Anthill Ventures

Anthill Ventures, founded in 2015 and based in Hyderabad, India, is a venture capital firm focused on accelerating the growth of early-stage startups in sectors such as Urbantech, Healthtech, and Mediatech. The firm specializes in supporting companies from the Pre-Series A stage to Series A and B within a 1-2 year timeframe, primarily targeting the Indian and Southeast Asian markets. Anthill Ventures provides scale-up capital funding, access to market opportunities, and technology aimed at maximizing venture returns, positioning itself as a Speed Scaling Ecosystem for innovative startups.

Mahesh Balani

Partner

Zaran Bhagwagar

Senior Associate

Sameer Ganapathy

Partner

Ramana Gogula

Venture Partner

Srini Koppulu

Venture Partner

Ofir Elyasaph Madmon

Partner

Rahul Mansabdar

Partner

Devang Mehta

Partner

Rajeev Menon

Partner

Pradeep Mittal

Venture Partner

Shreya Namburu

Investor

Saisumana Nimmagadda

Associate

Varun Reddy

Associate

Lanka Sai Sameeraz Sarma

Associate

Aharon Schwartz

Partner

Sailesh Sigatapu

General Partner

Anil Valluri

Venture Partner

Prasad Vanga

Investor

Jaswanth Varma

Senior Associate

40 past transactions

Ginglani Distillers

Series A in 2024
Ginglani Distillers is an underdog whiskey start-up, igniting the sparks of a craft whiskey movement in India. Driven by a young founder, Shivam Ginglani and a team of passionate and fearless individuals, we're on the journey to establish "Himalayan Whiskey" as the face of India in the global whiskey industry. We believe whiskey is only as good as the water that's used in making it. And the water that goes into crafting Woodsmen Mountain Whiskey comes from one of the purest water sources in the world - the springs of the Himalayan Mountains. It's this, coupled with our constant hunger to innovate, push boundaries, and cheekily push back the status quo, that makes us think we'll go on to create whiskey history.

Settl

Seed Round in 2024
Settl operates a technology-driven platform offering high-quality accommodations. It provides round-the-clock power backup, regular cleaning and maintenance, internet access, and on-site laundry services, ensuring consumers enjoy convenient and comfortable living spaces with an emphasis on community building through shared amenities.

Scandalous Foods

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Scandalous Foods specializes in providing food preparation services, focusing on 6-month preservative-free sweets packaged in single-serve sizes. The company operates a cloud kitchen network designed to meet the demands of the restaurant industry and offers a variety of popular Indian sweets that maintain their quality without the use of preservatives. This approach allows consumers to enjoy convenient, high-quality food options at their discretion.

Smarter Dharma

Seed Round in 2023
Smarter Dharma Sustainable Solutions Private Limited is a social enterprise based in Bengaluru, India, that focuses on helping organizations make informed decisions to address and mitigate climate change challenges. Established in 2019, the company offers a range of services, including resource management, impact assessment, sustainability policy development, and stakeholder engagement. Smarter Dharma serves various sectors, such as construction, hospitality, manufacturing, services, government, and education. By facilitating behavior change and promoting sustainable practices, the company aims to empower organizations and individuals to contribute to a more sustainable future. Its comprehensive approach addresses the complexities of sustainability by engaging with decision-makers across multiple levels and channels.

Moonshine Meadery

Seed Round in 2023
Moonshine Meadery is a producer of craft mead, an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with fruits and spices. This ancient drink, known to date back to 7000 BC, has gained popularity in recent years, emerging as the fastest growing craft beverage globally. Moonshine Meadery focuses on using high-quality ingredients and advanced brewing technologies to create meads that preserve traditional flavors while appealing to modern palates. The company's offerings reflect a commitment to craftsmanship, inviting consumers to experience the rich history and versatility of mead, a beverage celebrated across various cultures and referenced in notable literature throughout the ages.

Safearth

Seed Round in 2023
SafEarth Clean Technologies is a company based in India that operates a renewable energy marketplace designed to connect solar installers with customers. By facilitating the installation of solar power systems, SafEarth enables consumers to adopt renewable energy without the burden of upfront costs; they only pay for the energy generated. The company emphasizes quality and compliance by providing access to a team of trained experts who ensure that the solar installations meet international standards. Additionally, SafEarth allows vendors to procure necessary equipment from leading manufacturers, ultimately aiming to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and promote sustainable energy solutions.

