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Kalaari Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 141 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund, May 2015VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASector-agnosticNo SectorAgnostic

Deploying now
69%of best year9cheques in 12 months, 141 on record
Since the last cheque24days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.3MCheque size, as they say$300K – $5.0MRounds led2 of 141Sole investor35 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 70%
Pitch Kalaari Capital

Kalaari Capital highlights

  1. 01

    9 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 35 rounds, median $2.6M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Kalaari Capital led a $3M seed round in NudgeBeeFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$300K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Sector-agnosticNo SectorAgnostic
Based in
Bengaluru, India
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first141 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Oct
    byteXLIN · Inc42$9.0MWith 2 others
  3. Mar
    MOZARKSeries B · SG$40MWith 3 others
  4. Feb
    HireBoundSeed$2.0MWith 1 other
  5. Jan
    Peer RoboticsVenture · US$4.5MWith 3 others
  6. 2025

    12 rounds

  7. Dec
    DigantaraSeries B · IN · TechCrunch$50MWith 5 others
  8. Dec
    Modulus HousingSeries A$7.8MSole investor
  9. Dec
    SuperBrynPre-seed$1.2MSole investor
  10. Nov
    MeshDefendPre-seed$2.3MSole investor
  11. Nov
    Pype AIPre-seed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  12. Oct
    Matters.AISeed · US$4.8MWith 4 others
  13. Oct
    HyperbotsGrant · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  14. Oct
    Chara TechnologiesSeries A$5.9MSole investor
  15. Sept
    Pascal AI LabsSeed$3.1MWith 2 others
  16. Apr
    AgNextVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  17. Feb
    Triple TapPre-seed$1.2MSole investor
  18. Jan
    DeconstructVenture$7.5MWith 1 other
  19. 2024

    11 rounds

  20. Nov
    Samosa Party FoodsSeries B$5.9MWith 2 others
  21. Oct
    FigrSeed$2.3MWith 2 others
  22. Oct
    DeftouchVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  23. Sept
    ZocketGrant$1.0MWith 1 other
  24. Aug
    kindlifeSeries A$8.0MWith 1 other
  25. Aug
    ConvinSeries A$6.5MWith 3 others
  26. Jul
    byteXLSeries A$5.9MSole investor
  27. Jun
    LxmeSeed$1.2MSole investor
  28. May
    PortlSeed$3.0MWith 2 others
  29. May
    RED.HealthVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  30. Mar
    AeriaPre-seed$1.8MWith 1 other
  31. 2023

    6 rounds

  32. Nov
    Baaz BikesSeries A$8.0MWith 1 other
  33. Oct
    AuditCueSeed$1.4MSole investor
  34. Jul
    ZluriSeries B · US$20MWith 2 others
  35. Apr
    SimpliContractSeries A · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  36. Mar
    HealthPlixSeries C$20MWith 2 others
  37. Jan
    Studio SirahSeed$2.6MSole investor
  38. 2022

    10 rounds

  39. Nov
    SimplilearnSeries E · US$45MWith 3 others
  40. Nov
    AlmaBetterSeed$2.6MSole investor
  41. Oct
    TringSeed$5.0MSole investor
  42. Sept
    Dubdub.aiSeed$1.0MSole investor
  43. Sept
    OutscalSeed$1.5MWith 1 other
  44. Jul
    ClimesSeed$1.2MWith 3 others
  45. Jul
    Creative GalileoSeries A$7.5MWith 1 other

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 registration3 named

KNKarthik NageswaranDirectoriForm ADV
RRRajesh RajuInvestment Advisory Principal who does not have legal authority to act on behalfiFiling they signed
VKVani KolaInvestment Advisory Principal who does not have legal authority to act on behalfiFiling they signed

We also hold 36 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

$441Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
4+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Kalaari Capital Advisors PVT LTD
SEC number
CRD 162999

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 3 we have independently watched raise

CXXOK20paper square

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

MyntraBought by Flipkart$300MMay 2014
WorkdayListedUndisclosedOct 2012
mGinger.comBought by ValueFirst MessagingUndisclosedJun 2012

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

Who they invest alongside

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

IndoUS Venture PartnersVC firm21rounds togetherIDG Ventures IndiaVC firm11rounds togetherAccelVC firm8rounds togetherSaif PartnersPrivate equity6rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm6rounds togetherIndia QuotientVC firm5rounds togetherNEA-IndoUS VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherNexus Venture PartnersVC firm4rounds togetherSteadview CapitalGrowth equity4rounds together500 GlobalAngel3rounds togetherAccel India VenturesGrowth equity3rounds togetherAntlerVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Kalaari Capital put money into.

byteXL$9.0M · Oct 2026MOZARK$40M · Mar 2026HireBound$2.0M · Feb 2026Peer Robotics$4.5M · Jan 2026Digantara$50M · Dec 2025Modulus Housing$7.8M · Dec 2025

On podcasts

1 episode naming Kalaari Capital in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Kalaari Capital

What does Kalaari Capital invest in?

Kalaari Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sector-agnostic, No Sector and Agnostic.

How active is Kalaari Capital?

141 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Kalaari Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: byteXL (Oct 2026), MOZARK (Series B, Mar 2026) and HireBound (Seed, Feb 2026).

How big are Kalaari Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.3M. It says it writes cheques of $300K to $5.0M.

Does Kalaari Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 141 investments on record (1%).

Where does Kalaari Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (70%), India (20%) and Singapore (10%).

Is Kalaari Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Kalaari Capital invest alongside?

Most often IndoUS Venture Partners (21 rounds together), IDG Ventures India (11 rounds together) and Accel (8 rounds together).

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