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8X Ventures
Venture capital · Chennai, India · Asia Pacific
8X Ventures is a venture firm that invests in DeepTech companies building the technological foundations of the next economy. It began with SPV-based investments in 2021 and now runs a SEBI-registered AIF Category II fund, with offices in Chennai, Noida and Dubai.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordsdeeptechprecision manufacturingelectronicsenergybiotechindia
Your fit with 8X Ventures
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Or find every investor that fits8X Ventures lists 16 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 6 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 60% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (41%), Industrial & Manufacturing (24%) and Healthcare & Biotech (7%). 80% of its companies are based in India. It invests most often alongside Entrepreneurs First, 1Crowd and 3i Partners.
Counts come from funding rounds that name 8X 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 8X Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 5 companies; its own site lists 16. 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 | 40% |
| Series A | 60% |
| Series B | 0% |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 4 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 42th | 16 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 66th | 40% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 95th | 25% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 75th | 41% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 41% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 24% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 7% | 15% |
| Space & Defense | 7% | 3% |
| Cybersecurity | 3% | 4% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 3% | 1% |
| Human Resources | 3% | 1% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 3% | 6% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Entrepreneurs First | 2 |
| 1Crowd | 1 |
| 3i Partners | 1 |
| 500 Global | 1 |
| Ankur Capital | 1 |
| Antler | 1 |
| Auxano | 1 |
| Campus Fund | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers16100%
- 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 Entrepreneurs First
Compare 8X Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with 8X Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2026 | Series A | |
| 27 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Series A | |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Seed | |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Seed |
Round details for 8X Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in 8X Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
16 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquafront builds floating platforms, pontoons, jetties, barges, and docks. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Anuna Labs creates metal nanoparticles from e-waste for a cleaner environment | Space & DefenseSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Armory builds counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) for defense against drones | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| D-NOME democratizes molecular diagnostics with cell-free synthetic bio tech | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Enerzi engineers and develops clean hydrogen technology, nanocarbon solutions, and microwave systems for industrial energy applications | Industrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Nov 2025Seed · 2 rounds | Page + round | |
| Kcat Enzymatic is an enzyme/protein engineering group that specializes in providing optimized enzymes for industrial applications | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| LightSpeed Photonics builds the optical infrastructure layer for next-generation compute systems. | AI & Machine LearningHuman Resources | Nov 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Neuralzome Cybernetic develops and manufactures autonomous mowers for farm operations, including orchards, vineyards, and farmland. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Pantherun provides encryption and data protection products and services. | CybersecurityIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| SanchiConnect enables collaboration and accelerates deeptech innovation through its network and services | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Solinas provides robotic pipeline inspections and digitization services for water and sanitation infrastructure | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Aug 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| Thermistance Technologies delivers advanced thermal management solutions for various applications, including aerospace, electric vehicles, and industrial uses. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| TIEA designs and manufactures electrical connectors and contact products for various industries | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | May 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| Trishul Space builds ready-to-integrate propulsion systems for launch vehicle development | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| XYMA Analytics develops and provides ultrasonic waveguide sensors and industrial IoT solutions for various industries | Industrial & ManufacturingIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Zenpulsar delivers real-time, AI-powered intelligence for commodity trading and risk management. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 10 Nov 2026- Site
- 8xventures.co
- Last read
- 10 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 13 Nov 2025
- Companies checked
- 16
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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