90 investors have funded 25 Life Sciences companies head-officed in Pune, across 140 rounds (Aug 2010 – Sep 2024). They are ranked by how many Pune companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Pune" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venture Center | Pune, India | Seed | 5 | 7 | 6 | Aug 2023 | 18 |
| 2 | Indian Angel Network | Delhi, India | SeedSeries A | 4 | 10 | 8 | Sep 2024 | 263 |
| 3 | Haystack | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 4 | 5 | — | Jan 2024 | 146 |
| 4 | Startups at Venture Center | India | Seed | 3 | 3 | 3 | Oct 2021 | 8 |
| 5 | Social Alpha | Bengaluru, India | Seed | 2 | 3 | 3 | Sep 2024 | 78 |
| 6 | Sparrow Technologies | Bengaluru, India | Seed | 2 | 3 | — | Mar 2023 | 34 |
| 7 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Kanpur, India | SeedSeries A | 2 | 3 | 1 | Sep 2023 | 33 |
| 8 | TCHF | Mumbai, India | Series ASeries B | 2 | 3 | 3 | Mar 2017 | 16 |
| 9 | Viney Sahgal Family Trust | Seed | 2 | 3 | — | Sep 2021 | 11 | |
| 10 | Colossa Ventures | Mumbai, India | SeedSeries A | 2 | 3 | 1 | Sep 2024 | 9 |
| 11 | Nexus Venture Partners | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 2 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2018 | 215 |
| 12 | Nami Capital | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 2024 | 7 | |
| 13 | Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India | Gandhinagar, India | Seed | 2 | 2 | 2 | Nov 2018 | 6 |
| 14 | Blume Ventures | Mumbai, India | Seed | 1 | 3 | — | Jan 2015 | 317 |
| 15 | India Innovation Fund | Bengaluru, India | Seed | 1 | 3 | 3 | Jan 2015 | 10 |
| 16 | Saam Partners | Delhi, India | Seed | 1 | 3 | — | Jan 2024 | 6 |
| 17 | SINE | Mumbai, India | Seed | 1 | 2 | 2 | May 2016 | 79 |
| 18 | Pragnya | Port Louis, Mauritius | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Dec 2022 | 39 |
| 19 | Ideaspring Capital | Bengaluru, India | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sep 2024 | 31 |
| 20 | Snow Leopard Ventures | Pune, India | Seed | 1 | 2 | 2 | Feb 2016 | 14 |
| 21 | BDG | Taipei, Taiwan | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Dec 2022 | 14 |
| 22 | VAPP Ventures | Kolkata, India | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2020 | 11 |
| 23 | Boxmoor Mauritius | Port Louis, Mauritius | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jul 2015 | 1 |
| 24 | J K Traders | Jalandhar, India | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2020 | 1 |
| 25 | Wellfound | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2022 | 397 |
| 26 | Trifecta Capital | Gurugram, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 171 |
| 27 | Saama Capital | Bengaluru, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2020 | 75 |
| 28 | 1Crowd | Mumbai, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2018 | 54 |
| 29 | pi Ventures | Bengaluru, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2024 | 45 |
| 30 | BlackSoil | Mumbai, India | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | 58 |
| 31 | SIDBI | Lucknow, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2023 | 58 |
| 32 | Italica | Mumbai, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2018 | 45 |
| 33 | Primarc | Kolkata, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 49 |
| 34 | Villgro | Chennai, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2015 | 50 |
| 35 | Bharat Innovation Fund | Ahmedabad, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2022 | 29 |
| 36 | Rajgarhia Leasing And Financial | Delhi, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 25 |
| 37 | GrayCell Ventures | Chandigarh, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2019 | 30 |
| 38 | Kotak Investment Advisors | Mumbai, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2021 | 26 |
| 39 | Ban Labs | Rajkot, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 20 |
| 40 | Capital 2B | Delhi, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 18 |
| 41 | IKP Knowledge Park | Hyderabad, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2021 | 18 |
| 42 | The Knowledge Company | Herndon, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 11 |
