Artha Group

Artha Group is a Mumbai-based investment firm that focuses on early-stage ventures through its subsidiary, Artha India Ventures, established in 2012. The firm mentors and invests in a diverse range of startups across various sectors, including consumer goods, renewable energy, healthcare, retail, and technology, operating both in India and the United States. Artha India Ventures has built a robust portfolio with investments in over 47 startups, covering areas such as hospitality, education, e-commerce, home services, microfinance, and cloud communications. Additionally, the Artha Select Fund, launched in 2022, aims to invest in a select group of 12 to 14 startups, further enhancing the firm's commitment to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.

Anirudh Damani

Managing Partner

Sanjay Gandhi

Head of Legal, Compliance and Fund Raising

Past deals in Afghanistan

GramVaani

Angel Round in 2013
Gram Vaani [meaning 'voice of the village'] is a social tech company based at IIT-Delhi. Their objective is to reverse the flow of information, that is, to make it bottom-up instead of top-down, by helping connect communities with companies/governments/dev agencies. Using simple technologies and social context to design tools, Gram Vaani has been able to impact communities- more than 2 million users in over 15 Indian States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Namibia and South Africa.