# Helion Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Helion Venture Partners is a vc firm based in Mauritius. 79 investments on record, latest Apr 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/helion-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Helion Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Apr 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet New fund $255M, Mar 2012 VC firm

Series A Series B Venture Big Data Semantic Search Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 79 on record

Since the last cheque **2751** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.5M** Rounds led **1 of 79** Sole investor **10 rounds** Exits **9 from the portfolio** Mostly in **India, 77%**

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## Helion Venture Partners highlights

- 01 79 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 54% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $5.0M
- 04 9 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Big Data Semantic Search Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Bengaluru, Mauritius
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **79 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Wooplr](https://millionrounds.com/company/wooplr)** IN · Techcircle **$2.5M** *Led*
- **2015** 20 rounds
- **Sept** **[MoEngage](https://millionrounds.com/company/moengage)** Series A · IN **$4.3M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[RevX](https://millionrounds.com/company/revx)** Venture · IN **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Bigbasket.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigbasket-com)** Series C · IN **$50M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Livspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/livspace)** Series A · IN **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Ezetap](https://millionrounds.com/company/ezetap)** Series C · IN **$24M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[DoorMint](https://millionrounds.com/company/doormint)** Series A · IN **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Workspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/workspace)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Workspot](https://millionrounds.com/company/workspot)** US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[MySmartPrice](https://millionrounds.com/company/mysmartprice)** Series B · IN **$10M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Axtria](https://millionrounds.com/company/axtria)** Series C · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[RailYatri](https://millionrounds.com/company/railyatri)** Seed · IN **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[GoldVIP Technology Solutions (Crown-it)](https://millionrounds.com/company/goldvip-technology-solutions-crown-it)** Series A · IN **$5.5M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Pipemonk](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipemonk)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Toppr](https://millionrounds.com/company/toppr)** Series A · IN **$10M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Simplilearn](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplilearn)** Series C · US **$15M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[QuickoLabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/quickolabs)** Seed · IN **$900K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Eye-Q](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyeq)** Venture · IN **$9.5M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Trulymadly.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/trulymadly-com)** Series A **$5.7M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Wooplr](https://millionrounds.com/company/wooplr)** Series A · IN **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[yepme.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/yepme-com)** Series A · IN **$13M** With 3 others
- **2014** 19 rounds
- **Dec** **[QwikCilver Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/qwikcilver-solutions)** Venture · IN **$10M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Livspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/livspace)** Series A · IN **$4.6M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[iD Fresh Food](https://millionrounds.com/company/id-fresh-food)** Venture · IN **$5.7M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[TalentPad](https://millionrounds.com/company/talentpad)** Seed · IN **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Shubham Housing Development Finance Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/shubham-housing-development-finance-company)** Series C · IN **$20M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Cubeit](https://millionrounds.com/company/cubeit)** Seed · IN **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[TaxiForSure.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/taxiforsure-com)** Series C · IN **$30M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Workspot](https://millionrounds.com/company/workspot)** Series A · US **$6.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Housing.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/housing-com)** Venture · IN **$19M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Toppr](https://millionrounds.com/company/toppr)** Seed · IN **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[RapidValue Solutions, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidvalue-solutions-inc)** Series A · US **$4.2M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Denty's](https://millionrounds.com/company/denty-s)** Series A · IN **$4.5M** Sole investor
- **May** **[yepme.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/yepme-com)** Venture · IN **$500K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Housing.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/housing-com)** Venture · IN **$18M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Ezetap](https://millionrounds.com/company/ezetap)** Series B · IN **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[PubMatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/pubmatic)** Venture · US **$13M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Eye-Q](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyeq)** Venture · IN **$4.5M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[MySmartPrice](https://millionrounds.com/company/mysmartprice)** Series A · IN **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[LinguaNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/linguanext)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor

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 registration **6 named**

AK **Ashish Kumar Gupta** Promoter in his capacity as an Investment Advisory Principal of Issuer's Investment Advisor i Filing they signed

DK **Dourvesh Kumar Chumun** Director i Filing they signed

KK **Kanwal Kumar Singh** Promoter in his capacity as an Investment Advisory Principal of Issuer's Investment Advisor i Filing they signed

RK **Raj Kumar Gollumudi** Director i Filing they signed

SK **Sandeep Kumar Fakun** Director i Filing they signed

SK **Sanjeev Kumar Aggarwal** Promoter in his capacity as an Investment Advisory Principal of Issuer's Investment Advisor i Filing they signed

We also hold **13** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **9 in all**

**[mygola](https://millionrounds.com/company/mygola)** Bought by [MakeMyTrip.com](https://millionrounds.com/fund/makemytrip-com) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[TaxiForSure.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/taxiforsure-com)** Bought by [Ola](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ola) **$200M** Mar 2015

**[Exclusively](https://millionrounds.com/company/exclusively)** Bought by [Snapdeal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snapdeal) **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[Dhingana](https://millionrounds.com/company/dhingana)** Bought by Rdio **Undisclosed** Mar 2014

**[redBus.in](https://millionrounds.com/company/redbus-in)** Bought by ibiboGroup **$101M** Jun 2013

**[hoopos.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/hoopos-com)** Bought by Babyoye **Undisclosed** Apr 2013

**[Exclusively](https://millionrounds.com/company/exclusively)** Bought by [Myntra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/myntra) **Undisclosed** Nov 2012

**[Zmanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/zmanda)** Bought by Carbonite **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[LetsBuy.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/letsbuy-com)** Bought by Flipkart **Undisclosed** Feb 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$255M**

raised in Mar 2012

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Series B Venture

Median round joined **$2.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 1 of 79 rounds **1%**

- **Sole investor:** 10 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2019
- **Exits:** 9 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *24*
- Series B *15*
- Venture *13*
- Series C *12*
- Seed *8*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2019

Often in the room with

- [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) 15
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 11
- [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) 7
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 4
- [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) 4
- [Inventus Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventus-capital-partners) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Nexus Venture Partners** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners)[**Accel** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**DFJ** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**CRV** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)[**Inventus Capital Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventus-capital-partners)[**Norwest Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest)[**Qualcomm Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures)[**Saif Partners** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saif-partners)[**Blume Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blume-ventures)[**Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj)[**Kalaari Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kalaari-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Helion Venture Partners put money into.

[**Wooplr** $2.5M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/wooplr)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Helion Venture Partners in their description, not their title.

- [Prime Venture Partners Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/prime-venture-partners) 20 Aug 2020 · 36 min 34: Serial Entrepreneur, Prolific Investor and Partner Emeritus Prime VP Ashish Gupta on Entrepreneurship and Investing in India Mentions [Ashish Gupta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashish-gupta)[Helion Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/helion-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Helion Venture Partners

### What does Helion Venture Partners invest in?

Helion Venture Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Big Data, Semantic Search and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Helion Venture Partners?

79 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Apr 2019.

### What has Helion Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Wooplr (Undisclosed round, Apr 2019).

### How big are Helion Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.5M.

### Does Helion Venture Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 79 investments on record (1%).

### Where does Helion Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in India (77%) and the United States (23%).

### Is Helion Venture Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019.

### Who does Helion Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Nexus Venture Partners (15 rounds together), Accel (11 rounds together) and DFJ (7 rounds together).

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