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Relentless VC Fund I

Geography: India
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $10M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Digital Health and E-Commerce
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Relentless VC Fund I

Relentless VC Fund I 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, Climate & Sustainability, E-Commerce, Digital Health, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

Digital Health

E-Commerce

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Relentless pre-seed founder, idea-stage, Bangalore, co-founder

pre-seed

relentless founders

sector-agnostic

Bangalore/India

founder mentorship

Bullish Signals

Invests at idea stage, college okexternal

$125k–$300k tickets, lean termsexternal

2 operator mentors per startupexternal

No advisory equity takenexternal

Fortnightly mentor check-ins, 6 monthsexternal

Invests same terms as roundexternal

VC education mission, YouTube + IIMexternal

Idea Vortex framework: half-baked idea okwebsite

Low friction round construction prioritizedwebsite

Relentlessness = only success prerequisitewebsite

Track 1: $125k for 5%website

Track 2: $100k–$300k follow-on flexibilitywebsite

Mentors answer VC negotiation, hiring questionswebsite

Team expanded: 4 principals + partnerslinkedin

Sector-agnostic thesis confirmedlinkedin

Mentors from founder-operated, exited startupswebsite

Board-free advisory model, less frictionwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Very small ticket size ($125k)external

India-only focus, Bangalore HQexternal

GP identity largely undisclosedexternal

Minimal rights focus — low founder protectionexternal

No Board seats, advisory-only modelwebsite

Founder Do's

Be relentless — never give up

Apply at idea stage, college ok

Embrace iteration & continuous learning

Leverage mentor network actively

Co-founder team preferred

Founder Don'ts

Don't expect advisory equity ask

Don't need polished idea to apply

Don't skip fortnightly mentor check-ins

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$10M

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Website

People

Key People

Kshitij Saxena, Nikheel Kamble

Kshitij SaxenaGeneral Partner

Rahul BendrePartner

Nikheel KamblePrincipal

Naveen KumarPrincipal

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