Paua Ventures

Our approach keeps founders at the heart of everything we do. We areConviction-led: We value independent decision-making and lead all our investments. Long-term partners: We stay fully committed to founders' vision, no matter how long it takes. Sector specialists: We each focus on specific sectors to build a deep, informed point of view that fuels our investment strategy and portfolio support. Transparent: We keep founders in the loop and prioritize honest communication, making us partners they never have to second-guess. Engaged: We believe in staying actively involved through meaningful board participation and functional support. Our journey started like many other startups – in a Bengaluru basement 2016 When we set out to raise our first fund, the Indian VC landscape was shaky at best. Investors were cautious, several foreign VC majors had left the ecosystem, and successful exits were hard to come by. Amidst skepticism about the Indian market, we defiantly believed that the "golden decade" of Indian technology was upon us. We saw an opportunity for VC 2.0 in India – one that was stage-focused, expertise-driven, and committed to prioritizing real growth alongside valuations. Undeterred by a tough fundraising climate, we knocked on 1,200 doors to raise Stellaris’ first fund. These early struggles shaped Stellaris’ culture, allowing us to fully resonate with the fundraising challenges faced by early-stage entrepreneurs. 2017 We launched our first fund of $90 million. From the outset, we established a principle of having specialists on our team, enabling us to tap into deep sector knowledge, spot promising opportunities, and provide tailored support to the companies we backed. Out of our 19 investments in our first fund, 9 surpassed a valuation of $100 million, with several others on track to achieve this milestone. 2021 We closed our second fund of $225M and backed 25 companies, many of which are poised to become the leaders of tomorrow. We also had our first significant exit in the portfolio when 6Sense, a US SaaS company, acquired Slintel, in which Stellaris was the first institutional investor. 2023 Our portfolio company, Mamaearth, which we backed at the Series A stage in 2018, successfully completed its IPO. 2024 We launched our third fund of $300M and are now managing over $600M in assets. We're ready to support the next wave of innovative businesses with the same grit and determination that brought us here.

Early-stage venture firm led by experienced investors with a passion for consumer businesses. Your First Institutional Investor: We invest in exciting consumer businesses (& their enablers) from Seed to Series A. Lead with Conviction: We lead rounds; we don’t borrow conviction from others. Sector Focus: Digital Consumer businesses and their Enablers Ticket Size: 'First cheque' sizes of INR 10-150 million Subsequent Rounds: We have reserved significant capital for follow on investment in our portfolio companies Partner of Choice: We’ve been helping founders build businesses through good times and bad for two decades The Story behind the People We have 30+ years of cumulative experience managing third-party capital Partners in several consumer journeys at multiple stages across categories. We have professionally and personally invested across 20+ consumer businesses from seed stage to growth. We believe in marrying rigor with agility and are deeply engaged in value creation with our founders. We are looking to play the long game with people willing to play the long game. PRATH is a labor of love for us to translate our passion for consumer investing into an institution, that we hope, will far outlive and outshine us.