SoleSearch

Seed Round in 2023
SoleSearch is India’s leading online marketplace specializing in limited edition and high demand sneakers, streetwear, accessories, and collectibles. It connects buyers with sellers nationwide, ensuring product authenticity and a secure purchasing experience.

Moonshine Meadery

Seed Round in 2022
Moonshine Meadery is a producer of craft mead, an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with fruits and spices. This ancient drink, known to date back to 7000 BC, has gained popularity in recent years, emerging as the fastest growing craft beverage globally. Moonshine Meadery focuses on using high-quality ingredients and advanced brewing technologies to create meads that preserve traditional flavors while appealing to modern palates. The company's offerings reflect a commitment to craftsmanship, inviting consumers to experience the rich history and versatility of mead, a beverage celebrated across various cultures and referenced in notable literature throughout the ages.

Zerund

Seed Round in 2022
Zerund is a manufacturer of plastic-embedded, lightweight bricks that repurpose plastic and industrial waste into sustainable building materials. The bricks are lightweight, water-resistant, and designed to be fire- and earthquake-proof, with high strength, low water absorption, insulation, and cost efficiency. Zerund provides free on-site installation guidance for masons and free consultations on brick-wall structure, along with quantitative estimation advice for projects. The company's products aim to offer durable, eco-friendly construction materials with reduced environmental impact.

ReDesyn

Convertible Note in 2022
ReDesyn is a content-to-commerce SaaS that enables influencers and brands to turn video content into shoppable experiences by seamlessly embedding branded products into viral videos. The platform uses AI-powered product matching to ensure relevance and provides a headless storefront for quick monetization, plus analytics to track engagement and ROI. It supports brands seeking higher conversions, creators seeking monetization without compromising creativity, and shoppers who can buy products with a few clicks directly from the content they love. ReDesyn is an official YouTube Commerce partner and serves a broad network of brands and creators. In addition, it offers a creator merchandise platform to design, price, and sell customized apparel, enabling designers to launch collections with zero upfront cost.

TheLightbulb.Ai

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Lightbulb.ai is a customer intelligence platform specifically designed for e-learning businesses, focusing on enhancing key performance indicators through engagement and emotion analytics. The platform utilizes advanced technologies such as computer vision, speech transcription, and sentiment analysis to monitor user emotions and engagement in real-time. It offers features like Live Session Monitoring, which automates the observation of live online classes, providing teams with insightful alerts and reports. This capability is aimed at improving critical aspects of online learning, including acquisition, retention, and teacher performance, thereby enabling businesses to optimize their operations and boost overall effectiveness.

Wehouse

Seed Round in 2022
Wehouse streamlines the home-building process through its platform. It offers residential construction, project management, digital tracking, pricing models, and quality assurance, allowing clients to customize and build homes tailored to their preferences and budget.

Welly

Seed Round in 2022
Welly specializes in health supplements, focusing on the production of healthy gummies enriched with vitamins, minerals, and superfoods. The company employs a team of nutritionists, food technologists, and industry experts to create a variety of appealing products in different flavors. Welly places an emphasis on sustainability by using reusable and environmentally friendly packaging. Through extensive formulations and trials, the company aims to provide customers with enjoyable and nutritious snack options that support their overall well-being.

Bold Care

Seed Round in 2022
Bold Care is a digital men's health and wellness startup offering free sexologist consultations and discreet delivery of holistic sexual wellness kits. It provides personalized treatment plans combining prescription medicines and natural supplements, with unlimited post-consultation follow-ups to address men's wellness issues permanently.

Wiggles

Seed Round in 2021
Wiggles is India's pioneering provider of tailored monthly preventive healthcare subscription boxes designed specifically for pets. Founded with the mission to transform the pet healthcare industry, Wiggles focuses on delivering essential products and services that promote the health and well-being of pets. The subscription box includes anti-parasitic medicines, nutritional products, and essential vitamins, curated by veterinarians to meet the needs of pets. In addition to these health essentials, Wiggles offers vet-on-call services and grooming solutions, enabling pet owners to maintain their pets' health with ease and convenience. Through its innovative approach, Wiggles aims to alleviate the stress of pet care for owners while ensuring that pets remain healthy and happy.

Ai Palette

Series A in 2021
Ai Palette is a company that specializes in AI-driven product development solutions for the food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) sectors. It focuses on creating innovative product concepts that align with a brand's identity and existing portfolio. The company leverages insights from millions of digital conversations combined with proprietary company data to identify consumer needs and trends. Utilizing advanced machine learning techniques, natural language processing, and image recognition, Ai Palette's platform aids FMCG companies in determining the most promising product launches, thereby enhancing their chances of market success. Through its technology, Ai Palette addresses unmet consumer demands and supports businesses in developing products that resonate with their target audience.

