Shastra VC Fund III | 2022 VC Fund

Shastra VC

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Bangalore, India

Countries of investment

India
United States
Singapore

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A

Industries

Deep Tech
AI
Robotics
Semiconductors
Quantum
Emerging Technology
B2B SaaS

About
Shastra VC is a Chennai-based VC focused on early-stage deep tech startups. Their focus spans AI, robotics, climate tech, semiconductors, and frontier tech across India, the United States, and Singapore. The firm supports founders from Pre-Seed through Series A.

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Investment Thesis

Shastra VC is an early-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across deep tech, AI, robotics, climate tech, and frontier technology sectors with a focus on the Indian innovation ecosystem. They invest in science-led founders building category-defining deep tech companies leveraging India's engineering talent and research institutions. The firm differentiates itself through its dedicated deep tech thesis for India, IIT Madras Research Park positioning, and operator-investor expertise supporting founders at the earliest stages of company formation.

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Manager's Experience

The Shastra VC team brings combined deep tech investing and operating expertise from the Indian innovation ecosystem with positioning at IIT Madras Research Park. The founding team leverages strong relationships across India's premier engineering institutions, deep tech research labs, and emerging founder networks to support science-led startups at the earliest stages. The firm focuses on identifying breakthrough Indian deep tech opportunities with global commercialization potential.