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8i Ventures

India
Pre Seed
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About 8i Ventures

8i Ventures is a venture capital firm based in India, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in E-Commerce, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ecommerce
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

India pre-seed founder, fintech or B2B, day-zero

Early-stage India
Fintech
B2B Fintech
Consumer
Pre-seed

Bullish Signals

Portfolio: Slice, M2P, Easebuzz, Bluetokaiexternal
Day-zero backing, repeated follow-onsexternal
Operators from India + Silicon Valleyexternal
Origami pre-seed program, 2nd edition livetwitter
Top 10 global VC by IRR, Preqin rankedtwitter
Fund II $50M first close donetwitter
Portfolio expands: Transbnk, Bbetter, BobaBhaiwebsite
Founders cite clarity, patience, genuine partnershipwebsite
Backed 0-to-1 before scale or certaintywebsite
Repeated follow-on: Blue Tokai confirms patternwebsite
8 portfolio founders publicly endorse fundwebsite
India fintech factory vision — M2P co-signswebsite
Both GPs named by founders — rare trust signalwebsite
Foresight backing unpopular ideas earlywebsite
Partners add value beyond capitalwebsite
Vikram & Vishy cited by name as true partnerswebsite
Capital + clarity + patience + understanding modelwebsite

Contrarian Signals

India-only focus, limited global scopeexternal
Stage/check size not publicly disclosedexternal
$1.5M avg ticket — small check sizetwitter
FAQ answers hidden — low website transparencywebsite

Founder Do's

Apply to Origami pre-seed program
Build for India-first markets
Come pre-product or day zero
Show long-term company vision
B2B fintech / vertical SaaS welcome

Founder Don'ts

Expect passive capital only
Approach without India conviction
Skip deck — required for outreach

Key GPs & Partners

VK
Vikram
Partner
Operator-turned-investorFounder-friendlyLong-term
VS
Vishy
Partner
Operator-turned-investorHands-onSpeed-focused

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$25M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

Vikram Chachra, Vishwanath

VikramPartner
VishyPartner

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