ReDesyn

Seed Round in 2021
ReDesyn is a content-to-commerce SaaS that enables influencers and brands to turn video content into shoppable experiences by seamlessly embedding branded products into viral videos. The platform uses AI-powered product matching to ensure relevance and provides a headless storefront for quick monetization, plus analytics to track engagement and ROI. It supports brands seeking higher conversions, creators seeking monetization without compromising creativity, and shoppers who can buy products with a few clicks directly from the content they love. ReDesyn is an official YouTube Commerce partner and serves a broad network of brands and creators. In addition, it offers a creator merchandise platform to design, price, and sell customized apparel, enabling designers to launch collections with zero upfront cost.

Salud

Seed Round in 2021
Salud Beverages is a producer of ready-to-drink and craft spirits, focused on introducing premixed drinks to the Indian market. The company offers a diverse range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, emphasizing fresh, classy, and socially responsible options. With a commitment to natural flavors, Salud aims to create an aspirational brand that resonates with consumers' lifestyles and preferences.

The New Shop

Seed Round in 2021
The New Shop operates a chain of convenience retail stores providing quick, convenient access to everyday essentials. The network includes stores nationwide offering groceries, snacks, ready-to-eat meals, beverages, dairy, confectionery, personal care and hygiene products at reasonable prices, with a focus on a broad selection and efficient, accessible shopping through multiple public locations and touchpoints.

The New Shop

Series A in 2020
The New Shop operates a chain of convenience retail stores providing quick, convenient access to everyday essentials. The network includes stores nationwide offering groceries, snacks, ready-to-eat meals, beverages, dairy, confectionery, personal care and hygiene products at reasonable prices, with a focus on a broad selection and efficient, accessible shopping through multiple public locations and touchpoints.

QuaQua Experiences

Venture Round in 2020
QuaQua Experiences Pvt. Ltd., located in Hyderabad, India, is a pioneering platform in the travel and tourism industry, uniquely integrating 360-degree Virtual Reality content to deliver immersive travel experiences. The company's mission is to inspire travel through engaging storytelling while bridging gaps between metadata, content, bookings, and community. QuaQua provides an interactive user experience that allows both businesses and travelers to personalize their journeys and explore comprehensive virtual travel options. With a focus on creative problem-solving and a passion for travel, QuaQua aims to transform the industry by offering practical solutions that enhance user engagement and facilitate seamless travel planning. The company's culture is characterized by a commitment to collaboration, creativity, and a shared love for exploration and storytelling.

Rooter

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2016 by Piyush Kumar and Dipesh Agarwal, Rooter is India's leading gaming platform, connecting over 45 million monthly active users. It offers live streams, videos, and user-generated content from professional streamers, with an average of 28 minutes spent daily per user. Rooter monetizes its services, generating a recurring annual revenue of $7 million. Additionally, it provides live esports content through partnerships with major organizers and teams.

Woovly Shop Socially

Seed Round in 2020
Woovly India Pvt. Ltd operates a social media platform designed for users to share, connect, and explore diverse bucket list ideas and experiences, including photography, sports, adventure activities, travel, food, hobbies, and fitness. Founded in 2017 and based in Bengaluru, India, the platform caters primarily to Tier 2 and Tier 3 millennials, facilitating social commerce through engaging short video content created by micro and nano influencers. Woovly incentivizes these influencers with cash rewards for content that generates user engagement and drives sales, creating a dynamic environment for discovery and shopping of lifestyle products.

PublicVibe

Venture Round in 2019
PublicVibe is a vernacular hyper-local community news platform that enables individuals to share news, issues, experiences, and opinions at a neighborhood level, starting from apartment complexes to street corners. The platform provides instant access to local news, fostering awareness and community engagement to address local concerns. Users can also discover local jobs, events, and deals, enhancing their connection to the community. Recognized for its social impact, PublicVibe has been acknowledged as one of the top startups in India by NASSCOM and Facebook, reflecting its commitment to improving the lives of people in their localities.

Zerone Microsystems Pvt.

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Zerone Microsystems Pvt. Ltd. is a fintech company based in Delhi, India, with an additional office in Singapore. Founded in 2009, the company specializes in developing innovative payment solutions, particularly through its proprietary ZUP (Zerone Unified Payment) Technology. This technology allows smartphones to function as virtual point of sale (POS) machines, enabling seamless and frictionless digital payments between devices without the need for additional hardware or NFC capabilities. By transforming even the most affordable smartphones into effective payment terminals, Zerone Microsystems aims to replace traditional POS infrastructure, making digital transactions more accessible and efficient.

