About Shead Investment Holdings
Shead Investment Holdings is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Port Louis, Mauritius. As of Mar 2022, Shead Investment Holdings has invested in 11 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Food and Agriculture Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of HitWicket Overall, Shead Investment Holdings portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely GoBumpr. A lot of funds co-invest with Shead Investment Holdings, with names like Lakshminarayanan Subramanian sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
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Shead Investment Holdings' List of Top Investments
Shead Investment Holdings has a portfolio of 11 companies. Their most notable investments are in Conyct and Xcode Life.Their portfolio spans across and India. They have invested in Consumer, Food and Agriculture Tech, HealthTech and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Shead Investment Holdings:Provider of commercial solar installations and hybrid energy solutions. It offers design, turnkey execution, servicing and financial structuring of captive solar assets. Its customers include educational institutions, banks, petrol pumps and residential complexes. It also provides products including pumps, lanterns, street light systems and others.
Key facts about Fourth Partner Energy
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Hyderabad (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $564M
- Employee Count: 463 as on Jul 31, 2025
- Investors: Triodos Investment Management, DEG and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 06, 2024, $*****
2. HitWicket
Online platform offering mobile-based cricket strategy game and simulation experience. It is a mobile gaming company that offers a cricket strategy game where users can play as the owner, coach, and captain of their own cricket team.
Key facts about HitWicket
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Hyderabad (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.91M
- Employee Count: 85 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Prime Venture Partners, Click Labs and 62 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Apr 27, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. GoBumpr
Provider of app-based garage aggregator for auto repair and maintenance services. Users can select their vehicle and choose the nearest servicing vendor for their automobile. Their app enables users to chat with their selected service provider for any queries. Its mobile app is available for Android devices.
Key facts about GoBumpr
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Chennai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2023
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $2.66M
- Employee Count: 56 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Vishayengineering, Acsys Investments and 58 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 12, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. FreshWorld
FreshWorld sells farm-fresh fruits and vegetables (FnV) with a street vending model using electric carts. Operates over 20 customised and battery operated vehicles which are equipped with tablet, printer and communication technologies to provide receipt, track inventory and analyse data to understand customer purchase behaviour. Aims to reduce costs by procuring directly from the farmers/aggregators and being the sole intermediary between farmer and consumer. Partnered with chat platform, Lookup, to enable customers to order FnV through the Lookup mobile app by sending a message. Operating in 12 regions in Bangalore and claims to be selling over 200 kgs of fruits and veggies per cart every day as of Feb 2015. Raised undisclosed amount of funding in Feb 2015 from Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Infosys, along with angel investor Nagaraja Prakasam who led the deal for Indian Angel Network. Plans to use the funds for scaling the retail network and tripling the number of electric carts to 60 by the end of 2015.
Key facts about FreshWorld
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2022
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.48M
- Employee Count: 49 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: CreedCap Asia Advisors, Pratithi Investments and 117 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 28, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of a platform for digitizing and automating parking services. The platform offers features such as automated access, payments, and customer support. It provides mobile and web applications, along with branded portals for administrators and permit users. The platform integrates with existing parking equipment and other tools.
Key facts about Get My Parking
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $13M
- Employee Count: 111 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: IvyCap Ventures, Indian Angel Network and 106 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 11, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Shead Investment Holdings' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Shead Investment Holdings has invested in 11 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Conyct and most recent follow-on round was in HitWicket.Shead Investment Holdings' Investments by Stage
Shead Investment Holdings has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $466K.Shead Investment Holdings' Investments by Sector
Shead Investment Holdings has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Auto Tech, EdTech, Energy and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 10 Consumer (B2C) companies, 10 Tech companies, 3 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 5 |
Auto Tech | 2 |
EdTech | 2 |
Energy | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Others | 12 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shead Investment Holdings' Investments by Geography
Shead Investment Holdings has made most investments in India (10).Shead Investment Holdings' recent investments
Shead Investment Holdings has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Shead Investment Holdings:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 03, 2022 | India | Seed | 3688 | [+6] | |
Apr 27, 2021 | India | Seed | 9260 | ||
Aug 13, 2020 | India | Seed | 6986 | ||
Apr 12, 2018 | India | Seed | 3495 | ||
May 20, 2017 | India | Seed | 9186 | - |
Acquired companies in Shead Investment Holdings' Portfolio
1 company from Shead Investment Holdings' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was GoBumpr in Jun 2021 by TVS Automobile Solutions for $*****.Here are Shead Investment Holdings' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 29, 2021 | Feb 16, 2017 | Seed | 7194 |
Co-investors of Shead Investment Holdings
Over the past 14 years, 535 investors have co-invested in Shead Investment Holdings's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Shead Investment Holdings: TCA, United States Department of Agriculture and 56 others have invested in rounds before Shead Investment Holdings. There are 2 companies where TCA has invested before Shead Investment Holdings and 1 company where United States Department of Agriculture has invested before Shead Investment Holdings.
- Top Co-investors of Shead Investment Holdings: 248 investors entered a company along with Shead Investment Holdings. These include investors like Lakshminarayanan Subramanian (4 companies).
- Invested after Shead Investment Holdings: A total of 229 investors have invested in Shead Investment Holdings's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sameer Mehta (2 companies), Acsys Investments (2 companies) and Pearltri Business Services (2 companies).
