
Key facts about The Bear House
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.95M
- Employee Count: 106 as on May 31, 2025
- Investors: JM Financial Private Equity, Dexter Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 27, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Brand of ready-to-eat Indian snacks and meals. It products include makhana in various flavors, and instant meals such as poha and upma. The company focuses on providing convenient, flavorful options inspired by traditional family recipes. Packaging includes pouches for individual servings and larger containers.
Key facts about Meal of the Moment
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6M
- Employee Count: 277 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: LetsVenture, IvyCap Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 19, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of home loan advisory services, comparing lenders and loan options. The company offers guidance on loan amounts, tenure, and interest rates based on income and property type. It assists with funding for business, education, or personal needs, leveraging property value. The company also facilitates home loan balance transfers and funding for construction or renovation projects.
Key facts about BASIC Home Loan
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $24.6M
- Employee Count: 438 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Crescent Enterprises, Innoven Capital and 59 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Bharatsure
Provider of technology and infrastructure for employee benefits and embedded insurance. It offers of full stack infrastructure for selling insurance targeted at brokers, agents, and B2B institutions. The platform manages insurance accessibility for sectors, including gig workers, students, and digital users. Its insurance categories include health and personal accident insurance, student health insurance, cybersecurity insurance, and more. It offers a suite of APIs capabilities to enable embedded insurance and healthcare offerings on third-party platforms. Features include dashboard analytics, data integration and analysis, managing revenues, and employee benefits, and more.
Key facts about Bharatsure
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.25M
- Employee Count: 26 as on Jul 31, 2025
- Investors: LetsVenture, Capital-A and 150 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 26, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Dexter Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Dexter Ventures has invested in 46 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Meal of the Moment and most recent follow-on round was in Healthysure.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2024 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2023 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2022 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dexter Ventures' Investments by Stage
Dexter Ventures has made 26 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.1M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.36M and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $400K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 26 |
Series A | 3 |
Angel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Dexter Ventures' Investments by Sector
Dexter Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Retail, Consumer Goods, Enterprise Applications and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 40 Tech companies, 29 Consumer (B2C) companies, 23 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 13 |
Retail | 13 |
Consumer Goods | 7 |
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
HealthTech | 5 |
Others | 26 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Dexter Ventures' Investments by Geography
Dexter Ventures has made most investments in India (30).Dexter Ventures' recent investments
Dexter Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Dexter Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 14, 2025 | India | Seed | 8189 | ||
Apr 14, 2025 | India | Seed | 6635 | [+24] | |
Apr 09, 2025 | India | Seed | 3252 | [+8] | |
Mar 27, 2025 | India | Series A | 6735 | ||
Jul 29, 2024 | India | Seed | 4077 | [+13] |
Acquired companies in Dexter Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Dexter Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Tagz Foods in Nov 2024 by Reliance Consumer Products for $*****.Here are Dexter Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 13, 2024 | Apr 05, 2021 | Seed | 4416 | |
Jul 17, 2023 | Aug 19, 2021 | Seed | 4081 |
Team profile of Dexter Ventures
Dexter Ventures has a team of 7 members including 2 Partners located in India. Dexter Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Co-investors of Dexter Ventures
Over the past 7 years, 1026 investors have co-invested in Dexter Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Dexter Ventures: LetsVenture, Wellfound and 299 others have invested in rounds before Dexter Ventures. There are 4 companies where LetsVenture has invested before Dexter Ventures and 3 companies where Wellfound has invested before Dexter Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Dexter Ventures: 497 investors entered a company along with Dexter Ventures. These include investors like LetsVenture (12 companies).
- Invested after Dexter Ventures: A total of 228 investors have invested in Dexter Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Grip (2 companies), Indus Net Finvest Resources (2 companies) and Sreeraman Mohan Girija (2 companies).
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