The Defence Innovation Organisation has signed MoUs with nine Investors to allow the investor community to identify synergies and escalate their investments in iDEX Ecosystem.
Four Pillars
Ideaspring Capital is focused on investing in early-stage technology product companies in India. We fund ideas that are disruptive, and help them achieve commercial viability and scalability.
SPOC Name –Mr Sulesh Kumar
SPOC Contact– Mr Sulesh Kumar
LinkedIn – Ideaspring Capital
Contact Email id :- info[at]ideaspringcap[dot]com
Bluehill.vc is a DeepTech venture firm backing ambitious founders solving complex scientific and engineering challenges. We invests $750K–$2Mn at Seed to Series A (TRL 5+), partnering deeply with startups building foundational technologies with strong defensibility and long-term impact. Our focus spans Spacetech & Aerospace, Semiconductors & Quantum, Advanced Materials & Manufacturing, Energy & Climate Tech, and Robotics & Industrial IoT. Guided by first-principles diligence and deep technical expertise, we are founder-first, bridging R&D to commercial scale through access to industry operators, scientists, labs, and strong government and defense linkages. Our portfolio reflects this edge, spanning reusable launch systems, drone and counter-UAS defense solutions, analog-optical AI compute platforms, and ultra-low-power SoCs for medical applications.
SPOC Name –Mr Anoop Mohan
SPOC Contact –Anoop[dot]mohan[at]bluehill[dot]vc
LinkedIn – Bluehill.vc
Contact Email id :- Anoop[dot]mohan[at]bluehill[dot]vc
At Jamwant Ventures, we are fueled by passion and a deep commitment to empowering startups. We believe in being true partners on your entrepreneurial journey, with a singular aim: to help you achieve your dreams and define your own success. Our dedication and enthusiasm drive us to support you at every step, from mentorship and strategic guidance to fundraising and operational support. We believe in the power of collaboration and value creation by connecting the right people and resources. Our holistic approach ensures you receive not only the crucial support you need but also the inspiration to realize your vision. Together, let's transform your ambitions into reality—because at Jamwant Ventures, ‘YOU’ are at the core of everything we do.
SPOC Name –Mr Cdr Navneet Kaushik (Retd.)
SPOC Contact –navneet[at]jamwantventures[dot]com
LinkedIn – Jamwant Ventures
Contact Email id :- navneet[at]jamwantventures[dot]com
Blume is an early-stage venture fund that backs startups with both funding as well as active mentoring. We typically invest in tech-led startups, led by founders who are obsessed with solving hard problems, uniquely Indian in nature, and impacting large markets. Our vision is to be the leading platform that sources, funds, nurtures and creates value for India's brightest young startups – helping them 'blume'!
SPOC Name –Mr Arpit Agarwal
SPOC Contact– Mr Arpit Agarwal
LinkedIn – Blume Ventures
Contact Email id :- contact[at]blume[dot]vc
We fuel transformative change by investing in visionary entrepreneurs and commercializing path-breaking technologies from the world’s leading innovation ecosystems, with a high potential to disrupt and redefine strategic sectors of critical national importance. Together we build globally competitive ventures to deliver these innovations at optimal cost, impact and scale, while generating superior returns for our investors. In the process we help address critical challenges, technology gaps in national security and mission capability, through cross-border collaboration and innovation.
SPOC Name –Mrs Jyoti Devjani
SPOC Contact –jyoti[at]indusbridgeventures[dot]com
LinkedIn – Indusbridge Ventures
Contact Email id :- jyoti[at]indusbridgeventures[dot]com
Valour Capital is a conviction-driven venture capital firm backing bold entrepreneurs building technologies critical to national resilience, advanced manufacturing, and frontier innovation. We invest in the building blocks of sovereignty—defence systems, dual-use technologies, deep tech, and industrial reinvention. From aerospace propulsion and AI-enabled autonomy to next-generation energy and security infrastructure, we partner early and stay long to help founders scale missions that matter. Based in India and globally connected, we bring capital, credibility, and strategic guidance to founders navigating complex, high-stakes sectors. Our team blends deep domain knowledge with operational and investing experience across national security, industrial supply chains, and emerging tech. We believe courage, competence, and capital must come together to shape the future. At Valour Capital, we stand with those who build it.
