About Venture Highway
Venture Highway is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Delhi, India. As of Jun 2025, Venture Highway is an active investor, having invested in 80 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 Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Repello AI Overall, Venture Highway portfolio has seen 6 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Meesho, Moglix and MPL. A lot of funds co-invest with Venture Highway, with names like Accel sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Venture Highway has team of 11 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Venture Highway's List of Top Investments
Venture Highway has a portfolio of 80 companies, including 6 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Kidzovo and Urban Health.Their portfolio spans across India, United States, Australia and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 22 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Venture Highway:
1. Meesho
E commerce platform connecting sellers with customers for multi category products. It facilitates transactions for a variety of goods, including apparel, accessories, home décor, kitchenware, electronics, and personal care items. The platform enables individuals and businesses to offer the products to customer base, providing tools for managing sales and fulfilling orders. It operates both as a shopping site for consumers and a reselling platform for individuals looking to start the own businesses.
Key facts about Meesho
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹9,900Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.36B
- Employee Count: 1,612 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: SoftBank Group, Naspers and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jan 27, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Moglix
B2B e-commerce platform for industrial supplies and tools. It provides products across categories such as include electrical and appliances, industrial tools, office supplies, medical and lab supplies, safety supplies, agri and gardening, construction materials, automotive, and more.
Key facts about Moglix
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: ₹5,700Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $471M
- Employee Count: 1,279 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: Accel, Chimera and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jan 25, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. MPL
Operator of an online platform providing real money skill-based gaming. The platform offers various card, puzzle, sports, and casual games. Users can participate in contests and tournaments. Winnings are credited to user accounts and can be withdrawn.
Key facts about MPL
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: $167M as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $396M
- Employee Count: 435 as on May 31, 2025
- Investors: Founders Circle Capital, Kotak Investment Advisors and 65 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Aug 21, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. CRED
Provider of a platform for managing credit cards and payments. The platform offers tools for payment reminders, fee tracking, spending insights, and benefit maximization. It facilitates payments via various methods, including UPI and credit options. The platform also provides credit score monitoring and data encryption for security.
Key facts about CRED
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹2,470Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $942M
- Employee Count: 904 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Dragoneer Investment Group, GIC and 90 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, May 29, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Cars24
Retailer of used vehicles, new vehicle information, loans, and related services. The business facilitates the buying and selling of pre-owned cars. It provides information regarding new cars, including specifications and comparisons. Additionally, the entity offers various financial products, such as used car loans, personal loans, and credit cards. Vehicle-related services, including vehicle history checks and challan payments, are also available.
Key facts about Cars24
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹6,360Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.08B
- Employee Count: 4,618 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: SoftBank Group, La Maison Partners and 73 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Dec 20, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Venture Highway's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Venture Highway has invested in 80 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Repello AI and most recent follow-on round was in Kintsugi.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
2023 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2022 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
2021 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
2020 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
2019 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
2018 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
2017 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Venture Highway's Investments by Stage
Venture Highway has made 47 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.67M, 18 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.91M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $17M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 47 |
Series A | 18 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Venture Highway's Investments by Sector
