Chiratae Ventures V

India
Series A
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About Chiratae Ventures V

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

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 and science-first approach

deeptech
India-focused
climate & energy
applied AI/ML
space/defence/biotech
orbital infrastructure

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

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
Apply to Sonic Program for structured support
Own full tech stack for cost parity

Founder Don'ts

Avoid pure software plays
No short-term thinking
Don't skip the Sonic Program if pre-scale

Key GPs & Partners

SS
Sudhir Sethi
Partner
deeptechIndia-focusedlong-term
TS
TCM Sundaram
Partner
deeptechIndia-focused
RM
Ranjith Menon
Partner
deeptechIndia-focused
VP
Venkatesh Peddi
Partner
deeptechIndia-focused
SHS
Saharsh Sharma
Team
deeptechSonic Program
SM
Shailja Mendiratta
Team
deeptechSonic Program
TD
Tanvi Dubey
Team
deeptechSonic Program
SG
Samarth Gudwala
Team
deeptechSonic Program

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$150M
Saves0

Key People

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

Sudhir SethiPartner
TCM SundaramPartner
Ranjith MenonPartner
Venkatesh PeddiPartner
Saharsh SharmaTeam
Shailja MendirattaTeam
Tanvi DubeyTeam
Samarth GudwalaTeam

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