Fund profile / India

Stellaris Venture Partners Fund III.

Geography
India
Stage
Seed
Fund size
$300M
Focus
AI/ML, E-Commerce, Mobility & Transport and SaaS
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About Stellaris Venture Partners Fund III.

Stellaris Venture Partners Fund III. is a venture capital firm based in India, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, E-Commerce, Mobility Transport, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
E-Commerce
Mobility & Transport
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

India Seed/Series A founder, D2C/fintech/AI, pre-revenue

India Seed/Series A
D2C brands
fintech
AI/consumer tech
sustainability

Bullish Signals

60% idea stage investments from founderswebsite
Kiwi raises $24M Series B Credit-on-UPIwebsite
Dashverse raises $13M AI entertainment Aug 2025website
Pibit.AI $7M AI insurance Nov 2025website
Techfino Rs65Cr MSME fintech Jun 2025website
AI Native Services next big bet thesiswebsite
Physical AI massive data problem Apr 2026website
Fund of founders conduct-first investment philosophywebsite
Founder testimonial: family-like, hands-on partnerwebsite
Stellaris rolls up sleeves, eager hands-onwebsite
Empathetic team flagging concerns with beliefwebsite
DAP global digital adoption platform leaderwebsite
Commercial EV adoption discovery financing investedwebsite
100% vegan lifestyle brand Series Awebsite
AI radiology adoption accelerator portfoliowebsite
Flick TV micro-drama investment Jun 2025website
Tech-driven education financing NBFC investedwebsite
Cirkla plastic to sustainable alternatives Sep 2023website
Arrowhead Voice AI $3M Jan 2026website

Contrarian Signals

India-only focus limits global deal flowexternal
Heavy Seed/Series A — limited late-stageexternal

Founder Do's

Engage at idea stage — 60% investments pre-revenue
Build D2C, fintech, AI-native, healthcare AI, software
Show resilience & long-term brand vision
Target India-first, globally scalable models
Talk early — ideation to first revenue milestone

Founder Don'ts

Don't wait for traction to approach
Don't pitch non-India-focused businesses
Don't expect hands-off investors

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$300M
Saves0
People

Key People

Ritesh Banglani, Alok Goyal, Rahul Chowdhri

Rahul ChowdriPartner
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