India / Direct investor
Backing founders building with science and engineering.
Invests in early-stage DeepTech and AI companies, including pre-revenue teams with a strong technical foundation. Its primary focus is India; international companies need a significant India connection.
Connect NowCheque size$250K - $3M
StageSeed · Series A
Current fund size$85M
Portfolio companies31 companies
01 / The fund
What pi looks for
Technology-led differentiation, defensible intellectual property and a path from Indian innovation to global markets. The fund describes a patient approach to DeepTech development cycles, with support across customer discovery, investor connections and leadership hiring.
The website lists a current fund size of $85M.
Read the official investment thesis ↗02 / Portfolio
Explore by sector
31 portfolio companies across sectors. Physical AI covers robotics and autonomous physical systems. BioTech covers biological platforms, diagnostics and therapeutics.
Some holdings are historical or exited. Unverified company destinations remain disabled; the holding-source links stay available.
BioTech 6
Alternative protein using precision fermentation
Startup site could not be verified. Link withheld.
Holding sourceSpace Tech 3
Physical AI 3
Semiconductors 1
Quantum 1
Others 17
03 / Team & connect
Investment team
The fund lists info@piventures.in for pitch decks and LinkedIn for team contact.
04 / Fund network
Limited partners
Capital partners in the fund, separate from the team making startup investments.
Kumar Bapuji Kukunuru
Limited Partner · pi Ventures
CEO, Techgene Solutions & Vensiti
LinkedIn profile ↗
Chandrashekar Kupperi
Limited Partner · pi Ventures Fund II
Founder, ANOVA · investor & advisor
LinkedIn profile ↗Publicly disclosed affiliations, not a full list of the fund's limited partners.