Stellaris Venture Partners Fund III.

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.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Ecommerce

Mobility Transport

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

India-based early founder, Seed/Series A, D2C or AI

India early-stage

D2C brands

fintech

AI/consumer tech

sustainability

Bullish Signals

60% investments at idea stageexternal

Recent deals: Kiwi, Dashverse, Pibit.AIexternal

India's first D2C brand taken publicexternal

Active deployment across 6+ sectorsexternal

Kiwi raises $24M Series Bexternal

Dashverse raises $13M — AI entertainmentexternal

Arrowhead Voice AI raise Jan 2026external

Techfino Rs65Cr MSME fintech — Jun 2025external

Physical AI thesis published Apr 2026external

Flick TV micro-drama investment Jun 2025external

Zouk bags $10M — offline expansionexternal

Outzidr fashion brand backed Apr 2025external

Pibit.AI $7M — AI insurance Nov 2025external

Portfolio spans healthcare, software, EV, brandsexternal

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, or AI-native businesses

Show resilience & long-term brand vision

Target India-first, globally scalable models

Reach out early — before first revenue

Founder Don'ts

Don't wait for traction to approach

Don't pitch non-India-focused businesses

Don't expect hands-off investors

Key GPs & Partners

Rahul Chowdri

Partner

thought leadercontent creatorIndia-focused

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$300M

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Key People

Ritesh Banglani, Alok Goyal, Rahul Chowdhri

Rahul ChowdriPartner