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WaterBridge Ventures
Venture capital · India · Asia Pacific
WaterBridge Ventures is a thesis-driven, early-stage venture firm focused on India. It writes first institutional cheques at Seed to Pre-Series A and follows on through Series A, B and C, holding board seats.
Invests inFintechE-commerce & Marketplaces
In its own wordsaideep techcommercefinancial servicesmanufacturinginfrastructure
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Or find every investor that fitsWaterBridge Ventures lists 21 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 6 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 40% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (20%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (20%) and AI & Machine Learning (11%). 63% of its companies are based in India. It invests most often alongside Stride Ventures, Trifecta Capital and Accel.
Counts come from funding rounds that name WaterBridge 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 WaterBridge Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 6 companies; its own site lists 21. 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 | 0% |
| Series A | 40% |
| Series B | 20% |
| Growth | 40% |
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 | 3 | 1 |
| '26 | 3 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 53th | 21 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 90th | 19% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 17th | 20% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 20% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 20% | 6% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 11% | 18% |
| Food & Agriculture | 9% | 3% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 6% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 6% | 4% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Stride Ventures | 3 |
| Trifecta Capital | 3 |
| Accel | 2 |
| Better Capital | 2 |
| Blume Ventures | 2 |
| Elevation Capital | 2 |
| InfoEdge Ventures | 2 |
| Peak XV Partners | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers21100%
- 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 togetherCompare WaterBridge 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 WaterBridge Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Series B | |
| 26 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Round Led | |
| 1 Sept 2025 | Series C+ | |
| 1 May 2025 | Series A |
Round details for WaterBridge Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in WaterBridge Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
21 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adster provides an AI-powered ad monetization platform for publishers and agencies | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Atlan provides a context layer for AI to help businesses build a shared understanding of their data, business logic, and institutional knowledge | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Bijnis operates a wholesale marketplace for Indian retailers | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bimakavach provides business insurance services to companies in India | FintechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Bluejack specialises in empowering e-commerce businesses with payment solutions | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| CBREX provides a recruiting platform that matches roles with vetted local talent across 55 countries | Healthcare & BiotechHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company operates an online shopping platform for groceries and fashion products. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFood & Agriculture | Sept 2025Series C+ | Page + round | |
| Dataweave uses AI-powered analytics to help retailers and brands make decisions across pricing, assortment, content, and the digital shelf | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Eloelo creates entertainment products, including TV micro-dramas and AI video generation tools, and offers micro-learning courses and AI companion agents. | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Nov 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Fairdeal.market delivers wholesale FMCG products to retailers | E-commerce & MarketplacesFood & Agriculture | May 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| LegitQuest provides legal intelligence and litigation solutions, including legal research databases, litigation management systems, and due diligence services. | Legal & ComplianceFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Loopworm produces high-volume proteins for animal nutrition and high-value recombinant proteins for life sciences using silkworm biotechnology | AI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a savings app for consumers and a platform for businesses to promote themselves and engage with customers. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Pocketpills operates an online pharmacy and provides telehealth services | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Posha produces a kitchen robot that cooks homemade meals | Robotics & Hardware | May 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| The company provides a platform for cash back, coupons, and price comparison for online shopping and other services. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Oct 2025Round | Funding round | |
| Unacademy provides an online learning platform with live classes, video lessons, and practice sections for various exams and subjects. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides gold loans | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 6 Nov 2026- Site
- waterbridge.vc
- Last read
- 6 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 May 2025
- Companies checked
- 21
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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