| 43 | DERBI Foundation | Bengaluru, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2022 | 18 |
| 44 | Snow Leopard Global | Pune, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | 13 |
| 45 | Equentia Natural Resources | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2018 | 12 |
| 46 | BIRAC | Delhi, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2018 | 15 |
| 47 | Moonbeam Advisory | Gurugram, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 13 |
| 48 | BRTSIF | India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2019 | 7 |
| 49 | Sunn91 | Hyderabad, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2019 | 11 |
| 50 | BITS Pilani | Pilani, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 9 |
| 51 | Hero Corp | Delhi, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 7 |
| 52 | India Alternatives | Mumbai, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2019 | 8 |
| 53 | Lavni Ventures | Newark, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2022 | 7 |
| 54 | NetApp Excellerator | Bengaluru, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2022 | 7 |
| 55 | Unicornus Maximus | Chennai, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 6 |
| 56 | Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation | Ottawa, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 6 |
| 57 | EDC | Cedar Rapids, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2016 | 5 |
| 58 | Technology Development Board | Delhi, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 6 |
| 59 | BioAngels | Delhi, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2023 | 6 |
| 60 | Dimensional Securities | India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2021 | 4 |
| 61 | Kotak Alternate Asset Managers | Mumbai, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 5 |
| 62 | IDBI trustee | Mumbai, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2019 | 5 |
| 63 | Zone Startups | Mumbai, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2017 | 3 |
| 64 | Baldota Family Office | India | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 4 |
| 65 | CARB-X | Boston, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2020 | 5 |
| 66 | Legacy Assets | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 5 | |
| 67 | Sahgal Family Private Trust | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | 2 | |
| 68 | ListerVentures | Chennai, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 4 |
| 69 | Jaithirth Rao Trust | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | 3 | |
| 70 | Keepital | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2011 | 3 |
| 71 | Sierra | Santa Monica, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2014 | 3 |
| 72 | Vrindavan Finvest | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2021 | 2 | |
| 73 | Dimensional Resources | Osage Beach, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | 2 |
| 74 | Jaithirth Rao 2012 Trust | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2021 | 2 | |
| 75 | United Capital Club | Delhi, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2018 | 2 |
| 76 | Vinod Jain Family Office | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2022 | 2 | |
| 77 | Nalanda Seed Partner | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2021 | 2 | |
| 78 | Dimensional Resources | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 2 | |
| 79 | Keyur Financial | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2014 | 1 | |
| 80 | Winner Family Trust | Mumbai, India | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2021 | 1 |
| 81 | Edney Enterprises | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2023 | 1 | |
| 82 | Emperor Travels and Tours | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 1 | |
| 83 | Venture Center Library | Pune, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2016 | 1 |
| 84 | Rising Sun Holdings | Pune, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2020 | 1 |
| 85 | Zydus Lifesciences | Ahmedabad, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | 1 |
