YourNest Venture Capital is a sharply focused 'Pre-Series A' fund house that was established in 2011 to nurture global market leaders from India. It invests in technology-led, enterprise-driven (B2B) and DeepTech (IoT, SaaS) start-ups. We see India swiftly shifting from an IT service outsourcing-hub to an IP/Patent driven 'Product Nation' with compelling investment opportunities.
Our first fund of US$ 14 mn, started in 2012, has several potential companies in its 16-member portfolio that can individually deliver the entire fund corpus and has a visibility of a 5x return to position it in the top decile. Having completely invested this first fund, YourNest is currently raising, and deploying from, its second fund of US$ 45 mn to invest in Indian start-ups with a focus on DeepTech.
In a country where entrepreneurship is encouraged but comes with its own challenges, the Indian Deep-Tech eco-system is rapidly evolving. Adept at identifying daring founders and emerging ideas, the YourNest team of five experienced partners include a business builder, a leadership coach, a global technology leader, an analyst and a technologist. As local Fund Managers they operate as unified enablers to nurture and guide our portfolio companies to global success as they benefit from our experience, networks and resources worldwide to build enterprises that dominate markets.
The YourNest team combines what may well be India’s widest access to prospective investees along with a rigorously prudent selection process that enables us to stay true to our investment thesis. In addition, we give our investors transparent access and exposure to high-growth, under-the-radar tech start-ups in India.
We are excited about bringing together like-minded evangelists, change leaders and creative souls with diverse knowledge and skillsets but a common passion to co-create a better world with the path-breaking use of technology.
Our first fund of US$ 14 mn, started in 2012, has several potential companies in its 16-member portfolio that can individually deliver the entire fund corpus and has a visibility of a 5x return to position it in the top decile. Having completely invested this first fund, YourNest is currently raising, and deploying from, its second fund of US$ 45 mn to invest in Indian start-ups with a focus on DeepTech.
In a country where entrepreneurship is encouraged but comes with its own challenges, the Indian Deep-Tech eco-system is rapidly evolving. Adept at identifying daring founders and emerging ideas, the YourNest team of five experienced partners include a business builder, a leadership coach, a global technology leader, an analyst and a technologist. As local Fund Managers they operate as unified enablers to nurture and guide our portfolio companies to global success as they benefit from our experience, networks and resources worldwide to build enterprises that dominate markets.
The YourNest team combines what may well be India’s widest access to prospective investees along with a rigorously prudent selection process that enables us to stay true to our investment thesis. In addition, we give our investors transparent access and exposure to high-growth, under-the-radar tech start-ups in India.
We are excited about bringing together like-minded evangelists, change leaders and creative souls with diverse knowledge and skillsets but a common passion to co-create a better world with the path-breaking use of technology.
Location: India, Haryana, Gurugram
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2011
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 7
Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
08.08.2023 | Datamotive... | datamotive.io | $3.8M | India, Mah... |
17.08.2022 | Exponent E... | exponent.energy | $39.4M | India, Kar... |
15.06.2022 | VTION Digi... | vtion.in | $1.3M | India, Har... |
09.06.2022 | SubCom (Su... | subcom.tech | $1M | South Afri... |
24.07.2021 | Dozee | dozee.health | $21.55M | India, Kar... |
14.05.2021 | Cron AI | cronai.ai | $4M | United Kin... |
22.12.2015 | Arya.ai | arya.ai | $750K | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
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19.06.2024 | India's AI Advancements in 7 Science Fields: Golden Age Yet to Come Investors and startups in India are focusing on the seven wonders of science: the brain, the mind, evolution, the quantum world, our... | India has a very long history of scientific innovations. It is continuously making groundbreaking advancements with Artificial Intelligence (AI) across various fields of science including Neuroscience, Psychology, Genetics, Bioinformatics a... |
21.05.2024 | SanchiConnect and YourNest Venture Capital Launch Accelerator Program for Deeptech Start-ups The program will welcome start-ups from sectors such as AgriTech, AdTech, BioTech, Consumer/Retail, Energy,... | - |
21.05.2024 | SanchiConnect, YourNest Launch Deeptech Accelerator With INR 30 Cr Corpus | SUMMARY The programme will invest in the deeptech hardware or software domains, particularly startups building core intellectual property. The accelerator programme aims to provide $500K-$1 Mn in funding to 5-8 selected startups. Coinciding... |
18.02.2021 | AI-based Asset & Plant Monitoring Startup UptimeAI raises seed funding of $1.5M | "AI Plant Expert" for Heavy Manufacturing Industries “As manufacturers are challenged with margin pressures, retirement of industry experts and remote operations, UptimeAI enables operational excellence by bringing human-like inte... |
04.03.2016 | Daily funding roundup - March 4, 2016 | Snapchat bagged $175M funding; Oro received investment from Highland Europe; Wrap Media landed $4M Snapchat raised another $175 million in venture funding. The funding came from Fidelity Investments, and it gives Snapchat a total of $1.34 b... |
07.01.2016 | Daily funding roundup - January 7, 2016 | Guardant Health raised $100M; Founders Fund invested $52M in NuBank; Sisense received $50M funding IQuity Labs, a Nashville, TN-basedbiotechnology company specializing in diagnostic tests for autoimmune disease and related conditions, secur... |
22.12.2015 | India: Artificial intelligence startup Arya.ai raises $750k from YourNest, VentureNursery | Premium Mumbai-based Arya.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up has raised $750,000 in a pre-series A funding round from YourNest Angel Fund and VentureNursery members, according to a statement. Continue reading this story with a sub... |
22.09.2015 | India: Financial services portal Bestdealfinance raises $3m in Series A funding | Premium Bestdealfinance.com Pvt Ltd, a financial services portal raised $3 million in Series A funding led by Kalaari Capital and participation by other investors like YourNest Angel Fund, Globvestor & Dexter Angel Circle. Continue read... |
25.03.2015 | GolfLAN.com Raises Pre-Series A Funding | GolfLAN Technology Solutions, the Gurgaon, India-based company behind GolfLAN.com, a global golf inventory aggregator, raised a Pre-Series A funding of undisclosed amount. The round was led by YourNest Angel Fund. The company intends to use... |
25.05.2012 | Early-stage VC funds Kae Capital & YourNest Angel Fund join VentureNursery | VentureNursery, an angel-backed startup accelerator launched in March this year, has announced that two of India’s early-stage venture funds – Mumbai-based Kae Capital and Delhi-based YourNest Angel Fund have joined its Charter Angels progr... |
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