Targets 16-18 early-stage companies per fund. Median check size has grown from ~$500K to ~$3.5M as the fund has scaled. Focus areas: fintech, AI, SaaS, and startups riding India's digital-first growth (UPI, Aadhaar, ONDC). Exits include Happay (acquired by CRED), Recko (acquired by Stripe), Perpule (acquired by Amazon), and Ezetap (acquired by Razorpay).
Prime Venture Partners (originally AngelPrime, rebranded 2015) is a Bengaluru-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Sanjay Swamy, Shripati Acharya, and Amit Somani — serial entrepreneurs with strong Silicon Valley relationships. The firm is almost always the first institutional investor in a startup and deliberately keeps its portfolio small (backing only 3-5 new companies a year) to allow deep, hands-on involvement with each founder.
Why Prime Venture Partners?
13-year track record maintaining a deliberately small, high-touch portfolio rather than scaling deal volume. All three founding partners are serial entrepreneurs with direct Silicon Valley networks, useful for founders targeting global markets. Strong exit track record: Happay, Recko, Perpule, Ezetap, and a Tracxn IPO.
How to pitch
No public cold-submission form highlighted; sources deals through its partner network and existing founder relationships.