| 86 | Mplier Healthcare Ventures | Pune, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2015 | 1 |
| 87 | Pandit Nominees | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2020 | 1 | |
| 88 | Department of Scientific and Industrial Research | Delhi, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2012 | 1 |
| 89 | Beta Tc Holding | Singapore, Singapore | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2017 | 1 |
| 90 | Avegen | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2024 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Life Sciences companies head-officed in Pune that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noccarc noccarc.com |
21 | 29 | $38M | Seed Jan 2024 |
| Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited ahammune.com |
15 | 17 | $59.5M | Series A Sep 2024 |
| Nayam Innovations nayaminnovations.com |
12 | 18 | $13.4M | Seed Dec 2022 |
| Serigen serigenmed.com |
8 | 10 | $4.8M | Seed Aug 2024 |
| SynThera Biomedical synthera.in |
7 | 7 | $1.9M | Seed Nov 2021 |
| Brinton Pharmaceuticals brintonhealth.com |
6 | 6 | $25M | Series B Apr 2024 |
| Vidcare Innovations vidcare.in |
5 | 5 | $1.2M | Seed Jun 2022 |
| Shantani Proteome Analytics shantani.com |
3 | 7 | $2M | Seed Jan 2015 |
| GenePath Diagnostics genepathdx.com |
3 | 4 | $1.8M | Seed Jun 2020 |
| CrelioHealth creliohealth.com |
3 | 3 | $1.5M | Seed Mar 2022 |
| Module Innovations moduleinnovations.com |
3 | 3 | $799.9K | Series A Jan 2024 |
| Care Mother caremother.in |
3 | 5 | $638.9K | Seed Sep 2024 |
| Kozhnosys kozhnosys.com |
3 | 4 | $459.1K | Seed Aug 2023 |
| Seagull BioSolutions seagullbiosolutions.in |
3 | 3 | $89.9K | Seed Jul 2012 |
| NovaLead Pharma novaleadpharma.com |
2 | 4 | $11.2M | Series B Jul 2015 |
| Quadio quadio.in |
2 | 2 | $4.3M | Seed Dec 2014 |
| Intignus Biotech intignusbiotech.com |
2 | 3 | $288.9K | Seed Feb 2023 |
| Periwinkle Technologies periwinkletech.com |
2 | 2 | $28K | Seed Jan 2019 |
| Mylab mylabglobal.com |
2 | 2 | — | Seed Jun 2023 |
| VLife Sciences Technologies vlifesciences.com |
1 | 1 | $300.4K | Seed Nov 2011 |
| Saphirex Surgicals rxoom.com |
1 | 1 | $244.2K | Seed Jun 2022 |
| Genrich Membranes genrichmembranes.com |
1 | 1 | $75.2K | Seed Nov 2016 |
| DeeDee Labs deedeelabs.org |
1 | 1 | $71K | Seed Nov 2018 |
| Utopic Tech utopictech.com |
1 | 1 | $39.9K | Seed Oct 2021 |
| Function Space functionspace.org |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Apr 2014 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | Ideaspring Capital | Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited | Series A | $5M |
| Sep 2024 | pi VenturesLED | Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited | Series A | $5M |
| Sep 2024 | Capital 2B | Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited | Series A | $5M |
| Sep 2024 | Colossa Ventures | Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited | Series A | $5M |
| Sep 2024 | Legacy Assets | Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited | Series A | $5M |
| Sep 2024 | Kotak Alternate Asset Managers | Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited | Series A | $5M |
| Sep 2024 | Indian Angel Network | Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited | Series A | $5M |
| Sep 2024 | Baldota Family Office | Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited | Series A | $5M |
| Sep 2024 | Unicornus Maximus | Ahammune Biosciences Private Limited | Series A | $5M |
| Sep 2024 | Social AlphaLED | Care Mother | Seed | $119K |
| Aug 2024 | Indian Angel NetworkLED | Serigen | Seed | $1.2M |
| Aug 2024 | Colossa VenturesLED | Serigen | Seed | $1.2M |
| Apr 2024 | BlackSoil | Brinton Pharmaceuticals | Series B | $359.5K |
| Feb 2024 | AvegenLED | Care Mother | Seed | $241.1K |
| Feb 2024 | Social AlphaLED | Care Mother | Seed | $241.1K |
| Jan 2024 | BITS PilaniLED | Module Innovations | Series A | $24.2K |
| Jan 2024 | Primarc | Noccarc | Seed | $878.8K |
| Jan 2024 | ListerVentures | Noccarc | Seed | $878.8K |
| Jan 2024 | Emperor Travels and Tours | Noccarc | Seed | $878.8K |
| Jan 2024 | Moonbeam Advisory | Noccarc | Seed | $878.8K |
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