Not every startup is AI-native. Not every VC fund is either.

We believe AI-native products need more than capital—they need partners who understand how technology is evolving, and where it has the potential to disrupt legacy systems. As an AI-focused fund, we see signals before they become obvious, giving us the opportunity to partner with iconic companies before they break out.

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How we work with AI-native founders?

We’re not a generalist fund with an AI thesis.

We’re an AI-native fund—built for the next wave of Indian-origin founders tackling ambitious problem statements. AI isn’t just a layer to us; it’s the foundation on which the next generation of billion-dollar companies will be built. We back entrepreneurs who are challenging the status quo and making the impossible possible with AI.

We invest in a few, and go all in.

We partner with a small number of companies each year—usually as the first institutional check. Pre-seed or seed. No spray and pray. Just high-conviction capital for founders solving truly hard problems with AI. From product positioning and GTM support to global fundraising, we bring our best to help you grow.

You build. We’re in your corner busy unlocking global opportunities for you.

$250K—$1M

Initial investment size

6—8

Investments every year

50+

Global GTM experts

-1→0→1

Our focus

Meet the team

Sathya Nellore Sampat

General Partner

Engineer turned operator turned VC

I am a builder at heart and I love helping founders in their 0-1 journey. In 2016 I launched a product accelerator in the US to help founders launch their MVPs. In 2018 I launched a startup to help SMB and mid market companies with their data modernisation, which we scaled to $3M in 2020 and got an investment from MongoDB (NSDQ:MDB). In 2021 we launched BoldCap to back Indian founders building global software products.

Shiv Tayal

Senior Investment Analyst

Pratham Chadha

Senior Investment Analyst

Kevin D’Souza

Senior Investment Analyst

Aditi Gera

Platform Lead

Vansh Taneja

EIR Growth

Meet our Operators

Jennifer Hays

Sales & Marketing Ex-Matrix Partners

Frederick Matthews

Sales & Marketing CEO & Founder

Christophe Grenier

Sales & Marketing

Vera Marcos

Sales & Marketing

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