About Sathguru Catalysers
Sathguru Catalysers is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Hyderabad, India. As of Nov 2025, Sathguru Catalysers is an active investor, having invested in 4 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 Environment Tech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of HRS Navigation A lot of funds co-invest with Sathguru Catalysers, with names like Gujarat Venture Finance sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Sathguru Catalysers has team of 6 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Sathguru Catalysers' List of All Investments
Sathguru Catalysers has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments are in Ecozen Solutions and Telluris Biotech India.Their portfolio spans across and India. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Environment Tech, High Tech and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of all investments by Sathguru Catalysers:
Developer of automated irrigation systems leveraging AI and IoT. It optimize crop yields and reduce maintenance requirements. IT provides smart solar irrigation solutions for farmers, offering reliable and optimal irrigation with minimal maintenance.
Key facts about Ecozen Solutions
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Pune (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1,160Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $76.4M
- Employee Count: 716 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Axis Bank, DFC and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Nov 10, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of surgical navigation systems for cranial, spinal, and ENT surgeries. The company provides surgical system platforms designed to meet specific surgical requirements. Its software suite supports cranial, spinal, and ENT procedures. The systems offer tools intended to optimize procedural outcomes.
Key facts about HRS Navigation
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3. Nu Genes
Developer of hybrid seeds for various crops and fodder production. The company focuses on hybrid development, seed production, seed processing, and seed marketing. Research and development activities are conducted by scientists in research farms. The company develops seeds for pearl millet, paddy, sorghum, wheat, maize, mustard, tomato, and hot pepper. It also offers seeds for fodder, okra, and various gourds, including ridge gourd, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, sponge gourd, cucumber, and watermelon, as well as cluster beans.
Key facts about Nu Genes
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Secunderabad (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹123Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6M
- Employee Count: 136 as on Jun 30, 2023
- Investors: Sathguru Catalysers and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 23, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer and supplier of crop protection solutions. Its product portfolio includes 4 different products against plant-parasitic pathogens such as root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. The company is still under the process of field trials for registration of products. In addition, it is also developing protocols for food processing facilities for two molecular methodologies to simultaneously detect Salmonella typhimurium, E. coli, etc with is a single food sample.
Key facts about Telluris Biotech India
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Hyderabad (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹23.3L as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.4M
- Employee Count: 46 as on Jun 30, 2025
- Investors: IKP Knowledge Park, Sathguru and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 26, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Sathguru Catalysers' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Sathguru Catalysers has invested in 4 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in HRS Navigation and most recent follow-on round was in Telluris Biotech India.Sathguru Catalysers' Investments by Stage
Sathguru Catalysers has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.5M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $6M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $2.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sathguru Catalysers' Investments by Sector
Sathguru Catalysers has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, Sustainability Tech, Chemicals and Materials Tech, Energy Tech and Environment Tech. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 2 Tech hardware companies and 1 company focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Food and Agriculture Tech | 3 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Chemicals and Materials Tech | 1 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Environment Tech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sathguru Catalysers' Investments by Geography
Sathguru Catalysers has made most investments in India (4).Sathguru Catalysers' recent investments
Sathguru Catalysers has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Sathguru Catalysers:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 12, 2025 | India | Seed | 4411 | ||
Mar 26, 2024 | India | Series A | 3409 | [+1] | |
Dec 23, 2019 | India | Series A | 3228 | - | |
Dec 03, 2019 | India | Series B | 7988 | ||
Sep 25, 2019 | India | Seed | 6372 | - |
Team profile of Sathguru Catalysers
Sathguru Catalysers has a team of 6 members including 4 Partners located in India. Sathguru Catalysers' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Sathguru Catalysers:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Hyderabad | - | ||
Partner | India | - | ||
Partner | India | - | ||
Partner | Hyderabad | - |
Co-investors of Sathguru Catalysers
Over the past 7 years, 38 investors have co-invested in Sathguru Catalysers's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Sathguru Catalysers: Omnivore, Hivos and 7 others have invested in rounds before Sathguru Catalysers. There is 1 company where Omnivore has invested before Sathguru Catalysers and 1 company where Hivos has invested before Sathguru Catalysers.
- Top Co-investors of Sathguru Catalysers: 4 investors entered a company along with Sathguru Catalysers. These include investors like Gujarat Venture Finance (1 company).
- Invested after Sathguru Catalysers: A total of 25 investors have invested in Sathguru Catalysers's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sathguru (2 companies), Nuveen (1 company) and Exim Bank (1 company).
Recent News related to Sathguru Catalysers
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Surgical Navigation Tech Startup HRS Navigation Raises $5 Mn in Pre Series A Led by GVFL , Physis and Sathguru CatalysersIndianWeb2•Nov 12, 2025•Sathguru Catalysers, Physis Capital, Exim Bank, KITVEN and 3 others
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IFA Fund manager to invest $6 mn in seed company Nu GenesVCCircle•Dec 23, 2019•Sathguru, Nu Genes, Sathguru Catalysers
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Agritech startup Ecozen completes $6mn funding from IFA, OmnivoreLivemint•Dec 12, 2019•Ecozen Solutions, Sathguru, Omnivore, Sathguru Catalysers and 1 other
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