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Transition VC Fund II

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About Transition VC Fund II

Transition VC's ~$150M second fund (4x its debut) backs India's energy-transition and industrial deep-tech missing middle with $2-5M checks across ~20-23 companies over four years starting October 2026: energy storage, mobility, industrial decarbonisation, alternative fuels, plus semiconductors, nuclear and geothermal expansion.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Energy Tech
Manufacturing
Mobility & Transport

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Full-stack deep-tech founder molding atoms, past technical feasibility, pragmatic optimist

energy transition
industrial deep tech
India
hardware missing middle
decarbonisation
AI × physical world
frontier science
full-stack atoms+bits
climate resilience
legacy-system modernization

Bullish Signals

4x debut fund sizeexternal
Fund I LPs re-upping with larger commitmentsexternal
Rebranding to 'Transition' signals bold platform shiftwebsite
Portfolio: modular nuclear, optical-AI compute, autonomous firefightingwebsite
Cross-Atlantic expansion (EU/UK/US) vs India-onlywebsite

Contrarian Signals

Shifted from India-focus to cross-Atlantic deploymentwebsite
Now emphasizes 'legacy impact' over venture velocity metricswebsite
Pre-seed stage added (was seed/A focus historically)website

Founder Do's

Be past technical feasibility, working toward scale product-market fit
Build in energy storage, mobility, decarbonisation, semiconductors, nuclear or geothermal
Be India-based OR cross-Atlantic (EU/UK/US)
Fuse hardware + software + frontier science fluidly
Show pragmatic optimism + courage to build for real-world impact

Founder Don'ts

Pitch pure science without a scale-up plan
Build software-only; must mold atoms, not just bits
Lack real-world building experience or deep domain expertise

Key GPs & Partners

RS
Raiyaan Shingati
Co-founder & Managing Partner
engineering-firstfull-stack builder
MA
Mohammed Shoeb Ali
Co-founder & Managing Partner
engineering-firstfull-stack builder
SC
Shantanu Chaturvedi
Partner
deep techreal-world building

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$1.5M
Saves0
Website

Key People

Raiyaan Shingati, Mohammed Shoeb Ali

Raiyaan ShingatiCo-founder & Managing Partner
Mohammed Shoeb AliCo-founder & Managing Partner
Shantanu ChaturvediPartner

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