Artha India Ventures
Artha India Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm founded in 2012, focusing on early-stage investments across a diverse range of sectors including hospitality, travel, fintech, blockchain, data analytics, consumer goods, big data, IoT, cloud services, renewable energy, and ed-tech. The firm is known for its strategic approach to mentoring nascent ventures that aim to create value through innovative business ideas. Artha India Ventures has built a diversified portfolio of over 47 startups, which includes companies in various domains such as last-minute hotel bookings, class aggregators, e-commerce for cosmetics, at-home salon services, microfinance, online interview platforms, electronic repair and insurance, cloud telephone services, and cab aggregation. In addition to traditional investments, Artha India Ventures also targets investments in renewable energy assets, demonstrating a commitment to sustainable business practices.
Top Stages
Past deals in Afghanistan
GramVaani
Angel Round in 2013
Gram Vaani, based at IIT-Delhi, is a social technology company focused on empowering underserved communities through information sharing. The company aims to reverse the traditional flow of information, enabling communities to connect with companies, governments, and development agencies. Gram Vaani operates numerous community radio stations across India and parts of Africa, utilizing an intelligent Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. This allows users to call in, leave messages about community issues, and listen to updates from others. With more than 2 million users in over 15 Indian states, as well as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Namibia, and South Africa, Gram Vaani effectively facilitates discussions on cultural matters, local updates, government schemes, and various community concerns, thereby fostering a bottom-up approach to information dissemination.
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