Pre-seed to Series A fund research profile
Shastra VC backs frontier technology, climate technology and AI companies at the stage where technical conviction matters more than proof. Its current portfolio spans semiconductors, space, advanced manufacturing, AI infrastructure, biotech and climate systems.
At a glance
Research profile
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Investment lens
Shastra VC uses a pre-seed to series a; frontier technology venture capital approach across Frontier technology, climate technology and AI software.
Current evidence
Shastra’s current site publishes its 39-company portfolio, current team and AIF registrations. Its news section records 2025–2026 portfolio developments involving Alt Carbon, Simplismart and Inspecity.
Strategy
Pre-seed to Series A; frontier technology venture capital
Sector focus
Frontier technology, climate technology and AI software
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
Shastra’s current site publishes its 39-company portfolio, current team and AIF registrations. Its news section records 2025–2026 portfolio developments involving Alt Carbon, Simplismart and Inspecity.
Investor questions
Shastra VC is covered in Rupeia's venture capital research universe. The current public record describes the strategy as Pre-seed to Series A; frontier technology venture capital, with a sector focus of Frontier technology, climate technology and AI software. 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 Shastra VC in the reviewed public sources: Agnit Semiconductors, Alltius, Alt Carbon, Avammune Therapeutics, Inspecity, International Battery Company, Simplismart, SISIR Radar, Xindus, ZapScale, Mini Mines, Sanlayan and Tractrix. It does not represent a complete current portfolio unless the manager has published one.
The official portfolio names Alt Carbon, Simplismart, Inspecity, International Battery Company, Agnit Semiconductors, Avammune, SISIR Radar, Xindus and ZapScale. Current news records Alt Carbon coverage, Simplismart’s 2025 financing and Inspecity’s 2025 seed round; audited fund-level performance is not publicly 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: $160 million+ AUM is disclosed by the manager; vehicle-level corpus and deployment are not publicly disclosed.. Public terms or access information: Pre-seed to Series A frontier technology investing; cheque sizes, ownership targets, fees, carry, reserves, fund term and liquidity terms are not publicly disclosed.. Current fees, minimum commitment and availability must be confirmed for the exact named vehicle in its fund documents.
The current source record names Avijeet Alagathi (Managing Partner), Vasant Rao (Managing Partner), Ashis Nayak (Founding Partner), Jivesh Madan and the investment team. 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: Vehicle-level ownership, LP roster, fees, carry, reserves and audited fund-level returns are not publicly disclosed. The manager publishes fund registrations, a current portfolio and current company updates..
2026-10-21: Shastra’s current site publishes its 39-company portfolio, current team and AIF registrations. Its news section records 2025–2026 portfolio developments involving Alt Carbon, Simplismart and Inspecity.
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