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Speciale Invest

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 6 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $270K, Sept 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AB To BIiotSmall And Medium Business

Deploying now
75%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque52days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.6MCheque size, as they say$100K – $500KRounds led4 of 6Sole investor1 roundsMostly inIndia, 100%
Pitch Speciale Invest

Speciale Invest highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Pre-seed: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $11M

What they do

Speciale Invest is a venture capital firm backing visionary founders in DeepTech and frontier technology.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $500K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
B To BIiotSmall And Medium Business
Based in
Chennai, India
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Sept
    QNu LabsSeries A · IN · Inc42$21MLed
  3. Feb
    PeptrisSeries A · IN · IAN Alpha Fund$7.7MLed
  4. Feb
    e-TRNL EnergySeed · IAN Alpha Fund$3.0MWith 2 others
  5. 2025

    2 rounds

  6. Oct
    Morphing MachinesSeries A · IN · IAN Alpha Fund$4.3MWith 3 others
  7. Aug
    InspeCityPre-seed · IN · Speciale Invest$11MLed
  8. 2024

    1 round

  9. Nov
    ePlaneSeries B · IN · TechCrunch$14MLed

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

ARArjun RAOOfficer of Speciale Incept Advisors LLP, Investment AdvisoriFiling they signed
VRVishesh RAJARAMOfficer of Speciale Incept Advisors LLP, Investment AdvisoriFiling they signed

We also hold 3 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

3+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Speciale Invest put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Speciale Invest in the title.

Quick answers about Speciale Invest

What does Speciale Invest invest in?

Speciale Invest invests most often at Series A and Pre-seed (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B To B, Iiot and Small And Medium Business.

How active is Speciale Invest?

6 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Speciale Invest invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: QNu Labs (Series A, Sept 2026), Peptris (Series A, Feb 2026) and e-TRNL Energy (Seed, Feb 2026).

How big are Speciale Invest's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.6M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $500K.

Does Speciale Invest lead rounds?

Yes: it led 4 of its 6 investments on record (67%).

Where does Speciale Invest invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in India (100%).

Is Speciale Invest investing now?

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

Who does Speciale Invest invest alongside?

Most often IAN Alpha Fund (2 rounds together) and Navam Capital (2 rounds together).

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