About Omphalos Ventures
Omphalos Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Shakopee, United States. As of Sep 2023, Omphalos Ventures has invested in 28 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 High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Leucine Rich Bio Overall, Omphalos Ventures portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Sage, Optimine and USARAD Holdings. A lot of funds co-invest with Omphalos Ventures, with names like Gemba Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Omphalos Ventures has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Post IPO & 2 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Omphalos Ventures' List of Top Investments
Omphalos Ventures has a portfolio of 28 companies. Their most notable investments are in 91Squarefeet and Phable.Their portfolio spans across India, United States, Canada and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Post IPO and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Omphalos Ventures:
1. Sage
Provider of cloud-based enterprise software solutions for accounting, finance, and people management. It leverages AI and machine learning to support accounting, people, payroll, and financial management needs. Its products integrate features like invoice, inventory management, reporting, and compliance tools.
Key facts about Sage
- Founded Year: 1981
- Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 11,074 as on Dec 31, 2025
- Investors: LetsVenture, Sumitomo and 46 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 16, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Phable
Phable offers digital health management and telehealth software for patients and healthcare providers. The app can be used to track and record health data from health trackers. The app provides guidance, reminders, and manages medication, appointments, and alerts on health data throughout the treatment journey. The data is shared with the doctor for real-time health monitoring. The platform provides alerting messages to doctors regarding patients' vitals and health status. Health records and other information can be uploaded by the patient as well as the doctor if required on the platform.
Key facts about Phable
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2022
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $45.2M
- Employee Count: 163 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: LetsVenture, IKP Knowledge Park and 111 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 08, 2022, $*****
3. Optimine
OptiMine Software provides cloud-based cross-channel marketing analytics and optimization that helps marketers grow their businesses and achieve significant ROI lift from their ad-spend. Through OptiMine’s marketing mix analytics and optimization platform, marketers maximize ROI by gaining insight into every ad’s contributions to financial performance, while optimizing ad-mix and spend across channels and devices.
Key facts about Optimine
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: St. Paul (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $14.9M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Zetta Venture Partners, Venture Management and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jun 14, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Arzooo
Provider of a technology platform for retail business management and growth. The platform aims to eliminate barriers related to scale and capital. It facilitates management and growth for retail businesses.
Key facts about Arzooo
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2022
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $89.3M
- Employee Count: 358 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Celesta Capital, Trifecta Capital and 55 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 29, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of advanced catalysts for fuel cells and electrolyzer applications. The company develops and manufactures catalyst products using proprietary intellectual property. These catalysts are designed to optimize systems for a cleaner, more sustainable world. The company aims to deliver scalable solutions that contribute to a cleaner future.
Key facts about Pajarito Powder
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Albuquerque (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $14.8M
- Employee Count: 32 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Kia, ARPA-E and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Apr 30, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Omphalos Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Omphalos Ventures has invested in 28 companies over the last 15 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Pajarito Powder and most recent follow-on round was in Leucine Rich Bio.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2018 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Omphalos Ventures' Investments by Stage
Omphalos Ventures has made 17 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $436K, 1 investment in Post IPO stage with an average round size of $505K, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $3M and 1 investment in Series B stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 17 |
Post IPO | 1 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Omphalos Ventures' Investments by Sector
Omphalos Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Auto Tech, Consumer and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 26 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 26 Tech companies, 12 Software companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
High Tech | 5 |
Auto Tech | 3 |
Consumer | 3 |
Energy Tech | 3 |
Others | 28 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Omphalos Ventures' Investments by Geography
Omphalos Ventures has made most investments in India (16), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
India | 16 |
United States | 3 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Omphalos Ventures' recent investments
Omphalos Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Omphalos Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 15, 2023 | India | Seed | 8445 | ||
Sep 01, 2022 | United States | Series B | 8680 | [+2] | |
May 10, 2022 | India | Series B | 2854 | [+9] | |
Aug 23, 2021 | India | Seed | 6202 | [+34] | |
Jul 27, 2021 | India | Seed | 9643 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Omphalos Ventures' Portfolio
2 of Omphalos Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Sage got listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), in Jun 2013.Here are Omphalos Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 10, 2013 | May 06, 2019 | Post IPO | 2673 | |
- | - | - | 2716 |
Acquired companies in Omphalos Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Omphalos Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Optimine in Aug 2025 by Uptempo for $*****.Here are Omphalos Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 28, 2025 | - | - | 6838 | |
Jan 11, 2024 | Mar 31, 2021 | Seed | 6959 | |
Nov 09, 2021 | Mar 12, 2015 | Series A | 3994 | |
Aug 27, 2021 | May 06, 2019 | Seed | 7387 |
Team profile of Omphalos Ventures
Omphalos Ventures has a team of 1 member located in India. Omphalos Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Omphalos Ventures
Over the past 15 years, 569 investors have co-invested in Omphalos Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Omphalos Ventures: Satyam Bansal, Itz Cash Card and 49 others have invested in rounds before Omphalos Ventures. There is 1 company where Satyam Bansal has invested before Omphalos Ventures and 1 company where Itz Cash Card has invested before Omphalos Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Omphalos Ventures: 239 investors entered a company along with Omphalos Ventures. These include investors like Gemba Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after Omphalos Ventures: A total of 279 investors have invested in Omphalos Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Stride Ventures (3 companies), Nisarg Shah (2 companies) and Inflection Point Ventures (2 companies).
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