30+ company portfolio, backed by institutional LPs including the US Development Finance Corporation and the MacArthur Foundation. Notable portfolio companies include CropIn, Vegrow, String Bio, and Captain Fresh (the latter withdrew an IPO application to acquire a Spanish seafood company at a $1B+ valuation instead). Explicitly seeks "contrarian bets" in markets other funds overlook.
Ankur Capital is a Mumbai-based, early-stage deep tech venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Ritu Verma and Rema Subramanian, investing in digital and deep science technologies — including AI, robotics, space tech, and semiconductors — addressing opportunities in markets overlooked by mainstream Indian VC, such as agritech and healthcare for underserved populations.
Why Ankur Capital?
Explicit "overlooked markets" thesis — agritech and deep science for underserved populations, not the more crowded consumer-app categories most seed funds chase. Development-finance-grade LP base (US DFC, MacArthur Foundation) unusual for a fund of this size, reflecting genuine impact credibility alongside financial returns. Co-founded and led by women general partners, still uncommon among India's largest deep tech funds.
How to pitch
No public cold-submission form highlighted; sources deals through its partner network. Note: the firm publicly warns of a fraudulent impersonator site (ankurfund.com) — the genuine site is ankurcapital.com only.
