About Menterra Venture Advisors
Menterra Venture Advisors is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Bengaluru, India. As of Sep 2025, Menterra Venture Advisors is an active investor, having invested in 15 companies, with 1 new investment 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 Food and Agriculture Tech to EdTech and Life Sciences. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of UltraNutri Overall, Menterra Venture Advisors portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Biosense. A lot of funds co-invest with Menterra Venture Advisors, with names like Artha Impact sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Menterra Venture Advisors has team of 12 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Menterra Venture Advisors' List of Top Investments
Menterra Venture Advisors has a portfolio of 15 companies. Their most notable investments are in UltraNutri and Krishi Star.Their portfolio spans across and India. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, EdTech, Life Sciences and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Menterra Venture Advisors:
Provider of English language learning ecosystem for children ages three to twelve. The ecosystem includes an application, live online classes, a blog, and a YouTube channel. The company offers a reading skill assessment for children. It also publishes children’s books and recognizes Indian books for children.
Key facts about Stones2Milestones
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.9M
- Employee Count: 80 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: LetsVenture, Faad Capital and 122 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Biosense
Developer of diagnostic devices for multiple diseases. The products include SuChek helps to track blood sugar levels. The uChek is a platform technology for urine analysis and blood sugar tests. Another product ToucHb is a needle-free anemia screening tool that can estimate hemoglobin and determine oxygen saturation and heart rate without needles.
Key facts about Biosense
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $3.94M
- Employee Count: 99 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Fireside Ventures, Nt Holdings and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 11, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. iDreamCareer
Provider of career guidance offering psychometric assessments and more. It provides services such as career assessments, personalized counseling, and access to information. Its offerings include multilingual career navigation tools, NEP-aligned programs for schools, and certification programs for aspiring career counselors. It utilizes psychometric tools with a reliability score to evaluate aptitude, personality, and interests. It also offers real-time mentorship connections and supports CSR and government initiatives for career guidance.
Key facts about iDreamCareer
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Delhi (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.26M
- Employee Count: 46 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: LetsVenture, ah! Ventures and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Mar 15, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of AI and data analytics solutions for the agriculture sector. It specializes in providing application software solutions. It offers a range of services, including remote sensing reports, yield forecasting, data analytics, and monitoring, primarily catering to the agriculture and related industries.
Key facts about NubeSol Technologies
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2022
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $90K
- Employee Count: 7 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Villgro, Menterra Venture Advisors and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 21, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Leap Skills Academy provides industrial training services. Offers training in spoken English, IT skills, finance-based skills, and sector specific module-based training through its Education for Employment (E for E) program. Operates 10 institutes in 3 districts of Haryana and catered to 1K students as of April, 2016.
Key facts about Leap Skills Academy
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Delhi (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.09M
- Employee Count: 30 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Villgro, Menterra Venture Advisors and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 01, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Menterra Venture Advisors' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Menterra Venture Advisors has invested in 15 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in UltraNutri and most recent follow-on round was in OmiX Labs.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Menterra Venture Advisors' Investments by Stage
Menterra Venture Advisors has made 14 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $885K and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $791K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 14 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Menterra Venture Advisors' Investments by Sector
Menterra Venture Advisors has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the EdTech, Enterprise Applications, Food and Agriculture Tech, HealthTech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 14 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Tech companies, 5 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Social impact.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
EdTech | 6 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 3 |
HealthTech | 3 |
Sustainability Tech | 3 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Menterra Venture Advisors' Investments by Geography
Menterra Venture Advisors has made most investments in India (15).Menterra Venture Advisors' recent investments
Menterra Venture Advisors has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Menterra Venture Advisors:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 23, 2025 | India | Seed | 7078 | [+9] | |
2025 | India | Seed | 1472 | - | |
Apr 27, 2022 | India | Seed | 4068 | [+2] | |
Jul 02, 2020 | India | Seed | 6413 | ||
Feb 15, 2020 | India | Seed | 4599 |
Acquired companies in Menterra Venture Advisors' Portfolio
1 company from Menterra Venture Advisors' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Biosense in Nov 2019 by Tulip Diagnostics for $*****.Here are Menterra Venture Advisors' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 15, 2019 | Oct 19, 2017 | Seed | 8387 |
Team profile of Menterra Venture Advisors
Menterra Venture Advisors has a team of 12 members including 6 Partners and 2 Principals located in India. Menterra Venture Advisors' team sits on the board of 8 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Menterra Venture Advisors:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Chennai | |||
Partner | Bengaluru | Biosense, Adiuvo Diagnostics and 3 more | ||
Partner | Chennai | - | ||
Partner | Chennai | - | ||
Partner | Bengaluru | Tessolve Semiconductor, e2E Rail and 5 more | ||
Partner | Chennai | - | ||
Principal | - | |||
Principal | Bengaluru | - |
Co-investors of Menterra Venture Advisors
Over the past 11 years, 229 investors have co-invested in Menterra Venture Advisors's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Menterra Venture Advisors: Gray Matters Capital, Unreasonable Capital and 102 others have invested in rounds before Menterra Venture Advisors. There are 2 companies where Gray Matters Capital has invested before Menterra Venture Advisors and 1 company where Unreasonable Capital has invested before Menterra Venture Advisors.
- Top Co-investors of Menterra Venture Advisors: 20 investors entered a company along with Menterra Venture Advisors. These include investors like Artha Impact (3 companies).
- Invested after Menterra Venture Advisors: A total of 105 investors have invested in Menterra Venture Advisors's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Goldhirsh Foundation (1 company), Sudeep Gupta (1 company) and Kishore Kumar Ganji (1 company).
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Menterra Social Impact Fund II announces first closeOpera News•Apr 10, 2022•Menterra Venture Advisors
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