Award · Professional & Local Services
List of 100 early-stage VC leaders published
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Peercheque
- What it does
- Early-stage venture capital firm
- Kind
- Award
What they do
Peercheque is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups
What happened
A list of 100 early-stage VC leaders powering India's tech innovation was published
Why it matters
The list profiles investors from firms like Rockstud Capital, Endurance Capital, and Saama Capital
The details
- A list of 100 early-stage VC leaders powering India's tech innovation was published.
- The list profiles investors from various venture capital firms across India.
- Aakrit Vaish is Managing Partner at peercheque, with a founder-first, operator-driven approach.
- Abhishek Agarwal is Founder & Managing Partner at Rockstud Capital, with 17+ years in financial markets.
- Abhishek Mittal is Partner at Endurance Capital, with 15+ years as an operator and investor.
- Ajit Kumar is Managing Partner at Evolvence Equity Partners, with 27+ years of experience.
- Amit Behl is Partner at Capital 2B, with two decades in early and mid-stage tech investments.
- The list includes leaders from firms like Asha Ventures, Cactus Partners, 100unicorns, and Unicorn India Ventures.
The bigger picture
- The list highlights the growing importance of early-stage venture capital in India's tech ecosystem.
- It showcases the diverse backgrounds of investors, from operators to financial market experts.
- The profiles reflect a trend of founder-first and operator-driven investment approaches.
- The list signals the increasing number of specialized early-stage funds in India.
About the business
- peercheque is an early-stage venture capital firm.
- The firm invests in startups with cheques ranging from $100K to $500K.
- Its portfolio includes companies like Unacademy, Dukaan, PocketFM, and MPL.
- Rockstud Capital is a SEBI-registered multi-asset platform.
- Rockstud Capital operates a Category II VC AIF, Angel Fund, and PMS.
- Endurance Capital is an early-stage micro PE fund.
- Evolvence Equity Partners manages capital across 130+ PE and VC funds.
- Capital 2B has backed companies like Policybazaar, Yatra, and Indiamart.
Founders
- Aakrit Vaish, Managing Partner
- Abhishek Agarwal, Founder & Managing Partner
- Abhishek Mittal, Partner
- Ajit Kumar, Managing Partner
- Amit Behl, Partner
- Amit Mehta, Managing Partner
- Amit Sharma, General Partner and Co-Founder
- Anil G Jain, Co-founder
- Anil Joshi, Managing Partner
- Anirudh Garg, Partner
- Ankit Lakhotia, Partner
- Ankur Mittal, Partner
- Ash Lilani, Founder & Managing Partner
- Avijeet Alagathi, Managing Partner
- Ayan Chatterjee, Founder & CEO
Same day
- ValleyNXT launches Bharat Breakthrough Fund I16 February 2026 · Roundup · Rs 400 crore
- LocalHost raises $2.5M angel funding from InVideo, RedBull India, Anthropic, Eros International16 February 2026 · Funding · $2.5M
- EaseMyTrip offers flight, hotel, and travel booking services16 February 2026 · Analysis
- ValleyNXT Ventures launches Bharat Breakthrough Fund–I16 February 2026 · New fund · Rs 400 crore
- MeMeraki gets ₹1 crore from four Sharks on Shark Tank India16 February 2026 · Funding · ₹1 crore
- Roli Shrivastava leads Hocco's marketing and innovation16 February 2026 · Analysis