Invests $20K in early-stage technology startups.
Facilitates the process of angel investing by providing low-risk investment opportunities.
We are interested in algorithms, platform tech, materials and IoT.
Invests $20K in early-stage technology startups.
Facilitates the process of angel investing by providing low-risk investment opportunities.
We are interested in algorithms, platform tech, materials and IoT.
YourNest Venture Capital
After managing two successful funds, we now present YourNest Innovative Products VC Fund III. Focused on disruptive technologies to enhance the way mankind leverages the value of time, this US$ 75 mn fund will invest in startup founders across a spectrum of DeepTech domains: AI, IoT, Robotics, AR/VR/MR, Dev. Tools, Edge Cloud and other Digital products. As always, our intent is to create an opportunity for Indian entrepreneurs to scale into global markets with IP-led innovations: many of our portfolio companies in YourNest VC Fund II have secured patents and attracted customers in international markets. As a pioneering, pre-Series A, early-stage venture capital fund established in 2011 to support audacious startups building life-changing businesses, YourNest strongly believes in the human capability and works with the dictum of ‘what is impossible today is routine tomorrow’. We believe, too, that we are Challengineers: a team that actively pushes boundaries and engineers outcomes, standing shoulder to shoulder with our founders and supporting them with ‘Nurture Capital’. With an established network of professionals, innovators, business leaders, advisors and mentors, we offer the most enabling eco-system for any startup whose business is validated by customers. Our team prides itself on identifying committed entrepreneurs with the highest level of integrity, enabling their business ambitions and helping them to scale for international markets. In 2020, we launched our fast-track funding program SOAR which invested in five startups. The year also saw us exiting Uniphore and SmartQ from our first fund – YourNest Angel Fund – with a 0.7x DPI. Between the two funds, we are confident of multiple exits to deliver significant returns to our investors in the foreseeable future. Investment Thesis With the rise of entrepreneurs and the growth of startups in the past few years, we believe there are critical sectors, rooted in technology, that will fuel the next level of disruption in the coming decade. YourNest Innovative Products Fund-III will primarily seek to invest in enterprise-oriented, innovative, IP-led, tech-product startups. Its mission is to select products that are built around emerging technologies and have applications at scale. These product companies could be in sectors including Mobile Internet, Cloud Technology, Automation of Knowledge Work, Low-code or No-code Platforms, AI-based Cybersecurity, IOT, Edge Computing, Digital Twinning, Autonomous Technologies, Robotics, Electronic System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM). The focus of the Fund will be to invest in unlisted companies. The investment may start at an early seed stage and continue investing in promising companies at various stages of their growth. One or more rounds are likely to be made with co-investment from other investor(s) who may be an individual or an institution or an AIF or international investor such that the risk and reward of the portfolio company’s success is shared. ESG Policy Statement The YourNest Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd. i.e. Investment Manager (“IM”) of the Fund, commits to being a responsible investor, considering environmental, social and governance issues across all its investments. The IM is committed to comply with its ESG policy, applicable laws of the land and to be responsive to existing and emerging ESG concerns. We adhere to our responsibility to people and the planet while setting the stage for long-term success. Through ESG integration in our investment approach, we will endeavour to maximise business and investment opportunities. ESG integration will enable us to grow and improve the companies in which we invest, for long-term value generation opportunities for the benefit of all stakeholders. At the same time, we believe that ESG integration will help mitigate any liability, credit, market or reputation risks emanating from such issues. Nurture Capital Philosophy YourNest is a sharply focused early-stage DeepTech VC fund from India. The first fund established in 2012, raised US$ 14 mn and has several companies in the portfolio that have had multiple up-rounds and are on their way to a 4X+ return. Having completely invested its first two funds, YourNest is currently raising its third fund of US$ 75 mn to invest in Indian start-ups with a focus on DeepTech domains like AI, IoT, Robotics, AR/VR/MR, Dev. Tools, Edge Cloud and other Digital products. The YourNest team combines what may well be India’s widest access to prospective investees along with a rigorously prudent selection process that enables us to stay true to our investment thesis of nurturing high-potential entrepreneurs. In addition, we give our investors transparent access and exposure to high-growth, under-the-radar tech start-ups in India. In a country where entrepreneurship is encouraged but comes with its own challenges, the Indian DeepTech eco-system is rapidly evolving. As local Fund Managers, the YourNest team of experienced partners operates as unified enablers who have become adept at spotting emerging enterprises, nurturing and guiding them up the ladder of success. With a leadership coach as a founding partner, other partners bring complementary skillsets that including M&A, Financial Governance & Restructuring, Executive Development, Deal Flow Management, Building Intellectual Property and Global Scale. Brand building, Marketing and HR Practices are other competencies which have been added via the Venture Partners and Entrepreneur-in-Residence and are available to the portfolio companies. Our portfolio companies benefit from:‘Nurture Capital’ rather than plain ‘Venture Capital’. Our ability to mentor and coach entrepreneurs of investee companies. Our advisory expertise in key entrepreneurial matters: strategy, compliance, legal, HR, secretarial, talent sourcing, etc. Our network of corporates and individuals who can collectively multiply advantage for our investees.
