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Athera Venture Partners

Venture capitalBangalore, Indiaatheravp.comVerified 9 Nov 2026

Athera Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in India, formerly known as Inventus Capital India. The firm invests in technology startups from seed to Series A stages across consumer tech, enterprise/SaaS, deep tech, and fintech sectors, backing Indian startups and India-origin companies targeting global markets.

StagesSeed · Series A
Ticket₹4Cr – ₹25Cr initial; up to ₹50Cr total across follow-onsquoted from their site
Business modelB2B · B2C
Invests inIN
Deals recorded37

What they invest in

  • We've been backing India's most resilient technology founders since 2008 — before it was consensus. source
  • The founders we back combine sharp product insight with the conviction to build businesses that last — not just companies that raise. source
  • We focus on the earliest stages, where the problems are ambiguous and the stakes are highest, bringing operating experience and pattern recognition built over time. source

All investments and operations

37 operations
CompanyRoundAmountDateCo-investorsSource
Aasaanjobs
Enterprise/SaaS
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Alippo
Consumer Tech
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Ati Motors
Deep Tech
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Beacon
Enterprise/SaaS
––––Portfolio page
BluArmor
Deep Tech
––––Portfolio page
cbazaar
Consumer Tech
––––Portfolio page
ClickPost
Enterprise/SaaS
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Clootrack
Enterprise/SaaS
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CynLr
Deep Tech
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Euler
Deep Tech
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Firecompass
Enterprise/SaaS
––––Portfolio page
FundsIndia
Consumer Tech
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Funtoot
Enterprise/SaaS
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HealthifyMe
Consumer Tech
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HiFy
Consumer Tech
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Hyperbots
Enterprise/SaaS
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Insta Health
Enterprise/SaaS
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Knolskape
Enterprise/SaaS
––––Portfolio page
LBB
Consumer Tech
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Lemnisk
Enterprise/SaaS
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MoveInSync
Enterprise/SaaS
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Picsee
Consumer Tech
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Pixxel
Deep Tech
––––Portfolio page
Playshifu
Consumer Tech
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PolicyBazaar
Consumer Tech
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Power2SME
Enterprise/SaaS
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Propsoch
Consumer Tech
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redBus
Consumer Tech
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Robylon
Enterprise/SaaS
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Savaari
Consumer Tech
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Sokrati
Enterprise/SaaS
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Terra
Consumer Tech
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Tricog
Deep Tech
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Truebil
Consumer Tech
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Unbxd
Enterprise/SaaS
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VuNet Systems
Enterprise/SaaS
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worxogo
Enterprise/SaaS
––––Portfolio page

Exits

  • PolicyBazaar IPO2021 · Source
  • redBus Acquired by MakemytripSource
  • Unbxd Acquired by NetcoreSource
  • Aasaanjobs Acquired by OLXSource
  • Sokrati Acquired by DentsuSource
  • FundsIndia Acquired by WestbridgeSource
  • Funtoot Acquired by Embibe (Reliance)Source
  • Insta Health Acquired by PractoSource
  • Savaari Acquired by MakemytripSource
  • cbazaar IPOSource

Shown only when an exit is documented by a public source.

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