SPOC Name –Mr Kunal Sawant
SPOC Contact –kunal[at]valour[dot]capital
LinkedIn – Valour Capital
Contact Email id :- kunal[at]valour[dot]capital
Premji Invest is the investment arm of an endowment that supports the Azim Premji Foundation, with all returns funding the Foundation?s philanthropic initiatives. We manage approximately $16B in assets across India and the United States and invest across private and public markets, as well as buyouts. In India, our investments include companies such as Lenskart, Amagi, LambdaTest, Pixis, SpotDraft, Flipkart, Myntra, PolicyBazaar, KreditBee, Mintifi, Purplle, etc. In the U.S., we have invested in companies including Moderna, Anaplan, Coupa, Zuora, Icertis, BaseTen, Signifyd, and Sysdig.
SPOC Name –Mr Rishabh Bardia
SPOC Contact– Mr Rishabh Bardia
LinkedIn –Premji Invest
Contact Email id :- rishabh[dot]bardia[at]premjiinvest[dot]com
Rockstud Capital is a venture capital fund with a focus on manufacturing first, deep technology businesses. We invest in early stage opportunities and bring strategic value from our heritage in manufacturing.
SPOC Name –Mr Atharva Shah
LinkedIn – ROCKSTUD CAPITAL
Contact Email id :- atharva[dot]shah[at]rockstudcap[dot]com
SKEGEN is a private investment firm aiming to accelerate the emergence of transformational business concepts. In addition to deep-value investments in Indian publicly traded firms, we concentrate on strategic and minority investments in high-potential private companies. Our goal is to support our investee companies in developing innovative, disruptive business concepts that have the potential to take advantage of new market possibilities and lead to sustained success.Being an elite investment organisation, SKEGEN is dedicated to providing exceptional risk-adjusted returns while enabling forward-thinking business owners and market leaders.
SPOC Name –Mr Navin Roy
Contact Email id :- navin[dot]v[at]skegen[dot]com
ITI Growth Opportunities Fund is a sector-agnostic early-stage VC Fund that enables quality entrepreneurs to with their know-how, our network alongside capital to launch new products, scale them and disrupt the landscape.
We believe that Indian startups backed by quality entrepreneurs have the power to create valuable businesses that compete on a global scale and ITI Growth Opportunities Fund is playing a small part in realising that dream.
SPOC Name –Mr Meet Kotak
LinkedIn – ITI Growth Opportunities
Contact Email id :- mk[at]itigo[dot]in
We are a fund run by tech enthusiasts to support visionaries and innovators building deep tech solutions and engineering innovation. We are keen to bring science to society and believe this can be achieved by nurturing the tech startup ecosystem.
We are attracted to disruptive innovations that are deeply rooted in multiple streams of science, engineering and technology. We take a people-first approach when we work with early-stage founders. We look for unique and deep insights in their vision. We back ideas for exponential innovations and not those that show incremental improvement over existing solutions. We want products and tech that will make the world simpler and better
SPOC Name – Vishesh Rajaram
LinkedIn – Speciale Invest
Contact Email id :- vishesh[dot]rajaram[at]specialeinvest[dot]com
Invest together, build together with India's largest early-stage platform for private market investing & fundraising for investors & founders.
LetsVenture has pioneered the private market ecosystem & has enabled 400+ startups to raise $400 M+ on the platform. Today we have 10000+ investors from 60 countries, 18000+ startups registered and 500+ institutional investors and family offices. LetsVenture backed startups have a total portfolio value of over $4 billion and the LV Angel Fund is a SEBI registered Angel AIF with AUM of $80 M+. We are backed by marquee investors such Accel, Chiratae Ventures, Nandan Nilekani, Sharad Sharma, Anupam Mittal, Ratan Tata, Rishad Premji, and Mohandas Pai. With a full stack of product offerings for founders (LV Fuel, Founder support & more) & investors (LV Varsity & WIN - Women Investor Network) our aim is to make investing & fundraising accessible to all.
SPOC Name – Gaurav Chauhan
LinkedIn-LetsVenture
Contact Email id :- gaurav[dot]chauhan[at]letsventure[dot]com
