Suvan Ventures invests in B2B Indian crossborder SaaS companies (those which sell into global markets like the US and Europe but have development/customer success/marketing teams in India).
Key investment areas are:
- Horizontal areas like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoT (Internet of Things), Blockchain, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality, Cloud Infrastructure, Devops.
- Vertical Industry areas like Healthcare, Enterprise 4.0, Retail, Fintech, Mobility, Commerce tech.
- Business areas like Supply Chain, Future of Works, Legal, Sales & Marketing.
Suvan Ventures will be investing in the early (pre-seed and seed) stages. Companies having at least their MVP (Minimum Viable Product) in place can apply. If it is a revenue generating company, it is even better.
The challenges for SaaS companies are unique in nature. Early in their journey, they need help in getting the right product market fit and GTM strategy in place. Later on, they need help with marketing, channels, partnerships and future financings. Suvan Ventures provides portfolio companies with hands-on mentoring across their whole life cycle, not just from the Suvan Ventures team but also from a diverse group of experienced professionals in India and the US. The founders can consider Suvan Ventures to be an extension of their own team with whom they can freely brainstorm strategy and execution.
Network of Suvan Ventures:
Suvan Ventures has an extensive network of Investment Partners, System Integrators, Successful Entrepreneurs and Companies. We continually explore synergies with our portfolio and make appropriate connections when there is a match. Lastly, Suvan Ventures has credits, discounts and promotional rates for portfolio companies from Cloud providers, SaaS solutions, legal and financial firms.
Suvan Ventures will look to invest $200k initially and upto $200k over the lifetime of a portfolio company. Additionally, it will help portfolio companies in completing the round by socializing the portfolio amongst its LPs, marquee VCs and Angels.
Suvan Ventures will do the initial screening of applications it has received. After the screening, it will hold 1-2 meetings with the companies. Companies which qualify from this stage will be presented to an Investment Committee. Once the Investment Committee approves, Suvan Ventures will make an investment offer. Besides this, Suvan Ventures may also decide to conduct due diligence calls with current and potential customers to better understand the pain points, pricing, etc.
Yes, Suvan Ventures will be investing in follow-on rounds depending on the round dynamics. It will also help the portfolio company by introducing them to investors who could come invest in future rounds.