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8i Ventures
Venture capital
8i Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders. It runs Origami, a pre-seed and seed funding program that writes cheques of $250K to $2M and requires no warm introduction.
Invests inFintech
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Your fit with 8i Ventures
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Or find every investor that fits8i Ventures lists 24 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 9 funding rounds, 4 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 71% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (30%), AI & Machine Learning (13%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (13%). 90% of its companies are based in India. It invests most often alongside Peak XV Partners, Accel and Anicut Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name 8i Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not 8i Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 7 companies; its own site lists 24. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 71% |
| Series A | 14% |
| Series B | 14% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 1 | 1 |
| '25 | 4 | 1 |
| '26 | 4 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 59th | 24 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 80th | 71% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 89th | 17% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 52th | 30% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 30% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 13% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 13% | 6% |
| Enterprise Software | 13% | 8% |
| Food & Agriculture | 8% | 3% |
| Consumer | 8% | 3% |
| Legal & Compliance | 5% | 2% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 3% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Peak XV Partners | 3 |
| Accel | 2 |
| Anicut Capital | 2 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 2 |
| Better Capital | 2 |
| Blume Ventures | 2 |
| DeVC | 2 |
| Flourish Ventures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers24100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Peak XV Partners
Compare 8i Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with 8i Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026 | Series A | |
| 13 May 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 5 May 2026 | Seed | |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Series B Led | |
| 23 Dec 2025 | Seed Led | |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Series B | |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Seed | |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Seed |
Round details for 8i Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in 8i Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
24 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBetter has developed a new pill technology that is easy to swallow, called the Sfære. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bharatx provides payment solutions, including pay later and postpaid options, to consumers and businesses. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Blinq Mobility Private Limited develops electric mobility solutions with compact EVs and quick battery swaps for urban commute. | Mobility & Logistics | Dec 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| Blue Tokai sells coffee beans and related products | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells bubble tea and Korean food products. | Food & Agriculture | Jul 2024Series A · 2 rounds | Page + round | |
| Cautio builds and provides AI-powered dashcams for fleets | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Easebuzz provides digital payment solutions for online and in-store payments, as well as software solutions for verifications and risk management. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| ExamDay provides a personal AI mentor for test preparation and learning | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Grest sells certified premium refurbished smartphones and other devices | ConsumerE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Jurisphere is AI designed for modern legal intelligence, helping teams research, analyze, and act on complex legal data with speed, accuracy, and confidence. | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | May 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| M2P Fintech provides banking, lending, and payment solutions to financial institutions | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Naagin produces and sells hot sauces and other food products | Food & Agriculture | Jun 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| Onarrival provides travel infrastructure for the whole trip, offering one API to search, book, change and settle flights, hotels, buses and experiences. | Legal & ComplianceE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Oolka provides a relationship management service that helps Indians manage their credit scores and loans | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a mutual fund advisory app to review, select, and rebalance mutual funds | Fintech | Jun 2025Seed · 2 rounds | Page + round | |
| ReelSaga provides Indian short drama shows to watch or download in full HD. | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Refold builds, runs, and maintains integrations for enterprise software | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| RetailX offers a comprehensive suite of data products to equip retail professionals with the tools they need to thrive. | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides banking services, including savings accounts, credit cards, and business banking. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| TBX is a financial infrastructure company building the foundations for connected business and banking experiences. | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- 8ivc.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Jul 2024
- Companies checked
- 24
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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