Prime Venture Partners Fund V

India

Pre Seed

About Prime Venture Partners Fund V

Prime Venture Partners Fund V 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, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Missionary Indian tech founder, first cheque, AI-native fat apps

early-stage India

sector agnostic

tech-driven

first institutional cheque

10X solutions

AI applications

fat apps

global AI shift

Bay Area-Bangalore-Beijing

Bullish Signals

Portfolio exits incl. IPO & M&Aexternal

MyGate, Niyo, Dozee in portfolioexternal

$6M–$8M per company allocatedexternal

Recent deals: Basil $2M, Inamo $8Mexternal

Active founder content — podcast livelinkedin

Podcast: psychology & founder decision-makinglinkedin

Shripati: AI app layer fatter, not deadlinkedin

Focus: integrated fat apps for emerging marketslinkedin

AI global tech shift: Bay Area-Bangalore-Beijinglinkedin

Amit & Piyush Shah on AI inflectionlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

India-only focus, limited global scopeexternal

Strict 10X bar — incremental rejectedexternal

Founder Do's

Show missionary mindset & big vision

Use bottom-up market sizing

Demonstrate 10X better than status quo

Map clear 1-10-30-100 revenue path

Show strong learning quotient & bias for action

Build AI apps with bundled models, not wrappers

Target value-conscious SMBs & emerging markets

Leverage global tech hubs for scale

Founder Don'ts

No top-down TAM slides

Avoid solo founder without collaborative team

Don't pitch incremental improvements

Don't build thin model wrappers

Key GPs & Partners

Sanjay Swamy

Founder & Managing Partner

missionaryfounder-firstlong-term

Amit Somani

Managing Partner

operatortech-focusedcollaborative

Shripati Acharya

Founder & Managing Partner

missionaryfounder-firstAI-focused

Brij Bhushan

Managing Partner

operatorgrowth-focusedcollaborative

Raj Mashruwala

Partner Emeritus

advisorexperienced

Ashish Gupta

Partner Emeritus

advisorexperienced

Gaurav Ranjan

Principal

analyticalearly-stage

Pankaj Agarwal

Vice President

analyticaloperator

Shivani Kulkarni

Vice President

analyticalfounder-facing

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$100M

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Key People

Amit Somani, Sanjay Swamy

Sanjay SwamyFounder & Managing Partner

Amit SomaniManaging Partner

Shripati AcharyaFounder & Managing Partner

Brij BhushanManaging Partner

Raj MashruwalaPartner Emeritus

Ashish GuptaPartner Emeritus

Gaurav RanjanPrincipal

Pankaj AgarwalVice President

Shivani KulkarniVice President

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