About Yali Capital
Yali Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of Bengaluru, India. As of Feb 2026, Yali Capital is an active investor, having invested in 25 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of C2I Semiconductors Overall, Yali Capital portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 4 IPOs and 3 acquisitions including key companies like Cadence, ideaForge and SambaNova Systems. A lot of funds co-invest with Yali Capital, with names like Tremis Consultancy sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Yali Capital has team of 5 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Locations
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Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Yali Capital's List of Top Investments
Yali Capital has a portfolio of 25 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in C2I Semiconductors and 4baseCare.Their portfolio spans across India, United States, Japan and 1 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, HealthTech and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Yali Capital:1. Cadence
Provider of electronic design automation software for semiconductor industry. The company supplies computational software, hardware, and IP for designing integrated circuits, systems-on-chips, and printed circuit boards. Tools cover schematic capture, simulation, synthesis, layout, physical design, verification, and analysis for digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits. Solutions support system-level design for electronics, aerospace, defense, and automotive applications.
Key facts about Cadence
- Founded Year: 1988
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 11,081 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Herald Investment Management, Yali Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 07, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Artera
AI-derived prognostic biomarker test for cancer detection. The company offers an AI-enabled test called the ArteraAI prostate test, which provides predictive and prognostic results for patients with localized prostate cancer. The test analyzes multiple characteristics of the individual patient, empowering doctors with personalized data for treatment planning.
Key facts about Artera
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $135M
- Employee Count: 144 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Yali Capital, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of genomics technology for personalized clinical decisions. It offers clinical-genomics diagnostic tests which include Universal Infectious Diseases Test (UID) a next-generation sequencing powered, culture-free test capable of detecting bacterial and fungal pathogens and infexn test is s a comprehensive genomic solution for rapid identification of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance directly from clinical samples.
Key facts about HaystackAnalytics
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $17.3M
- Employee Count: 193 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Yali Capital, C-CAMP and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of advanced imaging and sensor systems for complex environments. The company designs, builds, and deploys systems for sensing, understanding, and controlling environments. It offers solutions for military reconnaissance, infrastructure security, and transportation safety. The company’s offerings consist of imaging products and intellectual property cores that can be licensed by OEMs and systems integrators. The company leverages designs in micro-optics, lower power electronics and real-time vision processing to design imaging systems.
Key facts about Tonbo Imaging
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: $1M - $10M as on Mar 31, 2023
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $44.4M
- Employee Count: 338 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: Celesta Capital, Yali Capital and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 03, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. GalaxEye
Manufacturer of satellites combining radar and multispectral imaging sensor technology. These platforms integrate synthetic aperture radar and multispectral sensors to capture fused imagery. This approach provides visual data for observation and analysis regardless of weather conditions or lighting. The hardware supports applications in infrastructure monitoring, agriculture, and defense by delivering aligned data streams from a single orbital platform.
Key facts about GalaxEye
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $18.8M
- Employee Count: 104 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Yali Capital, Faad Capital and 48 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 12, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Yali Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in DeepLase Technologies and most recent follow-on round was in C2I Semiconductors.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Yali Capital's Investments by Stage
Yali Capital has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.68M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.82M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 4 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Yali Capital's Investments by Sector
Yali Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Semiconductors, Auto and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 23 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 22 Tech companies, 13 Software companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Semiconductors | 2 |
Auto | 1 |
Business Services | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Yali Capital's Investments by Geography
Yali Capital has made most investments in India (6), followed by Slovakia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
India | 6 |
Slovakia | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Yali Capital's recent investments
Yali Capital has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. C2I Semiconductors and DeepLase Technologies are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Yali Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 06, 2026 | India | Series A | 5671 | [+1] | |
Jan 28, 2026 | India | Seed | 8721 | ||
Jan 23, 2026 | India | Series B | 3513 | [+17] | |
Dec 19, 2025 | India | Seed | 4967 | ||
Nov 04, 2025 | India | Series A | 1561 | - |
Unicorns in Yali Capital's Portfolio
Yali Capital has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - SambaNova Systems. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is SambaNova Systems which became a unicorn in 2020, 6 years before Yali Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Yali Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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64 | Provider of AI-powered software and hardware | 2017 | Palo Alto | Series E | dfzzk{j |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Yali Capital's Portfolio
4 of Yali Capital's portfolio companies have become public. ideaForge got listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), in Jul 2023 at marketcap of $339M and Data Patterns got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE) at marketcap of $370M.Here are Yali Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jul 07, 2023 | - | - | 6250 | |
Dec 24, 2021 | - | - | 7141 | |
Mar 15, 2021 | - | - | 2567 | |
Jun 10, 1987 | - | - | 6199 |
Acquired companies in Yali Capital's Portfolio
3 companies from Yali Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was NanoSemi in Sep 2020 by MaxLinear for $*****.Here are Yali Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 09, 2020 | - | - | 6422 | |
Feb 17, 2017 | Nov 08, 2024 | Series A | 5240 | |
Feb 07, 2013 | - | - | 8499 |
Team profile of Yali Capital
Yali Capital has a team of 5 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in India. Yali Capital's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in Yali Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Bengaluru | - | ||
Partner | Mumbai | - | ||
Partner | Bengaluru | - | ||
Principal | India |
Co-investors of Yali Capital
Over the past 2 years, 67 investors have co-invested in Yali Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Yali Capital: Venture Catalysts, Lalit Wadhwa and 30 others have invested in rounds before Yali Capital. There are 2 companies where Venture Catalysts has invested before Yali Capital and 1 company where Lalit Wadhwa has invested before Yali Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Yali Capital: 14 investors entered a company along with Yali Capital. These include investors like Tremis Consultancy (1 company).
- Invested after Yali Capital: A total of 21 investors have invested in Yali Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Infosys (1 company), A&E Investments (1 company) and Ashish Kacholia (1 company).
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