Rooter

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2016 by Piyush Kumar and Dipesh Agarwal, Rooter is India's leading gaming platform, connecting over 45 million monthly active users. It offers live streams, videos, and user-generated content from professional streamers, with an average of 28 minutes spent daily per user. Rooter monetizes its services, generating a recurring annual revenue of $7 million. Additionally, it provides live esports content through partnerships with major organizers and teams.

Uniti Sweden

Venture Round in 2018
The automotive industry is more destructive than it needs to be. The vehicles we drive today are extremely harmful to our planet and even our health, with vehicle emissions causing more premature deaths than car accidents. These numbers are even more extreme in cities, which host 54% of the world’s population, a number that continues to grow. People in cities have become accustomed to the toxic smell, but these emissions are completely unnecessary and cause critical problems that must be addressed, such as a recent study that showed a direct link between emissions and clinical mental health problems in children. This is especially troubling when you consider that only 2-3% of the energy burned in cars today actually moves its passengers. The average vehicle weight is 1.8 tonnes, while the average occupancy per vehicle trip is only 1.2 people, and 80% of these vehicle trips are less than 25km. Uniti is a Swedish electric car start-up focusing on a simplified modular vehicle platform, highly sustainable materials and processes, and a user experience that matches the most advanced consumer electronics. Our first product to market is a two-seater city-car in the EU L7e regulatory category. This category gives significantly greater freedom for innovation with far lower barriers to entry. The prototype is due in December 2017, and we already have a strong demand including many pre-orders.

RayIoT Solutions

Seed Round in 2018
RayIoT Solutions Inc. specializes in developing innovative monitoring devices designed for health and safety. One of its flagship products, Raybaby, is a sophisticated baby monitor that tracks a child's respiration and sleep patterns, providing alerts for elevated respiratory rates that may indicate fever or other health issues. Equipped with an infrared video camera, Raybaby allows for live video streaming in complete darkness, along with built-in speakers and audio monitoring through a highly sensitive microphone. In addition, the company offers a wall-mounted monitoring device that transforms any space into a mini intensive care unit, continuously monitoring breathing rates and enabling the early detection of respiratory distress for patients in self-quarantine or quarantine facilities.

ShieldSquare

Series A in 2017
Forrester Research has ranked ShieldSquare as a Leader in their New Wave™: Bot Management Report for Q3 2018. ShieldSquare offers a non-intrusive API-based solution to detect and eliminate bad bot traffic from websites, mobile apps, and APIs in real-time. Our solution leverages intent-based deep behavior analysis, device fingerprinting, and domain-specific detection technologies to identify and eliminate invalid traffic with zero false positives. We protect against automated attacks such as account takeover, application DDoS, API abuse, carding, content scraping, ad fraud, form spam, and other fraudulent activities. ShieldSquare safeguards over 80,000 internet properties owned by global online brands spread across 70 countries.

Front Range Biosciences

Venture Round in 2017
Front Range Biosciences, Inc. is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on the breeding and production of innovative plants and seeds in the hemp, coffee, and cannabis sectors. Founded in 2015 and based in Lafayette, Colorado, the company specializes in tissue culture propagation and the development of high-value crops at scale, improving the consistency and efficiency of clone and seed production. Front Range Biosciences features a Clean Stock program which supplies disease- and pest-free plants to farmers while offering data-driven breeding solutions aimed at enhancing commercially relevant traits. The company also provides rooted cuttings, pre-finished plants, and feminized hemp seeds, enabling cultivators to increase yields, reduce disease prevalence, and develop novel strains, ultimately contributing to modern agricultural practices in these industries. Additional offices in Wisconsin, California, and Spain support its operations and research initiatives.

SparesHub

Venture Round in 2017
SparesHub is an online marketplace in India that specializes in providing genuine automotive spare parts for cars and bikes. Catering primarily to Indian customers, the platform offers a wide range of products, including suspension parts, clutch components, brake systems, engine parts, turbochargers, automotive belts, and lighting parts. By focusing on non-metro and smaller cities, SparesHub aims to streamline the supply chain process, making it easier and faster for customers to access essential spare parts. The marketplace also facilitates connections among users to share product information, new launches, discounts, and offers, enhancing the overall shopping experience.

