Mars Shot Ventures
Mars Shot Ventures is an early-stage angel fund and venture capital firm located in Bengaluru, India. Founded in 2020 by Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, the creators of the fintech unicorn Razorpay, the firm aims to enhance India's startup ecosystem. They believe that a robust startup community is essential for India to achieve its goal of becoming a $10 trillion economy. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage startups across various sectors, including SaaS, consumer internet, fintech, D2C, healthtech, and AI. In addition to capital investment, Mars Shot Ventures offers strategic men
Investing activity
Mars Shot Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $2M. The most recent is qwikbuild (Pre-Seed, $2.3M, Oct 2026).
Mars Shot Ventures most often invests alongside Globalway, Blume Ventures, DeVC and Lalit Keshre, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Mars Shot Ventures
What AI companies has Mars Shot Ventures invested in?
Mars Shot Ventures's AI investments include qwikbuild. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Mars Shot Ventures based?
Mars Shot Ventures is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
What stage does Mars Shot Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Mars Shot Ventures has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $2M.
Who does Mars Shot Ventures co-invest with?
Mars Shot Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Globalway (1 deal), Blume Ventures (1 deal), DeVC (1 deal), Lalit Keshre (1 deal) and Ankit Nagori (1 deal).
How can founders reach Mars Shot Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Mars Shot Ventures'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 Mars Shot Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.