Speciale Invest
Early-stage deep tech investor backing science- and engineering-first founders in novel energy and planetary health, human longevity and synthetic biology, beyond Earth and space tech, advanced manufacturing, and AI-led software, with a strong focus on India.
- Sectors
- Deep Tech / Hard Science, Biotech / Life sciences, Government / Defence, Climate / Sustainability, Energy, Industrial / IoT / Robotics
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B. Leads Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Cheque
- $500K – $1M
- Fund
- Current: $ 68M, Total: $ 140M
How they want to be pitched
Use the 'Pitch to Us' section on the website. Startups can be as early as 2-3 people with an idea; the process starts with an initial review of materials, then a first call.Team
- Ahammad Shibil, AVP - Investments
- Arjun Rao, Founding Partner
- Arsh Maheshwari, Investment Analyst
- Arun Shanmugam, Investment Analyst
- Arya Maroo, Investment Analyst
- Balaji MP, Investment Analyst
- Chethan Gowda, Investment Analyst
- Dr Mridula Menon, Head of Investor Relations & Chief of Staff
- Krishnaswamy Srinivasan, General Partner & Chief Financial Officer
- Prathisht Aiyappa, Investment Analyst
- Sunil Cavale, Investment Principal
- Varun KS, Investment Analyst
- Vijay Jacob, General Partner
- Vishesh Rajaram, Founding Partner
- Vishnu Rajeev, Investment Partner
Portfolio
Agnikul, ePlane, GalaxEye, Ultraviolette
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