Investments
18Portfolio Exits
1Funds
2Latest Roots Ventures News
May 18, 2022
Smytten-India’s largest tech-enabled product discovery and trial platform has raised Rs 100 crore ($13.3 million) in Pre-Series B led by Fireside Ventures and Roots Ventures.
Roots Ventures Investments
18 Investments
Roots Ventures has made 18 investments. Their latest investment was in Smytten as part of their Series A - II on May 5, 2022.
Roots Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/17/2022 | Series A - II | Smytten | $12.9M | No | 2 | |
4/7/2022 | Seed VC - II | Jimmy's Cocktails | $1.8M | Yes | 7Square Ventures, Anirudh Somani, Keki Mistry, Undisclosed Investors, Varun Alagh, Vidur Talwar, and Vishesh Khurana | 1 |
2/17/2022 | Seed VC | Sublime Life | $2M | Yes | Apar Industries Family Offices, Umesh Sanghvi Family Office, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 6 |
2/11/2022 | Series A | |||||
12/10/2021 | Seed VC |
Date | 5/17/2022 | 4/7/2022 | 2/17/2022 | 2/11/2022 | 12/10/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A - II | Seed VC - II | Seed VC | Series A | Seed VC |
Company | Smytten | Jimmy's Cocktails | Sublime Life | ||
Amount | $12.9M | $1.8M | $2M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | 7Square Ventures, Anirudh Somani, Keki Mistry, Undisclosed Investors, Varun Alagh, Vidur Talwar, and Vishesh Khurana | Apar Industries Family Offices, Umesh Sanghvi Family Office, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | |||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Roots Ventures Portfolio Exits
1 Portfolio Exit
Roots Ventures has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Just Herbs on July 14, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/14/2021 | Corporate Majority | 5 |
Date | 7/14/2021 |
|---|---|
Exit | Corporate Majority |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Acquirer | |
Sources | 5 |
Roots Ventures Fund History
2 Fund Histories
Roots Ventures has 2 funds, including Roots Ventures Fund I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/14/2020 | Roots Ventures Fund I | 5 | |||
Roots Ventures Fund II |
Closing Date | 10/14/2020 | |
|---|---|---|
Fund | Roots Ventures Fund I | Roots Ventures Fund II |
Fund Type | ||
Status | ||
Amount | ||
Sources | 5 |
Roots Ventures Team
2 Team Members
Roots Ventures has 2 team members, including current Founder, Japan Vayas.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Japan Vayas | Founder | Current | |
Japan Vyas | Sixth Sense Ventures, IDFC First Bank, and Standard Chartered | Founder | Current |
Name | Japan Vayas | Japan Vyas |
|---|---|---|
Work History | Sixth Sense Ventures, IDFC First Bank, and Standard Chartered | |
Title | Founder | Founder |
Status | Current | Current |
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