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Speciale Invest
Venture capital · Chennai, India · Asia Pacific
Speciale Invest is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders building science- and engineering-driven companies. It invests at pre-seed and seed stage, typically around $1M, and reserves part of its fund for follow-on investments.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & ManufacturingSpace & Defense
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Or find every investor that fitsSpeciale Invest lists 11 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 12 funding rounds, 6 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 46% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (35%), Industrial & Manufacturing (15%) and Space & Defense (15%). 100% of its companies are based in India. It invests most often alongside Anicut Capital, IAN Group and IIMA Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Speciale Invest, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 9% |
| Seed | 46% |
| Series A | 46% |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 3 | 2 |
| '26 | 8 | 4 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 27th | 11 companies |
| Recent activity | 93th | 8 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 74th | 55% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 64th | 35% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 35% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 15% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 15% | 3% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 15% | 15% |
| Education | 10% | 7% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 5% | 1% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers11100%
- 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.
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Anicut Capital | 3 |
| IAN Group | 3 |
| IIMA Ventures | 3 |
| Navam Capital | 3 |
| Axilor Ventures | 2 |
| BYT Capital | 2 |
| Force Ventures | 2 |
| Mount Tech Growth Fund - Kavachh | 2 |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Speciale Invest 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 Speciale Invest| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | Pre-Seed Led | |
| 9 Sept 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Seed | |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Series A | |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Series A | |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Speciale Invest
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Speciale Invest's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
11 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company develops battery technology for electric vehicles to enable faster charging without degradation or safety concerns. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Feb 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| GalaxEye develops and operates satellites for Earth imaging, including the Mission Drishti satellite with SAR and MSI sensors. | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Nov 2024Series A | Funding round | |
| H2LooP builds hardware-aware, domain-specific AI coding models to accelerate system engineering in regulated industries | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Apr 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| InspeCity develops robotics, sensing, and eco-friendly propulsion systems to extend the life of satellites in orbit. | Space & DefenseRobotics & Hardware | Aug 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Morphing Machines develops adaptive computing systems for next generation products. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Oct 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Newtrace develops and manufactures green hydrogen electrodes | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Feb 2026Series A · 2 rounds | Funding round | |
| Peptris develops a platform technology to enhance efficiencies across the drug discovery and development cascade using artificial intelligence and machine learning. | Healthcare & Biotech | Feb 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| QNu Labs develops and provides quantum cryptography solutions, including quantum key distribution and quantum random number generation products. | CybersecurityHealthcare & Biotech | Sept 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| The company builds and develops autonomous drones for various applications, including defense logistics. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Sept 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| Venomics.ai develops new medicines by decoding and utilizing the properties of venoms from various species. | Healthcare & Biotech | Nov 2026Pre-Seed | Funding round | |
| VyomIC builds and operates a satellite constellation to provide navigation services | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Sept 2025Seed | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 13 Nov 2026- Site
- specialeinvest.com
- Last read
- 13 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 7 Nov 2024
- Companies checked
- 11
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