
Rutvik Doshi
Managing Director & General Partner
Early-stage technology, enterprise software and consumer platforms.
LinkedIn profile ↗India / Direct investor

India-first, from seed to scale.
Consumer, enterprise software and deep tech across four fund generations.
Connect Now01 / The fund
Athera Venture Partners, formerly Inventus India, invests in Indian and India-origin technology companies from seed to Series A. Its current mandate gives INR 4-25 crore initial cheques and up to INR 50 crore total including follow-ons. It covers consumer technology, enterprise software, fintech and deep tech; not every portfolio company is a deep-tech business.
The current website identifies four funds and 43 companies on its homepage, while the portfolio headline says 44. The 37 visible grid cards plus seven additional manager detail pages marked Closed reconcile to 44 source-linked identities. These historical records are retained, not represented as 44 current holdings. Exited labels from the grid are preserved when detail pages still say Active.
Fund IV was reported with an INR 900 crore target. A final closed amount was not verified from a primary close announcement, so the target is not presented as capital raised. The current regulatory page separately names Inventus III India Fund, Athera Fund IV and Athera Gift Fund IV; vehicle names are not interchangeable.
Official mandate ↗ · Fund registrations ↗02 / Portfolio
All 44 published manager identities: 37 visible-grid companies plus seven historical detail records in the manager sitemap. Fund and relationship labels are retained. Closed is the manager’s investment label, not a claim that a company has shut down.
Satellite infrastructure is Space Tech; autonomous factory robots, electric cargo vehicles and connected rider electronics are Physical AI; cardiac diagnostic technology is BioTech. Consumer platforms, enterprise SaaS, marketing software, gaming, financial services and learning apps remain Others, even when they use AI.

Electric commercial cargo vehicles and their powertrain systems.
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Autonomous mobile robots and material-orchestration software for factories.
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Motorcycle mesh intercoms and connected rider electronics.
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Robot vision and object-manipulation hardware/software for industrial arms.
Manager detail mistakenly links VuNet; corrected to independently checked CynLr ownsite.
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AI-assisted cardiac diagnostics using ECG data and connected clinical workflows.
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Hyperspectral satellites, Earth-observation imagery and data infrastructure.
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Insurance comparison and purchase marketplace, not an insurance-risk technology platform.
Ownsite read was unavailable or access-restricted; no shutdown inference.
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Employee commute and workplace transport management software.
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Nutrition tracking, AI-assisted coaching and human dietitian services.
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Enterprise search, product discovery and recommendations for online retail.
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Interactive educational toys and games combining physical play and software.
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Carrier integration, shipment tracking and post-purchase logistics software.
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AI-assisted photo discovery and mutual photo-sharing consumer app.
Ownsite read was unavailable or access-restricted; no shutdown inference.
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Recruitment and staffing marketplace; historical investment exited to OLX per manager.
Historic brand domain resolves to a staffing website; current operator continuity not independently confirmed, so card links manager record.
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Performance marketing, analytics and digital media services.
Ownsite read was unavailable or access-restricted; no shutdown inference.
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Behavioral-science and AI software for workforce performance.
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AI software for customer-feedback analysis and business workflows.
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Agentic penetration-testing and attack-surface security software.
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Adaptive learning software for school mathematics and science.
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Multi-camera sports capture and AI-generated clips, reels and replays.
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Manager-listed as a gaming platform; its domain now redirects to PlotPix, an AI-assisted short-form entertainment platform.
Manager label Terra retained; letsterra.com redirects to PlotPix. Current company profile also links plotpix.ai.
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Hospital management and electronic medical-record software, acquired by Practo per manager.
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AI-supported experiential learning and workforce training software.
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Business observability software spanning application, infrastructure and transaction data.
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Online retail marketplace for Indian ethnic apparel.
Manager grid marks this as exited, while its detail page still says Active. Status conflict is preserved; current ownership is not assumed. Ownsite read was unavailable or access-restricted; no shutdown inference.
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Manager-listed for live skilling; current site presents an AI cofounder for online stores.
Current Alippo site differs from the manager’s older skilling description.