Cargo Exchange

Seed Round in 2017
Cargo Exchange is a cloud-based platform that automates end-to-end transportation activities within the supply chain. It connects cargo owners, truck owners, and intermediaries, enabling real-time trading and optimizing freight costs.

SquadStack

Seed Round in 2017
SquadStack is a tech-driven contact center that revolutionizes customer support and telesales by integrating AI agents with human expertise. Our solutions enhance customer experience, boost conversions, and reduce costs for leading consumer brands. Key offerings include a Humanoid AI Agent trained on over 90 million minutes of human interactions, providing accurate, consistent, and personalized conversations. Additionally, SquadStack offers a fully managed network of vetted telecallers, AI-powered quality audits, and omnichannel outreach with intelligent lead management. We work with leading businesses across various industries: Axis Bank, Kotak, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Digital, PhonePe, Delhivery, Birla Opus, Redbus, Eureka Forbes, Amity University, etc.

Travelio

Seed Round in 2016
Travelio is an online marketplace for short-term home rentals, offering a diverse range of accommodations, including apartments, villas, and houses. Founded on March 24, 2015, by Christine Amanda, Christina Suriadjaja, and Hendry Rusli, the platform simplifies the property rental process for both renters and property owners. It enables clients to easily reserve and select their desired accommodations online while providing property owners and developers with tools to lease and manage their vacant properties effectively. Travelio aims to enhance the rental experience by connecting travelers with suitable housing options.

Mishtag

Angel Round in 2016
MishTag is a platform designed to enhance the shopping experience by facilitating visual engagement and interaction among consumers. It provides an online question-and-answer application that allows shoppers to upload photos along with their inquiries, enabling them to seek product recommendations and receive assistance from the community. This innovative approach empowers users to engage more deeply with brands, retailers, and publishers, making the process of finding and purchasing products more rewarding and efficient. By leveraging visuals in shopping-related queries, MishTag aims to create a more interactive and user-friendly environment for shoppers.

Theranosis Life Sciences

Seed Round in 2016
Theranosis Life Sciences, established in 2016 and headquartered in Hyderabad, India, specializes in developing innovative medical devices and technologies for cancer diagnostics and research. The company's core business revolves around microfluidics-based lab-on-a-chip devices, designed to detect rare cells, such as circulating tumor cells, from simple blood samples. This enables real-time monitoring of treatment efficacy in cancer patients. Theranosis also focuses on digital pathology, cancer genomics, and bioinformatics to study tumor tissue and circulating tumor cells' mutational profiles. Additionally, the company employs organ-on-a-chip 3D bioprinting technology to create artificial tissue slices, mimicking the tumor microenvironment for drug response studies using patient-derived primary cancer cells. Theranosis operates a cell culture facility, molecular biology setup, and is equipped with 3D printing for rapid prototyping. They have access to a tumor tissue biobank from Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, and can procure various cancer tissue samples with necessary ethics committee approvals.

Newsdash

Seed Round in 2016
Newsdash provides your favorite newspapers and publications on mobile. They are automatically delivered in a newspaper like a layout and can be read offline. We, at Newsdash, are bringing your daily newspapers and newsletters to your mobile device. The same print newspaper reading experience now optimized for your mobile screen. Read, archive and share the news of your choice in the most intuitive way ever. Newsdash is a marketplace for digital newspapers and newsletters. With our custom software and advertising solutions, we help e-newspapers go truly mobile and cater to a wide digital audience. We provide our customers with a wide range of newspapers and newsletters to subscribe to in our marketplace and deliver a fully mobile friendly and optimized version of their favorite publication daily to their device.

BuyTestSeries

Seed Round in 2016
BuyTestSeries operates an education marketplace that connects students with coaching institutes and online test series. It offers an online store for test series, facilitates booking admissions in classes, provides discounts on test series, and enables performance tracking.

Explara

Venture Round in 2015
Explara is a platform offering end-to-end tools for event ticketing, registration, and management to help creators and small businesses monetize events. It provides an integrated suite that includes ticketing and registration, online selling and payment, crowdfunding and donations, and community and membership features within an event management cloud. The system supports personalized attendee experiences through customized registration workflows, branded event pages, widgets, and emails, enabling users to reach target audiences and improve conversion rates.

Logic Roots

Seed Round in 2015
Logic Roots is an education company that provides a social math game and equipment for kids. It offers math board games and math worksheets it helps children to practice in mathematics. Logic roots help reinventing how kids practice Math. Through board games, math activities and apps. The company was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Mumbai
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