# Biotech investors in India (2026 list)

> 17 biotech investors in India, 82% active in the last 12 months. Led by South Park Commons, Singular, Celesta Capital. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-india (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Biotech investors in India

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a biotech company in India in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 17 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fbiotech-investors-in-india)The top 17

**17** investors on the list *+2* this week

**89** cheques in 12 months *+5%* against the market

**$7.2M** median round they joined *-10%* against the market median

**82%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**53%** have led a round

## The Top 17

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (14)

- 1 [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **153** **$7.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Singular](https://millionrounds.com/fund/singular) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **97** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [Celesta Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/celesta-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **58** **$16M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 4 [IAN Alpha Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ian-alpha-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm **10** **$3.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Speciale Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speciale-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **7** **$7.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Cedars Sinai](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cedars-sinai) quiet Corporate VC · United States **5** **$6.1M** median round **Nov 2024** last seen
- 7 [IAN Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ian-angel-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm **5** **$421K** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 8 [Alkemi Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alkemi-growth-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **3** **$4.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Tenacity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tenacity-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **3** **$16M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 10 [Operators Studio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operators-studio) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2** **$2.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [Singularity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/singularity-ventures) quiet VC firm **2** **$8.2M** median round **Nov 2024** last seen
- 12 [BYT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/byt-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **1** **$7.7M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 13 [Campus Angels Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/campus-angels-network) *Deploying now* Angel network · India **1** **$835K** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 14 [Dr. Sampath Srisailam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dr-sampath-srisailam) *Deploying now* Investment firm **1** **$835K** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 15 [Eragon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eragon) quiet VC firm **1** **$16M** median round **Nov 2024** last seen
- 16 [Kotak Alternate Asset Managers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kotak-alternate-asset-managers) *Deploying now* Investment firm **1** **$7.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Mr. Aaryan Baid](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mr-aaryan-baid) *Deploying now* Investment firm **1** **$835K** median round **Jun 2026** last seen

## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **7** Nov **[LionBio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lionbio-therapeutics)** Pre-seed · $6M *With* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons)
- **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *Led by* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons)
- **5** Nov **[Venomics AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/venomics-ai)** Pre-seed · $2.7M *Led by* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons)
- **29** Oct **[Jagruti Rehabilitation Centre](https://millionrounds.com/company/jagruti-rehabilitation-centre)** Series A · $2.9M *Led by* [Alkemi Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alkemi-growth-capital)
- **28** Oct **[Cent](https://millionrounds.com/company/cent)** Series A · $15M *With* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons)
- **23** Oct **[Nirva](https://millionrounds.com/company/nirva)** Pre-seed · $25M *With* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons)

## Stages This Year

80 rounds

- Series A **29%**
- Seed **23%**
- Venture **13%**
- Pre-seed **9%**
- Other **8%**
- Other **20%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **43**
- Healthcare **11**
- Biotech **9**
- Cybersecurity **7**
- Construction **4**
- Robotics **4**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

15 Q1 25

19 Q2 25

23 Q3 25

30 Q4 25

24 Q1 26

25 Q2 26

15 Q3 26

14 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in health and biotech

- The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care Clayton M. Christensen · 2008 4.21 from 1,158 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Innovation Moats and competition About the book A groundbreaking prescription for health care reform--from a legendary leader in innovation... Our health care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer Americans can afford it, fewer businesses can provide it, and fewer government programs can promise it for future… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Where Does It Hurt?: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Fixing Health Care Jonathan Bush · 2014 3.78 from 598 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Company building Innovation About the book A bold new remedy for the sprawling and wasteful health care industry Where else but the doctor’s office do you have to fill out a form on a clipboard? Have you noticed that hospital bills are almost unintelligible, except for the absurdly high dollar amount? Why is it that… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris Richard Kluger · 1997 3.94 from 306 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Company building About the book Ashes to Ashes is a monumental history of the American tobacco industry’s ironic success in developing the cigarette, modern society’s most widespread instrument of self-destruction, into the nation’s most profitable consumer product. Starting with its energized, work-obsessed… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek Howard Markel · 2017 3.87 from 969 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Company building About the book "What's more American than Corn Flakes?" --Bing Crosby From the much admired medical historian ("Markel shows just how compelling the medical history can be"--Andrea Barrett) and author of An Anatomy of Addiction ("Absorbing, vivid"--Sherwin Nuland, The New York Times Book… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=health).

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## Quick answers about biotech investors in India

### Who are the most active biotech investors in India?

By cheques observed, the most active are South Park Commons, Singular, Celesta Capital, IAN Alpha Fund and Speciale Invest.

### How many biotech investors in India are there?

17 are on record. 82% made an investment in the last 12 months and 53% have led a round.

### Which stages do biotech investors in India back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (37%) and Seed (29%).

### How big are the rounds biotech investors in India join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7.2M.

### Which sectors do biotech investors in India back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Healthcare and Biotech.

### Which biotech investors in India lead the most rounds?

IAN Alpha Fund (8 led), Speciale Invest (5 led) and IAN Angel Fund (5 led).

### Where are biotech investors in India based?

Among the most active, most are based in India (5), the United States (4) and France (1).

### What have biotech investors in India invested in recently?

Recent rounds include LionBio Therapeutics (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with South Park Commons), Nyquis (Seed, Nov 2026, with South Park Commons) and Venomics AI (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with South Park Commons).

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