Fund profile / India

Peak XV Partners Growth Fund

Geography
India
Stage
Growth
Fund size
$1.3B
Focus
AI/ML, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software and FinTech
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About Peak XV Partners Growth Fund

Formerly Sequoia India/SEA. Raised $1.3B across multiple vehicles for growth-stage tech companies in India and APAC. Sectors include fintech, enterprise software, consumer tech, and AI-enabled platforms.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia
Funding StageGrowth
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Consumer & Commerce
Enterprise Software
FinTech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

India or APAC founder at any stage with outlier ambition and scalable model

India & APAC full-stack VC
fintech & B2B SaaS
AI-enabled platforms
seed to growth (all stages)
developer infrastructure

Bullish Signals

$1.3B freshly raised across multiple funds, actively deploying into growth stageblog
Multi-fund structure enables large checks from Series B through growth roundsblog
LP demand confirmed for long-duration APAC tech bets at scaleblog
50+ unicorns backed; 36 IPOs as of Dec 2025website
60+ portfolio cos exceed $100M revenuewebsite
450+ investments; full-stack seed-to-growth modelwebsite
14 nationalities across 5 offices — deep local networkswebsite
7 MDs confirmed active on investment teamwebsite
Outlier-founder mission embedded in firm identitywebsite
Portfolio validates: Airalo, CRED, GoTo, Razorpay, OYO, Meesho, Zomato proven exitswebsite
Founder testimonials emphasize partnership, genuine engagement, hard times supportwebsite
William Tanuwijaya (GoTo): stood by through hardest climbswebsite
Sanket Shah (InVideo): partner like a rock during tough timeswebsite
James Hawkins (PostHog): genuine, excitable, hard-working MDswebsite
Varun Alagh (Mamaearth): partnership driven by amazing peoplewebsite
Portfolio expansion: developer tools, open-source, digital payments infrastructurewebsite
Supabase & PostHog backing validates developer-first platform thesiswebsite
Buy-now-pay-later (Tabby) expansion into fintech ecosystemwebsite
Pine Labs addition strengthens merchant infrastructure and commerce playswebsite
BlinkIt & Blinkit: on-demand delivery leaders in portfoliowebsite
Insider & Insider (AI growth platform): marketing/personalization infrastructurewebsite

Contrarian Signals

Not a seed fund — early-stage startups without scale need not applyblog
Rejects single-market, non-scalable plays outside India and APACblog
Fraud scams impersonating firm — reputational risk to monitorwebsite
Active WhatsApp/Telegram impersonation scams ongoingwebsite

Founder Do's

Demonstrate strong unit economics and regional market leadership before approaching
Highlight cross-border expansion potential beyond domestic APAC markets
Show traction at Series B+ stage ready for large growth checks
Position across fintech, enterprise SaaS, consumer internet, or AI infrastructure
Build for global maxima, not local benchmarks

Founder Don'ts

Pitch pre-traction ideas with no path to $100M+ revenue scale
Focus exclusively on Western markets with no APAC relevance or footprint
Present single-market plays with no cross-border or regional scaling narrative

40 signals on Peak XV Partners Growth Fund

21 bullish · 4 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 7 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$1.3B
Saves0
People

Key People

Shailendra J. Singh, Mohit Bhatnagar, GV Ravishankar

Shailendra SinghManaging Director
GV RavishankarManaging Director
Mohit BhatnagarManaging Director
Rajan AnandanManaging Director
Sakshi ChopraManaging Director
Rohit AgarwalManaging Director
Abhishek MohanManaging Director
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