Fund profile / India

Avaana

Geography: India
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $135M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Deep Tech and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Avaana

Avaana is a venture capital firm based in India, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

Deep Tech

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

IP-led Indian deep tech founder in climate/EV/manufacturing

climate tech

India energy transition

deep tech / IP-led

advanced manufacturing

robotics

semiconductors

battery tech

energy storage

physical AI

space & defense

supply chains

propulsion tech

hydrogen solutions

aerial mobility

global commercialization

industry adoption

Bullish Signals

Portfolio co Tsuyo: 250K+ powertrains deployedexternal

Tsuyo: 25+ OEM clients incl. Hero, Mahindraexternal

Patent granted to portfolio co — IP-led thesis liveexternal

37K+ LinkedIn followers — strong brand signalexternal

Tsuyo: 29+ patentable innovations pipelinelinkedin

OEMs: Volvo-Eicher & Sonalika addedlinkedin

Tsuyo patent: dual inverter open winding motorlinkedin

Actively recruiting pre-seed & idea-stage founderslinkedin

Rigorous antithesis dialogues pressure-test ideaslinkedin

IIT Madras partnership—campus pipeline integrationlinkedin

3 portfolio cos recognized NASSCOM Emerge 50linkedin

Dreamfly: next-gen battery for aerial mobilitylinkedin

AmpereHour: India's full-stack BESS platformlinkedin

Intello Labs: Physical AI for horticulture resiliencelinkedin

Portfolio reflects world-class deep tech executionlinkedin

Deep tech foundational to India growth & resiliencelinkedin

Anjali: PRana 2026 speaker on India deep tech frontierlinkedin

India building globally competitive deep tech companieslinkedin

Full-spectrum capital architecture: early to growth stagelinkedin

Generational moment: India building what world hasn't seenlinkedin

Dheya Engineering: ₹43Cr Series funding led by Avaanalinkedin

Dheya: indigenous micro gas turbine propulsion platformlinkedin

Dheya: full-stack design, manufacturing, testing, integrationlinkedin

Dheya: fuel-flexible, modular H2 & SAF capablelinkedin

Dheya founders: decades advanced turbomachinery experiencelinkedin

Dheya addresses India's historical supply chain dependencieslinkedin

DPIIT Startup India Grand Challenge: ecosystem leadership rolelinkedin

Focus on tech→commercial pathways & industry adoptionlinkedin

38.7K followers: thought leadership on deep tech scalinglinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Heavy India-only focus — geography concentration riskexternal

Industrial deep tech = long capital cyclesexternal

Emphasis on pressure-testing = selective founder fitlinkedin

Founder Do's

Show proprietary IP & patent portfolio

Target India's industrial/auto sectors

Demonstrate OEM partnerships early

Build scalable indigenous technology

Come with clearly defined problem statement

Pursue NASSCOM/award recognition pathways

Compete on global benchmarks: performance, cost, scale

Address mission-critical India resilience & sovereignty

Plan global relevance from day one

Translate breakthrough innovation to commercial advantage

Founder Don'ts

Avoid non-IP-defensible hardware plays

Don't pitch without India market traction

Avoid vague ideas—pressure-test assumptions first

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$135M

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Website

People

Key People

Anjali Bansal

Anjali BansalPartner

Sandeep SinghalPartner

Vikas VermaTeam

Shruti SrivastavaTeam

Rahul BhapkarTeam

Dr. Aastha PaliwalTeam

Rishubh MalpaniTeam

Archit BhargavaTeam

Shreya BhattacharjeeTeam

Sparsh KumarTeam

Samridhi SinghTeam

Param BafnaTeam

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