# Speciale Invest: portfolio, investments and team > Speciale Invest is a vc firm based in India. 6 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/speciale-invest (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) India · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Speciale Invest Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 6 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund $270K, Sept 2026 VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A B To B Iiot Small And Medium Business Follow Speciale Invest and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fspeciale-invest) Deploying now **75%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **52** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$9.6M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $500K** Rounds led **4 of 6** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **India, 100%** Pitch Speciale Invest ## Speciale Invest highlights - 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series A and Pre-seed: 67% of its rounds - 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-seed Seed Series A - **Sectors:** B To B Iiot Small And Medium Business - **Based in:** Chennai, India - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances** - **2026** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[QNu Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/qnu-labs)** Series A · IN · Inc42 **$21M** *Led* - **Feb** **[Peptris](https://millionrounds.com/company/peptris)** Series A · IN · IAN Alpha Fund **$7.7M** *Led* - **Feb** **[e-TRNL Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/e-trnl-energy)** Seed · IAN Alpha Fund **$3.0M** With 2 others - **2025** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Morphing Machines](https://millionrounds.com/company/morphing-machines)** Series A · IN · IAN Alpha Fund **$4.3M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[InspeCity](https://millionrounds.com/company/inspecity)** Pre-seed · IN · Speciale Invest **$11M** *Led* - **2024** 1 round - **Nov** **[ePlane](https://millionrounds.com/company/eplane)** Series B · IN · TechCrunch **$14M** *Led* 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 **2 named** AR **Arjun RAO** Officer of Speciale Incept Advisors LLP, Investment Advisor i Filing they signed VR **Vishesh RAJARAM** Officer of Speciale Incept Advisors LLP, Investment Advisor i Filing 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 file numbered funds in its name New fund on file **$270K** raised in Sept 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$9.6M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$11M** Led 4 of 6 rounds **67%** - **Said size:** $100K – $500K - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *3* - Pre-seed said *1* - Seed said *1* - Series B *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [IAN Alpha Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ian-alpha-fund) 2 - [Navam Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/navam-capital) 2 **Pitching Speciale Invest?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**IAN Alpha Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ian-alpha-fund)[**Navam Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/navam-capital) ## Recently backed The latest companies Speciale Invest put money into. [**QNu Labs** $21M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qnu-labs)[**e-TRNL Energy** $3.0M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/e-trnl-energy)[**Morphing Machines** $4.3M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/morphing-machines)[**InspeCity** $11M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/inspecity)[**ePlane** $14M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/eplane) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Speciale Invest in the title. - [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 22 Aug 2020 · 40 min Vishesh Rajaram, Speciale Invest on investing in seed-stage deep tech startups With [Vishesh Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/person/vishesh-rajaram) Mentions [Speciale Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speciale-invest) Apple Podcasts ## 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? 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