Venture Highway has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, FinTech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 80 Tech companies, 50 Software companies, 47 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 43 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 29 |
Enterprise Applications | 28 |
Retail | 14 |
FinTech | 13 |
Vertical SaaS | 11 |
Others | 64 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Venture Highway's Investments by Geography
Venture Highway has made most investments in India (52), followed by United States where it has made 16 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
India | 52 |
United States | 16 |
Australia | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Venture Highway's recent investments
Venture Highway has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Venture Highway:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1850 | [+4] | |
Nov 19, 2024 | United States | Series A | 1164 | [+6] | |
Oct 15, 2024 | India | Seed | 3785 | [+8] | |
Sep 24, 2024 | India | Seed | 4202 | [+3] | |
Sep 02, 2024 | India | Seed | 6706 | [+9] |
Unicorns in Venture Highway's Portfolio
Venture Highway has 6 unicorns in its portfolio - MPL, Moglix, ShareChat and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is MPL. It became a unicorn in 2021, 3 years after Venture Highway first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Venture Highway's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | Operator of an online platform providing real money skill-based gaming | 2018 | Bengaluru | Series E | pbcjdck | ||
77 | Online retailer of industrial tools, electrical, safety, medical, and office supplies | 2015 | Singapore | Series F | yuxybkh | ||
69 | App-based social network platform for sharing media content | 2015 | Bengaluru | Series H | xhscdor | ||
79 | Provider of a platform for managing credit cards and payments | 2018 | Bengaluru | Series G | onqjbqf | ||
78 | Retailer of used vehicles, new vehicle information, loans, and related services | 2015 | Gurugram | Series G | igu{doe |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Venture Highway's Portfolio
2 of Venture Highway's portfolio companies have become public. Meesho got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE), in Dec 2025 at marketcap of $5.57B and Tracxn got listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at marketcap of $98.3M.Here are Venture Highway's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 18, 2016 | Seed | 2577 | |
Oct 20, 2022 | Dec 11, 2015 | Series A | 8989 |
Acquired companies in Venture Highway's Portfolio
8 companies from Venture Highway's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Sharang Shakti in Feb 2026 by LAT Aerospace.Here are Venture Highway's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 24, 2026 | Sep 02, 2024 | Seed | 6867 | |
Nov 17, 2025 | - | - | 7973 | |
Dec 10, 2024 | Dec 28, 2021 | Seed | 5146 | |
Nov 03, 2021 | Dec 20, 2019 | Seed | 6598 | |
May 09, 2021 | Jul 29, 2019 | Seed | 6428 |
Team profile of Venture Highway
Venture Highway has a team of 11 members including 2 Partners and 5 Principals located in India and United States. Venture Highway's team sits on the board of 3 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Venture Highway:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | Chennai | - | ||
Principal | Bengaluru | BuildSupply and Vidyartha | ||
Principal | Delhi | |||
Principal | Gurugram | - | ||
Principal | - | - | - | |
Principal | Bengaluru | - | - |
Co-investors of Venture Highway
Over the past 11 years, 964 investors have co-invested in Venture Highway's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Venture Highway: Y Combinator, Angel List and 139 others have invested in rounds before Venture Highway. There are 6 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Venture Highway and 5 companies where Angel List has invested before Venture Highway.
- Top Co-investors of Venture Highway: 405 investors entered a company along with Venture Highway. These include investors like Accel (5 companies).
- Invested after Venture Highway: A total of 418 investors have invested in Venture Highway's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Peak XV Partners (5 companies), Tiger Global Management (5 companies) and Trifecta Capital (4 companies).
Recent News related to Venture Highway
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AI security startup Repello AI nets $1.2m seed fundingTech in Asia•Jun 12, 2025•Repello AI, Venture Highway, pi Ventures, Entrepreneur First
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Former Venture Highway exec’s maiden fund AJVC tops targetVCCircle•Mar 03, 2025•Venture Highway, General Catalyst
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Defense tech startup Sharang Shakti raises pre-seed roundEntrackr•Sep 23, 2024•Sharang Shakti, AUM Ventures, Venture Highway, K Group and 2 others
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ShopDeck has raised USD 7.85 Million in Series B funding round led by Bessemer VentureEnablers•Aug 08, 2024•ShopDeck, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chiratae Ventures, Elevation Capital and 1 other
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WMall founders return with ShopDeck, raise $8 MnEntrackr•Aug 07, 2024•Blitzscale Technologies, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chiratae Ventures, Elevation Capital and 2 others
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Meragi: Wedding services startup Meragi mops up $9.1 million in round led by AccelIndiatimes•Jul 30, 2024•Meragi, Accel, Peak XV Partners, Venture Highway and 2 others
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General Catalyst acquires Venture Highway to build India teamThe Arc•Jun 20, 2024•General Catalyst, Venture Highway