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Local brand discovery, reviews and commerce platform.
Manager grid marks this as exited, while its detail page still says Active. Status conflict is preserved; current ownership is not assumed.
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Property search, buyer diligence and residential real-estate advisory software.
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Customer-data and marketing-personalization platform.
Manager grid marks this as exited, while its detail page still says Active. Status conflict is preserved; current ownership is not assumed.
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Raw-material procurement and supply-chain platform for small manufacturers.
Manager grid marks this as exited, while its detail page still says Active. Status conflict is preserved; current ownership is not assumed.
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AI customer-support agents across voice, chat, email and messaging.
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Used-car marketplace; current domain redirects to Spinny.
Manager grid marks this as exited, while its detail page still says Active. Status conflict is preserved; current ownership is not assumed.
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Historical fan-engagement and monetization platform, manager marked Closed.
Manager uses Closed for this historical investment. This is not a claim the company has stopped operating. Ownsite read was unavailable or access-restricted; no shutdown inference.
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Assistive picture- and text-based communication app for people with speech and language disabilities.
Manager uses Closed for this historical investment. This is not a claim the company has stopped operating. Manager’s avaaz.app link is unavailable and does not match the verified Avaz AAC ownsite; corrected destination. Ownsite identifies Invention Labs, now part of PRC-Saltillo. Ownsite read was unavailable or access-restricted; no shutdown inference.
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Historical social network for cryptocurrency investors, manager marked Closed.
Manager uses Closed for this historical investment. This is not a claim the company has stopped operating. Ownsite read was unavailable or access-restricted; no shutdown inference.
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Historical on-demand technology-support services, manager marked Closed.
Manager uses Closed for this historical investment. This is not a claim the company has stopped operating.
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Blockchain-based asset sharing and enterprise workflows, manager marked Closed.
Manager uses Closed for this historical investment. This is not a claim the company has stopped operating. Ownsite read was unavailable or access-restricted; no shutdown inference.
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Salesforce management and analytics software for consumer-goods distribution, manager marked Closed.
Manager uses Closed for this historical investment. This is not a claim the company has stopped operating. Ownsite read was unavailable or access-restricted; no shutdown inference.
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Historical interactive TV/mobile-video technology; Sensara site now describes AI video understanding and discovery.
Manager uses Closed for this historical investment. This is not a claim the company has stopped operating.
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Managing Director & General Partner
Early-stage technology, enterprise software and consumer platforms.
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General Partner
Deep tech, space, mobility, healthcare and enterprise technology.
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Managing Director & General Partner
Robotics, enterprise infrastructure and software.
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Managing Director & General Partner
Consumer technology, SaaS, fintech and deep tech.
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Vice President, Investments
Sourcing, diligence, portfolio governance and exits across consumer, software and deep tech.
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AVP, Investments
Investment sourcing and evaluation across deep tech, enterprise software and consumer technology.
LinkedIn profile ↗Six current investment contacts, checked against their own personal experience and portraits. The manager’s team page includes CFO Tanya Sequeira and business administrator Mangala Jois; they are excluded from this investment-contact list. Ishan and Anshu titles follow their current personal profiles rather than the generic team-page label.
Official pitch route ↗04 / Fund network
Two evidenced institutional backers, kept separate from portfolio companies and investment contacts. SIDBI sanctions are vehicle- and scheme-specific; HDFC’s exact amount is undisclosed. This is not a full LP register.
Vehicle-specific sanctioned commitments
Official table lists INR 100 crore sanctioned to Athera Fund IV under FFS, INR 30 crore under ASPIRE, and INR 80 crore to Inventus III India Fund under FFS. These are separate scheme/vehicle sanctions, not proof of disbursement or added fund AUM.
Commitment source ↗Named Fund IV limited partner
December 2024 reporting identifies the Select AIF Fund of Funds I Scheme as a committing LP to Fund IV. The individual commitment amount was not disclosed; HDFC Bank is not substituted for the scheme.
Commitment source ↗Unnamed family offices and international foundations are not expanded into guessed names. Sanctioned commitments do not establish that cash was disbursed. Research checked 2 November 2026.