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Eximius Ventures Fund II

Geography: India
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $30M
Focus: AI/ML, E-Commerce and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Eximius Ventures Fund II

Eximius Ventures Fund II 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, E-Commerce, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

E-Commerce

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Pre-product India founder: Fintech, AI/SaaS, Consumer, Gaming, or DefTech

pre-seed India

Fintech / AI-SaaS / Consumer Tech

India-to-globe

next billion users

conviction-led no FOMO

DefTech / Defence AI

Software-defined warfare

Gaming & Community Commerce

0→1 execution support

Bullish Signals

$30M Fund II announcedexternal

Portfolio: Jar, Eka Care, Skydo, STANexternal

Tiger Global, Elevation co-invested in portfolioexternal

Writes $500K–$1M 'Cheque Zero'external

India's first Pre-Seed Playbook publishedexternal

New bet: OYELA — AI-curated fashion, 70% GMlinkedin

OYELA 30% MoM repeat rate at pre-seedlinkedin

Active podcast 'How does a VC invest?' launchedlinkedin

DefTech MiniThesis: AI redefining Indian defencelinkedin

DefTech focus: software, sensing, decision-making, sustainmentlinkedin

STAN: 1M+ transacting users, 5M monthlylinkedin

STAN commerce in gaming community at scalelinkedin

Playbook: micro-VCs vs dedicated pre-seed distinctionlinkedin

Pre-seed value = prep for next stagelinkedin

Contrarian Signals

India-only focus, limited global dealsexternal

Pre-seed graduation risk flagged publiclyexternal

Self-described 'best pre-seed' — verify independentlyexternal

Expanding to fashion — outside core thesislinkedin

DefTech entry new, execution risk on govt relationslinkedin

Founder Do's

Come at idea stage, pre-product ok

Show sectoral insight, not just traction

Leverage global-India network actively

Expect hands-on hiring & team support

Co-build round with Eximius help

DefTech: AI/software fills capability gaps

Build communities, not just products

Focus on what prep-for-Series-A means

Founder Don'ts

Don't expect FOMO-driven fast decisions

Don't hide burnout — they prioritize it

Don't skip thesis fit check first

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$30M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Earl Agarwal, Reeti Sampat

Pearl AgarwalGeneral Partner

Laksh SharmaPartner

Lokesh JainPartner

Keshav MalhotraPartner

AryanInvestor

PreetiInvestor

TanishkInvestor

DevmalyaInvestor

AasthaInvestor

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