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Garuda Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 6 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $30M, Dec 2025VC firm

Pre-seedSeedTechnology

Deploying now
75%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque32days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MCheque size, as they say$500K – $1.5MRounds led0 of 6Mostly inUnited States, 50%
Pitch Garuda Ventures

Another investor of this name exists, and we could not establish from the rounds which of them the press meant. Treat the record below as possibly belonging to either. Tell us which if you know.

Garuda Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 80% of its rounds

What they do

We are a first check fund We invest $500K to $1.5M behind founders as they go from a deck and a dream to a category defining company.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
$500K – $1.5M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
Technology
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Sept
    MetaviewSeries C · GB · Seedcamp$60MWith 6 others
  3. May
    Mind RoboticsUS · TechCrunch$400MWith 15 others
  4. Feb
    AdoraSeed · AU · Startup Daily$7.0MWith 4 others
  5. 2025

    3 rounds

  6. Oct
    Moonshot AISeed · CN · TechNode$10MWith 4 others
  7. Jul
    FlexPointSeries A · US · Foundry GroupUndisclosedWith 4 others
  8. May
    FlexPointSeries A · US · TechStartups$12MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

AKArpan K PunyaniManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
RKRishi Krishna TapariaManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$58Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Garuda Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 329977

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

24 of 46 we have independently watched raise

AdoraAirbaseAllstripesAmperonArchiveintelArkeroCloudadminConductoroneCrusoeDataroomhqEvergrowFirstresonanceHoneyhomesIconicairMestaMetaviewMonark-marketsMonkeylearnMytraNoyoOffsightRocksaltSubcityWoflowAparentmediaArcadeArena-aiAttendlyCompliancecowDonobuGet-starlightGetflexpointGlidianJoinacrewLeapMoonshot-aiNarohqNexgentOpshelmRebelspacetechStarboardStitchflowSudowriteUseparagonVesalYrikka

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Garuda Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Garuda Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Garuda Ventures in the title.

Quick answers about Garuda Ventures

What does Garuda Ventures invest in?

Garuda Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

How active is Garuda Ventures?

6 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Garuda Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Metaview (Series C, Sept 2026), Mind Robotics (Undisclosed round, May 2026) and Adora (Seed, Feb 2026).

How big are Garuda Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $1.5M.

Does Garuda Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Garuda Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (50%), the United Kingdom (17%) and Australia (17%).

Is Garuda Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Garuda Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Foundry Group (2 rounds together), Haymaker Ventures (2 rounds together) and Techstars (2 rounds together).

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