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Chiratae Ventures V

Geography: India
Stage: Series A
Fund size: $150M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce and Deep Tech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Chiratae Ventures V

Tech, AI, DeepTech, Climate, SaaS, Consumer focused with national impact in India

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

Consumer & Commerce

Deep Tech

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

India deeptech founders with global ambition, category creation instinct

deeptech

India-focused

climate & energy

applied AI/ML

space/defence/biotech

orbital infrastructure

fintech

category creation

shared economy

Bullish Signals

Active portfolio engagement on LinkedInexternal

Portfolio co. Artium Academy shows user tractionexternal

Sonic Program actively supporting deeptech founderslinkedin

Announcement imminent — new deeptech initiativelinkedin

Full team publicly rallying around deeptechlinkedin

Quantum added to active thesis sectorslinkedin

TakeMe2Space portfolio co launching satellite Octlinkedin

India-built orbital infrastructure gaining tractionlinkedin

Full-stack space startup shows execution disciplinelinkedin

Team culture: think bigger, build boldlylinkedin

Sudhir Sethi speaking on fintech/GIFT City 5dlinkedin

Expanding thesis to include fintech infrastructurelinkedin

RentoMojo IPO validates 11-year conviction betlinkedin

GPs back founders through zero-growth valleyslinkedin

Category creation thesis proven by RentoMojolinkedin

Contrarian Signals

No GP info publicly visibleexternal

Pivot from edtech to deeptech raises focus concernslinkedin

Vague announcement — no concrete details yetlinkedin

Founder Do's

Build on science + engineering, not just software

Think global from India

Long-term conviction required

Sectors: robotics, space, defence, biotech, quantum, fintech

Apply to Sonic Program for structured support

Own full tech stack for cost parity

Create new categories, not iterate existing ones

Show perseverance through zero-growth years

Founder Don'ts

Avoid pure software plays

No short-term thinking

Don't skip the Sonic Program if pre-scale

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$150M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Sudhir Sethi, T.C. Meenakshisundaram, Ranjith Menon, Karthik Prabhakar

Sudhir SethiPartner

TCM SundaramPartner

Ranjith MenonPartner

Venkatesh PeddiPartner

Chandraneel PolavarapuPartner

Saharsh SharmaTeam

Shailja MendirattaTeam

Tanvi DubeyTeam

Samarth GudwalaTeam

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