PointOne Capital focuses on pre-seed and seed stage technology enabled startups in emerging sectors. Our is to plug the early stage liquidity gap in the pre-seed market and provide active sector specific expertise until a Series A round.
Investment Stage
Target stage for investments: Pre-seed/Seed
Product/Business stage: MVP/Pilot/Beta stage
Planned ticket size: 50L - 1Cr
Team
The Managing Partners include Archana Priyadarshini, Mihir Jha and Ravish Ratnam all of whom have substantial experience in the VC space and have collectively invested in or been involved with 70+ investments in their tenure. Many of these startups have gone on to raise funding from the likes of Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, SAIF partners, YC etc.
Archana Priyadarshini: Ex-Partner at Unicorn India Ventures. Served 5 boards. Led investment in BankOpen. Leadership roles at IBM, Capgemini, Wells Fargo. IIT-Kanpur 1997
Mihir Jha: Ex-Head - Startup Sourcing@LetsVenture, Deal Manager@LetsVenture, Ex-Vertical Head - Home Improvements@UrbanClap. IIT-Kanpur 2014.
Ravish Ratnam: Ex-Head-VC Relations@LetsVenture, Head - Healthcare Council@LetsVenture, Deal Manager@LetsVenture. IIT-Delhi 2015
Investment Stage
Target stage for investments: Pre-seed/Seed
Product/Business stage: MVP/Pilot/Beta stage
Planned ticket size: 50L - 1Cr
Team
The Managing Partners include Archana Priyadarshini, Mihir Jha and Ravish Ratnam all of whom have substantial experience in the VC space and have collectively invested in or been involved with 70+ investments in their tenure. Many of these startups have gone on to raise funding from the likes of Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, SAIF partners, YC etc.
Archana Priyadarshini: Ex-Partner at Unicorn India Ventures. Served 5 boards. Led investment in BankOpen. Leadership roles at IBM, Capgemini, Wells Fargo. IIT-Kanpur 1997
Mihir Jha: Ex-Head - Startup Sourcing@LetsVenture, Deal Manager@LetsVenture, Ex-Vertical Head - Home Improvements@UrbanClap. IIT-Kanpur 2014.
Ravish Ratnam: Ex-Head-VC Relations@LetsVenture, Head - Healthcare Council@LetsVenture, Deal Manager@LetsVenture. IIT-Delhi 2015
Location: India, Karnataka, Bengaluru
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2020
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 72
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 27.10.2023 | Pantherun | pantherun.com | - | India, Kar... |
| 27.10.2023 | PyjamaHR: ... | pyjamahr.com | - | India, Kar... |
| 27.10.2023 | Kandle | kandle.xyz | $1.7M | - |
| 27.10.2023 | Mitigata | mitigata.com | $5.9M | India |
| 27.10.2023 | TurboML | turboml.com | - | United Sta... |
| 06.05.2023 | InspeCity | inspecity.com | $1.5M | India, Mah... |
| 06.05.2023 | Tessact | tessact.com | - | India, Mah... |
| 06.05.2023 | Blockfende... | blockfenders.com | $1.5M | United Sta... |
| 06.05.2023 | Oditly | oditly.com | - | Estonia, H... |
| 06.05.2023 | Knowl | knowl.io | - | India, Kar... |
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Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.09.2025 | Seekho Raises USD 28 Mn in Series B Led by Bessemer The round also saw participation from Goodwater Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Elevation Capital. | Bengaluru-based short-form learning platform Seekho has raised USD 28 million in a Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The round also saw participation from Goodwater Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Elevation C... |
| 14.08.2025 | Shreetech, SecureMachines secure funding | Credit: VCCircle Digital infrastructure company Shreetech has secured investment from family offices, while deeptech startup SecureMachines has raised capital in a seed round. Shreetech Digital infrastructure firm Shreetech Data Pvt Ltd has... |
| 02.03.2023 | Simple Viral Games raises Rs 4Cr led by WEH Ventures, PointOne Capital, Others | Advertisment Also Read: Nexus VP closes its largest-ever fund at $700 million to invest in Indian and US startups Follow IndianStartupNews on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter for the latest updates from the startup ecosystem. #Funding #gami... |
| 13.01.2022 | PointOne Capital announces final close of maiden Rs 50 crore fund | Representative image. PointOne Capital, a pre-seed focused venture fund on January 13 announced the final close of its maiden Rs 50 crore fund. The fund, which primarily targets start-ups in the pre-launch stage, has already invested in 30 ... |
| 13.01.2022 | PointOne Capital announces final close of its maiden Rs 50 crore fund | Pre-seed focused VC fund PointOne Capital announced the final close of its maiden Rs 50 crore fund. The final close comes within a year of its first close in December 2020. The fund, which primarily targets startups in the beta or pre-launc... |
| 15.01.2021 | [Funding alert] TaaS startup KIWI raises $2,50,000 in seed round from PointOne Capital, Core91 VC, others | KIWI — Delhi-based global TaaS platform — on Friday said it has raised $2,50,000 in seed funding from PointOne Capital, Core91 VC, AppyHigh, and other angel investors. According to a statement, the fresh funds will be used for product devel... |
| 25.12.2020 | PointOne Capital Announces First Close Of INR 50 Cr Early-Stage Fund | Bengaluru-headquartered venture capital firm PointOne Capital has announced the first close of its maiden fund. The SEBI-registered alternative investment fund (AIF) targets early seed-stage startups. The fund plans a corpus of INR 50 Cr wi... |
| 18.12.2020 | PointOne Capital announces first close, plans ₹50-crore corpus for pre-seed start-ups | To invest ₹1 crore per start-up PointOne Capital, a pre-seed focussed VC fund, recently announced the first closing of its maiden fund. The SEBI registered CAT-1 AIF, which targets early-seed stage start-ups, plans a total corpus of ₹50 cro... |
| - | PointOne Capital Announces First Close Of INR 50 Cr Early-Stage Fund | Bengaluru-headquartered venture capital firm PointOne Capital has announced the first close of its maiden fund. The SEBI-registered alternative investment fund (AIF) targets early seed-stage startups. The fund plans a corpus of INR 50 Cr wi... |
| - | PointOne Capital Raises $7 Mn Fund To Back Pre-Seed Stage Startups | Bengaluru headquartered pre-seed VC firm PointOne Capital has announced the final close of its $7 Mn fund. This has come a year after its first close of its maiden fund in December, 2020. The SEBI-registered alternative investment fund (AIF... |