Baltic Sandbox Ventures
We invest in early-stage R&D-focused individuals and teams solving complex technical challenges with large potential for commercial application. INVESTMENT AREAS We like to invest in teams building solutions in these technical domains: Software++AI & ML Big Data AR, VR & XR Cybersecurity Cloud/DevSecOps Distributed systems Performance computing Life SciencePersonalized medicine Drug discovery software Precision medicine Biofabrication Digital twins Organoids other BioTech, MedTech HardwareRobotics Automation IoT Industry 4.0 Nanotechnology Material Science Space
Honeywell Ventures
We concentrate on companies that could scale faster with access to our customers, channels, intellectual property, advanced manufacturing capabilities and global presence. We invest in a wide variety of sectors, including those aligned with our businesses. Internet of Things Software & Analytics Materials Science Autonomous Operations Life Sciences Sustainable Solutions
Streamlined Ventures
We lead or co-lead Seed rounds. We use our experience and network to help founders and their companies achieve their full potential. Operational Excellence: A core value-add of our firm is to help our companies attain high levels of operational excellence. We believe that the process of building and honing a long-term operating plan creates clarity across many business dimensions for founders and teams. We provide the tools for founders to develop detailed operating plans in order to help them achieve their aspirational business goals on compressed timelines. Authenticity and Candor: Our approach to investing is differentiated and informed by our experience of over 25 years as investors across 500 companies. We bring the insights from these experiences and provide value-added feedback to founders efficiently, candidly and with empathy. We believe in complete transparency when it comes to the relationships we have with founders and encourage them to hold us accountable to our commitments. Scalability with Limited Capital: We believe it is our job as investors to help founders focus on strategic value creation (in addition to the tactical demands of their business). We engage deeply with the founding teams in the initial months after our investment and help them take a step back to make sure they are focusing on the highest value initiatives that will help them achieve outsized value creation. Founder Confidant: Our relationship with founders is based on low ego behavior, integrity, candor and mutual respect. In addition, given our long history of investing in companies, not much rattles us. Hence we are one of the more steady hands around the table in the entrepreneurial journey for founders. We have found that due to this model of engagement most founders think of us as one of their core confidants. We lead or co-lead investments in seed-stage companies across most vertical markets. We invest in business or consumer focused software companies that use the following technologies to transform the dynamics of their markets: AI (Artificial Intelligence) Data Science Software Automation APIs Blockchain Metaverse/Gaming
Dallas Venture Capital
Dallas Venture Capital (DVC) is a Dallas based early-stage venture fund investing in AI/ML, IoT, XR and other emerging technologies launched by enterprise-focused entrepreneurs. In addition to providing capital and financing needs, our investment philosophy centers around guiding business development, product, and technology strategy for our portfolio companies through ‘DVC Advantage’ to achieve successful outcomes. Operating from USA and India, we aim to create a bridge that connects the two large global markets. Advantage ‘DVC Advantage’ is our proprietary engine for helping our portfolio scale. Our growth playbook follows a data driven model and is the result of repeated success across past investments Accelerate: Having a team with vast experience in growing and scaling technology startup companies and a great network of advisors and partners, we help our portfolio companies overcome the primary obstacles and accelerate their growth. Quick: At DVC we extend a red carpet welcome to startups, founders and entrepreneurs! Congratulations & Welcome aboard! A classic entrepreneur dilemma is when to receive external funding from a venture capital company.
Critical Ventures
We’re not just another venture capital firm. Critical Ventures is a VC that invests in game-changing companies with the power to transform the way the world uses technology in the areas of IoT, Automatisation and Digitalisation, Cyber Security, AI/ML / Descentralised Tech, UxD / Interfaces, Mobility and Medical Software. We know that building disruptive tech companies takes more than just capital. As tech entrepreneurs ourselves, we work side by side with the companies we invest in, backing them with funding, time and real expertise. We believe that technology is nothing without the passion of talented people bringing it to life. That’s why we’re dedicated to working with entrepreneurs and startups who share our culture and values. In return, we help to nurture the companies we invest in and grow them organically, in their own time – avoiding round after round of funding. For us, investing isn’t just our business. It’s the chance to make a difference and create something big. What we’re looking for: Seed and early-stage investments Technology and software companies Disruptive or transformative technologies Cultural fit with the Critical ecosystem Passionate and dedicated management Our team brings together seasoned founders and operators of technology companies with experienced financial and venture capital professionals - by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.