Warmup Ventures
Warmup Ventures is a technology-focused micro-venture capital firm based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Established in 2023, it specializes in investing in seed and pre-seed stage companies, providing early institutional capital to transformative startups. The firm was founded by three entrepreneurs with extensive operational experience: Sharad Bansal, Rajendra Lora, and Yogesh Chaudhary. The firm operates with Warmup Fund II, a SEBI-registered Category 2 Alternative Investment Fund, which has a corpus of INR 300 crore. Warmup Ventures aims to invest in 25–30 early-stage startups, particularly
Investing activity
Warmup Ventures appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $3M. The most recent are Wippi (Seed, $1.2M, Aug 2026) and CREST (Pre-seed, $3.1M, Jun 2026).
Warmup Ventures most often invests alongside 12 Flags, Ventana Ventures, Ruvento Ventures and DeVC, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Warmup Ventures
What AI companies has Warmup Ventures invested in?
Warmup Ventures's AI investments include Wippi and CREST. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Warmup Ventures based?
Warmup Ventures is based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
What stage does Warmup Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Warmup Ventures has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $3M. Warmup Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Warmup Ventures co-invest with?
Warmup Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are 12 Flags (1 deal), Ventana Ventures (1 deal), Ruvento Ventures (1 deal), DeVC (1 deal) and 91ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Warmup Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Warmup 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 Warmup Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.