Shastra VC
Shastra VC is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Bangalore, India, founded in 2020. Formerly known as Veda VC, the firm focuses on investing in revolutionary startups across sectors such as Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Artificial Intelligence, and Consumer Internet, from Pre-Seed to Series A stages. As an operator VC, Shastra VC combines strategic capital with operational expertise, working closely with portfolio companies to help them scale effectively. The firm typically invests between $200,000 and $3 million per company, with a recent $100 million fund dedicated to AI and Deep Tech
Investing activity
Shastra VC appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $14M, and led 2 of them. The rounds are mostly Series B, Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round size of $3M and the largest at $14M. The most recent are Simplismart (Series B, $14M, Oct 2026), CREST (Pre-seed, $3.1M, Jun 2026) and Flexprice (Seed, $1.5M, May 2026).
Shastra VC most often invests alongside Dallas Venture Capital, Micromax, Accel and Nvidia, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI and AI inference infrastructure.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Shastra VC
What AI companies has Shastra VC invested in?
Shastra VC's AI investments include Simplismart, CREST and Flexprice. The 3 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Shastra VC based?
Shastra VC is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
What stage does Shastra VC invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Shastra VC has invested at Series B, Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round of $3M. Shastra VC led 2 of those rounds.
Who does Shastra VC co-invest with?
Shastra VC's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Dallas Venture Capital (1 deal), Micromax (1 deal), Accel (1 deal), Nvidia (1 deal) and DeVC (1 deal).
How can founders reach Shastra VC?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Shastra VC'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 Shastra VC to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.