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Avaana 

India
Pre Seed
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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.

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
AI
semiconductors
battery tech
energy storage
physical AI

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

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

Founder Don'ts

Avoid non-IP-defensible hardware plays
Don't pitch without India market traction
Avoid vague ideas—pressure-test assumptions first

Key GPs & Partners

AB
Anjali Bansal
Partner
climate-focusedIndia-builderIP-driven
SS
Sandeep Singhal
Partner
deep-techIndia-focusedoperator-mindset
VV
Vikas Verma
Team
deep-techIndia-focusedfounder-advisor
SS
Shruti Srivastava
Team
deep-techIndia-focused
RB
Rahul Bhapkar
Team
deep-techIndia-focused
AP
Dr. Aastha Paliwal
Team
deep-techIndia-focusedfounder-advisor
RM
Rishubh Malpani
Team
deep-techIndia-focusedfounder-advisor
AB
Archit Bhargava
Team
deep-techIndia-focused
SB
Shreya Bhattacharjee
Team
deep-techIndia-focused
SK
Sparsh Kumar
Team
deep-techIndia-focused

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$135M
Saves1
Website
LinkedIn

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

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