Seed fund research profile
8i Ventures is an early-stage fintech and commerce investor led by Vikram Chachra and Vishwanath V. It backs founders before consensus, with a published seed cheque range and a dedicated Origami pre-seed program.
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Research profile
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Investment lens
8i Ventures uses a seed approach across Fintech, commerce.
Current evidence
8i Ventures’ current portfolio and 2026 investment activity identify named positions including M2P, Slice, BBetter, Boba Bhai, Blue Tokai, OnArrival, Oolka and RefoldAI.
Strategy
Seed
Sector focus
Fintech, commerce
AIF structure context
Indian venture capital and angel-fund strategies are commonly structured as Category I AIFs. Verify the specific vehicle and registration before investing.
Current signal
8i Ventures’ current portfolio and 2026 investment activity identify named positions including M2P, Slice, BBetter, Boba Bhai, Blue Tokai, OnArrival, Oolka and RefoldAI.
Investor questions
8i Ventures is covered in Rupeia's venture capital research universe. The current public record describes the strategy as Seed, with a sector focus of Fintech, commerce. The profile should be read with the linked source trail and Typical route: Category I AIF context.
The profile displays only company or asset names attributable to 8i Ventures in the reviewed public sources: M2P, Slice, BBetter, Boba Bhai, Blue Tokai, OnArrival, Oolka, RefoldAI. It does not represent a complete current portfolio unless the manager has published one.
8i’s public record includes early positions in M2P and Slice, and its own news archive records a full exit from M2P at a reported 12x return. The manager announced a $50M Fund II and names TransBnk, Easebuzz and Blue Tokai. These signals are not a substitute for fund- and vintage-specific net performance, realised distributions and audited or administrator-supported reporting.
Public fund size: Fund II was announced at a $50M target, with a reported first close of $25M.. Public terms or access information: Seed and pre-seed fintech / commerce investing; the GP publishes a $250K–$2M cheque range for Origami.. Current fees, minimum commitment and availability must be confirmed for the exact named vehicle in its fund documents.
The current source record names Vikram Chachra, Vishwanath V. Verify current roles, departures, attribution and key-person provisions before relying on the team history for a new commitment.
Review stage concentration, follow-on reserves, company failure rates, dilution, exit timing and the gap between paper valuations and realised distributions. The current open diligence point is: India-only allocation and fund-level performance remain not publicly disclosed; the current site does not publish a full vehicle-by-vehicle track record..
2026-05-13: 8i Ventures’ current portfolio and 2026 investment activity identify named positions including M2P, Slice, BBetter, Boba Bhai, Blue Tokai, OnArrival, Oolka and RefoldAI.
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