About Kayenne Ventures
Kayenne Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Singapore, Singapore. As of May 2023, Kayenne Ventures has invested in 7 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Food and Agriculture Tech and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Neuron Energy A lot of funds co-invest with Kayenne Ventures, with names like Ahmed Ali Husain Nalwala sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Kayenne Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Seed, Series A & 1 more
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Kayenne Ventures' List of Top Investments
Kayenne Ventures has a portfolio of 7 companies. Their most notable investments include Neuron Energy and CropIn.Their portfolio spans across and India. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Food and Agriculture Tech, Environment Tech and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Kayenne Ventures:
Manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage. The company provides batteries for two-wheelers, three-wheelers, light commercial vehicles, and e-tractors. It also offers custom battery packs for industrial and renewable energy applications. The company’s batteries feature battery management systems, thermal protection, and safety protocols.
Key facts about Neuron Energy
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹107Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $9.61M
- Employee Count: 106 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Chona Family Office, Equanimity Investments and 53 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 07, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. CropIn
Provider of cloud-based platform delivering agriculture data and intelligence solutions. It offers applications for farm digitization, connecting stakeholders, and ensuring traceability. It unifies agricultural data sources to provide insights and remote monitoring. The platform includes AI for crop health analysis, irrigation scheduling, and yield optimization. Its GenAI-powered platform, Cropin Sage, decodes the past, present, and future of crops, turning complex data into simple, actionable insights for decisions.
Key facts about CropIn
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹42.8Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $54M
- Employee Count: 91 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Google, British International Investment and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Aug 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Svasti
Microfinance Institution catering to the urban poor. It is expanding its products to provide MSME loans, savings, and insurance products in the areas that it services directly or as an agent to banks and insurance companies.
Key facts about Svasti
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Chennai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹256Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $34.2M
- Employee Count: 781 as on Dec 04, 2025
- Investors: Kotak Mahindra Bank, BlackSoil and 76 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Junio
Provider of pocket money and payment application for students. The application facilitates financial transactions and management for student users. It offers features related to payments and pocket money handling.
Key facts about Junio
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Delhi (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹19.5Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $8.17M
- Employee Count: 25 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Astir Ventures, Guava Capital and 84 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 04, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. GeoIQ
AI-based intelligence solutions for retail businesses. Its features include customer analysis, revenue prediction, retail tracking, risk prediction, and more.
Key facts about GeoIQ
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹7.49Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.35M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: LetsVenture, Titan Capital and 59 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 07, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Kayenne Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Kayenne Ventures has invested in 7 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Neuron Energy and most recent follow-on round was in GeoIQ.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kayenne Ventures' Investments by Stage
Kayenne Ventures has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.46M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.91M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $10M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kayenne Ventures' Investments by Sector
Kayenne Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Auto Tech and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 5 Tech companies, 3 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kayenne Ventures' Investments by Geography
Kayenne Ventures has made most investments in India (6).Kayenne Ventures' recent investments
Kayenne Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Kayenne Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 31, 2023 | India | Seed | 3598 | [+35] | |
May 19, 2022 | India | Seed | 7945 | [+7] | |
Mar 04, 2022 | India | Seed | 1906 | [+36] | |
Dec 15, 2021 | India | Series A | 9428 | [+27] | |
Apr 21, 2021 | India | Seed | 5614 | [+19] |
Team profile of Kayenne Ventures
Kayenne Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners. Kayenne Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Kayenne Ventures
Over the past 7 years, 288 investors have co-invested in Kayenne Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Kayenne Ventures: Kavit Sutariya, Adar C Poonawalla and 98 others have invested in rounds before Kayenne Ventures. There are 2 companies where Kavit Sutariya has invested before Kayenne Ventures and 1 company where Adar C Poonawalla has invested before Kayenne Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Kayenne Ventures: 133 investors entered a company along with Kayenne Ventures. These include investors like Ahmed Ali Husain Nalwala (3 companies).
- Invested after Kayenne Ventures: A total of 55 investors have invested in Kayenne Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sanjay Punjabi (2 companies), Rita Manaktala (1 company) and Capri Loans (1 company).
