Artha Venture Fund
Artha Venture Fund (AVF) is India's first early-stage microVC fund, established in 2018 and based in Mumbai. The fund focuses on identifying and nurturing high-potential startups across the Indian market. Led by Managing Partner Anirudh A Damani and Growth Partner Vinod Keni, AVF operates under the umbrella of Artha India Ventures and Singularity Ventures. It is a SEBI-regulated Category I Alternative Investment Fund, with its inaugural fund having a corpus of ₹225 crore and a second fund closing at ₹432 crore. AVF specializes in transformative investments from Seed Plus to Series A stages, p
Investing activity
Artha Venture Fund appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is TakeMe2Space (Seed, $5M, Jan 2026).
Artha Venture Fund most often invests alongside Chiratae Ventures (formerly IDG Ventures India), Unicorn India Ventures and Seafund, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Artha Venture Fund
What AI companies has Artha Venture Fund invested in?
Artha Venture Fund's AI investments include TakeMe2Space. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Artha Venture Fund based?
Artha Venture Fund is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
What stage does Artha Venture Fund invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Artha Venture Fund has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Artha Venture Fund co-invest with?
Artha Venture Fund's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Chiratae Ventures (formerly IDG Ventures India) (1 deal), Unicorn India Ventures (1 deal) and Seafund (1 deal).
How can founders reach Artha Venture Fund?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Artha Venture Fund's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Artha Venture Fund to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.