Pre-seed (day zero) fund research profile
Antler India is a day-zero venture platform and residency program helping founders form companies, validate ideas and raise initial capital. Its India operation is led by Rajiv Srivatsa within Antler’s global early-stage network.
At a glance
Research profile
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Investment lens
Antler (India) uses a pre-seed (day zero) approach across Generalist.
Current evidence
Antler India reported 30 investments in 2024 through its maiden $75M India fund and named companies including Cautio, Collecto, Freshcon, HireBound, Namma Yatri, Inspecity, Dodo Payments, Kubo Care and TradeFace; its current India page also lists 2025–2026 companies.
Strategy
Pre-seed (day zero)
Sector focus
Generalist
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
Antler India reported 30 investments in 2024 through its maiden $75M India fund and named companies including Cautio, Collecto, Freshcon, HireBound, Namma Yatri, Inspecity, Dodo Payments, Kubo Care and TradeFace; its current India page also lists 2025–2026 companies.
Investor questions
Antler (India) is covered in Rupeia's venture capital research universe. The current public record describes the strategy as Pre-seed (day zero), with a sector focus of Generalist. 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 Antler (India) in the reviewed public sources: Adaptive, Apnibus, Bookee, Covrzy, IndiaP2P, Inferless, Inspecity, Namma Yatri, Dodo Payments, Kubo Care, Navana.ai. It does not represent a complete current portfolio unless the manager has published one.
Antler reported 30 India investments in 2024, taking the India portfolio to 80 companies, through its maiden $75M India fund. Its public record is strongest on cohort activity and founder formation; India fund-level returns are not disclosed. These signals are not a substitute for fund- and vintage-specific net performance, realised distributions and audited or administrator-supported reporting.
Public fund size: Antler India reported a $75M maiden India fund in its 2024 update.. Public terms or access information: Pre-seed / day-zero investing through cohorts and residency programs; the India site advertises a ₹4 crore upfront cheque for the AI Residency.. Current fees, minimum commitment and availability must be confirmed for the exact named vehicle in its fund documents.
The current source record names Rajiv Srivatsa; Nitin Sharma. 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-specific fund size.
2025: Antler India reported 30 investments in 2024 through its maiden $75M India fund and named companies including Cautio, Collecto, Freshcon, HireBound, Namma Yatri, Inspecity, Dodo Payments, Kubo Care and TradeFace; its current India page also lists 2025–2026 companies.
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