The most powerful ideas, companies, and industries aren’t created overnight. With a community built on collective experience and fueled by curiosity, Slow understands the entrepreneurial journey. Investing at the center of technology and on the edges of science, society, and culture, Slow gives curious founders the resources, connections, experiences, and empathy required to build strong, sustainable companies. We are generalists and invest in early stage teams and ideas ranging from Social Networking to Consumer Brands to SaaS, and Crypto. We believe - and have seen proven time and again - that great things frequently take time to inflect, and believe that our number-one job is to back great founders on their journey. In the last ~decade we have invested in the earliest rounds of over 500 companies, including… Consumer-Ish Nextdoor Private social network for your neighborhood Hipcamp Discover and book the best campsites in California Postmates Same day urban delivery platform Birchbox Subscription commerce for beauty products Allbirds Environmentally friendly footwear. Casper Digitally introduced brand of mattresses. Birdies Fashionable women’s slippers. BarkBox Subscription commerce for dogs Even Interest-free credit to keep your paycheck steady. Citizen People protect each other Good Dog Find puppies from responsible breeders. Fintech-Y Robinhood Mobile stock brokerage Venmo Social payment app Teamshares employee ownership for small business. Eco One balance to save, spend, and make money HM Bradley Unlock your money’s potential VGS Payment data security & compliance infrastructure Human Interest 401(ks) for SMBs Astra The Automation Platform for Money Movement Wax Insurance Protect your passion SaaS-Ie Airtable Modern database software. Domino Data Lab Enterprise data science platform. Frontapp Customer management platform Tonkean Next generation management platform. Otter AI-powered voice translation app. OpenPhone Mobile app for a business phone number Slack Work messaging Amplio Risk prediction & component sourcing Consumer-Medical-Ish Ro Direct-to-consumer telehealth. Livongo Health Personalized Tools for Chronic Condition Management Plume Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy From Anywhere Pillpack Simplified Pharmacy Fairsquare Medical Your Medicare One-Stop-Shop Wheel powering virtual care Brightside online treatment for depression and anxiety Embark Dog DNA & health testing Flossy For patients without dental insurance Creator-Y Juice Banking trusted by the best creators Stem distribution and payments for musicians Human DAOs lead by creators Pearpop creator collaboration on demand Real-World-Ish Astra Lower cost rocket launches. Common Technology-enabled residential operator. Running Tide Automated ocean harvesting technologies. Zipline Global on-demand delivery. Metropolis mobile commerce and modern parking Pollen Own your network Crypto Solana Scalable blockchain infrastructure. Klaytn The Ground for All Blockchain Services Chia A new blockchain and smart transaction platform Aleo Where Applications Become Private. Algorand A pure proof of stake blockchain platform. Diem A trusted and innovative financial network. Ampleforth The rebasing currency. Lightning Labs layer-two bitcoin. Fold Wallet Bitcoin wallet. River The best place to buy, sell BTC And Many More….

Antai Ventures is a Barcelona-based venture studio with presence across Southern Europe and Latam. Since 2012 we have co-founded +25 companies including Glovo, Wallapop, Nemuru, PlatanoMelon and Vitaance. Our ventures have raised more than $1.5B in funding, have generated more than $3B in shareholders value and currently employ more than 3.000 people. At Antai, we partner-up and invest in the best co-founders to build global companies willing to disrupt multi-billion dollar industries. In the last 10 years, we have gained experience in a variety of business models (E-Commerces/DNVBs, B2B SaaS, Marketplaces) operating in a wide range of industries including Edtech, Grocery, Healthtech, Fintech, Insurtech, Proptech, Autotech among others.

Delivery Hero Ventures' mission is to support the next generation of founder-led technology companies that are disrupting some of the most fast-moving industries around the world. Our StrengthsLeveraging Delivery Hero’s unique ecosystem Global approach and mindset Founder-centric philosophy Support through the lifecycle Active value creation Our FocusInternet: E-commerce, marketplaces, direct to consumer B2B: Digital enablement, food supply chain, retail automation Fintech: Digital payments, financial inclusion

Founded in 2011, IvyCap Ventures is one of India's leading homegrown venture capital funds leveraging IIT and IIM alumni networks to power the Indian startup ecosystem. Headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Delhi, Bengaluru, US and Singapore, the company is currently managing assets in excess of USD 530 million with a portfolio of 30+ companies spread across sectors such as ConsumerTech, HealthTech, Fintech, EdTech, Saas, Enterprise Tech, DeepTech and others. We are a sector agnostic fund stemming from our strong belief in people’s power to spark innovation & disruption. We invest in early to growth stage start-ups (Seed Pre-series A, Series A and Series B) that are building innovative technology-based products, services & business solutions and have the potential to scale and adapt to lead in a cut-throat market and became India’s first homegrown VC fund to have successfully created a dragon company' As a homegrown VC fund, we are proud to have more than 20 institutional investors investing across our funds. Promising start-ups, in addition to funding, could receive invaluable advice and scale-up support within the IvyCap Ventures ecosystem under the Mentorship Program. We also have an alumni-driven engagement platform for all the stakeholders in the start-up ecosystem under the name IvyCamp which helps in enabling engagement, accelerating business, design corporate innovation programs, and help early stage start-up communities to connect with investors. IvyCap Ventures also have direct support from over 5,000+ IIT and IIM graduates globally. Our core philosophy lies in creating enduring value for all our stakeholders through capital and expertise. We nurture relationships with our investors, and portfolio companies and believe in creating a meaningful impact while generating financial returns. Our current portfolio includes Purplle.com, Bewakoof.com, Biryani By Kilo and more, together we are accomplishing a meaningful difference.