Investments
48Portfolio Exits
8Funds
3About SeedFund
With offices in Mumbai and Banglore, SeedFund is a $15 million India-based venture capital firm that makes investments of between $250,000 and $1.25 million in portfolio companies. They primarily invest in internet, media, mobile, telecom, retail or consumer-facing plays. Their aim is to invest in 15-20 companies with their current fund. Amongst the investors in SeedFund are several institutions and individuals including Motorola Ventures, Reliance ADA Group, SVB Financial Group, an affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank, Sierra Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Edelweiss Capital and individuals like Kanwal Rekhi, KB Chandrashekhar, B V Jagadeesh and Sridar Iyengar.
SeedFund Headquarter Location
001, Turf Estate, Shakti Mills Lane Off. Dr. E. Moses Road, Mahalaxmi
400 011,
India
+91 22 24902201
Latest SeedFund News
Jul 29, 2020
Mumbai-based Legal Software-as-a-service startup, IPHawk’s founder Pranab Salian and co-founder Gaurav Shetty presented their solution to several well-known entrepreneurs and angel investors and received the spot-funding of $40k. This investment is in a private capacity by TiE Angels including serial entrepreneur-turned investor Sanjay Mehta, Dewang Narella of Atom Technologies, Anjali Bansal of TPG Private Equity, and Pravin Gandhi of Seedfund. ADVERTISEMENT On the investment, Pranab Salian, Founder, IPHawk said: Every responsible business today with a brand or even a website and domain name needs a plan to safeguard their Intellectual Property, just like they need insurance and anti virus software. IPHawk’s platform provides a first line of defense for businesses around the world to protect their IP assets like brands and trademarks, avoiding needless delays and expensive litigation IPHawk is an Indian startup in the space that aims to be the legal first-responder to small and mid-sized enterprises with an infringed trademark or copyright. The company’s technology uses artificial intelligence to identify infringing usage of Intellectual Property (IP), using numerous metadata signals like the reputation and history of the publisher. On the development, Gaurav Shetty, Co-founder, IPHawk said: The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) plays a key role in fostering Mumbai’s startup ecosystem. We are grateful to TiE members for creating the opportunity for startups to access experienced mentors and capital at one event The company’s personalized assessment gives you a keen eye view of the IP Risks faced by your specific brand name, trademark, character, or keyword. Furthermore, this report is generated by scanning over 1000 common infringement venues for client’s keyword and also benchmarks the client’s IP Risk with other organization in your industry. The custom report generated can be used as a starting point to categorize and prioritize client’s IP risk, as the first step consequently optimizing client’s Intellectual Property Protection across the internet. The USP of the company’s solution is the ability to autonomously respond to infringers and initiate the content removal process or other legally appropriate action. The company is planning to use the funds to improve their product and develop new features based on early customers feedback. The startup will also benefit from having these experienced investors as mentors who can open future doors for the company. Share this:
SeedFund Investments
48 Investments
SeedFund has made 48 investments. Their latest investment was in Chumbak Design as part of their Series C - II on November 11, 2017.
SeedFund Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/28/2017 | Series C - II | Chumbak Design | $13.19M | No | 8 | |
6/26/2017 | Seed VC - II | V Resorts | $4M | No | 2 | |
6/16/2016 | Series B | Voonik | $17M | No | 5 | |
10/9/2015 | Seed VC | |||||
8/5/2015 | Seed VC |
Date | 11/28/2017 | 6/26/2017 | 6/16/2016 | 10/9/2015 | 8/5/2015 |
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Round | Series C - II | Seed VC - II | Series B | Seed VC | Seed VC |
Company | Chumbak Design | V Resorts | Voonik | ||
Amount | $13.19M | $4M | $17M | ||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 8 | 2 | 5 |
SeedFund Portfolio Exits
8 Portfolio Exits
SeedFund has 8 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was AxisRooms on August 26, 2020.
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 |
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8/26/2020 | Merger | 2 | |||
Date | 8/26/2020 | ||||
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Exit | Merger | ||||
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Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 |
SeedFund Fund History
3 Fund Histories
SeedFund has 3 funds, including Seedfund II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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1/31/2011 | Seedfund II | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $54M | 1 |
3/1/2007 | Seedfund I | ||||
Seedfund III |
Closing Date | 1/31/2011 | 3/1/2007 | |
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Fund | Seedfund II | Seedfund I | Seedfund III |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||
Status | Closed | ||
Amount | $54M | ||
Sources | 1 |
SeedFund Team
3 Team Members
SeedFund has 3 team members, including current Managing Partner, Bharati Jacob.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Bharati Jacob | Managing Partner | Current | |
Mahesh Murthy | Managing Partner | Current | |
Pravin Ratila Gandhi | General Partner | Current |
Name | Bharati Jacob | Mahesh Murthy | Pravin Ratila Gandhi |
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Work History | |||
Title | Managing Partner | Managing Partner | General Partner |
Status | Current | Current | Current |
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