YourNest Venture Capital is a sharply focused 'Pre-Series A' fund house that was established in 2011 to nurture global market leaders from India. It invests in technology-led, enterprise-driven (B2B) and DeepTech (IoT, SaaS) start-ups. We see India swiftly shifting from an IT service outsourcing-hub to an IP/Patent driven 'Product Nation' with compelling investment opportunities.
Our first fund of US$ 14 mn, started in 2012, has several potential companies in its 16-member portfolio that can individually deliver the entire fund corpus and has a visibility of a 5x return to position it in the top decile. Having completely invested this first fund, YourNest is currently raising, and deploying from, its second fund of US$ 45 mn to invest in Indian start-ups with a focus on DeepTech.
In a country where entrepreneurship is encouraged but comes with its own challenges, the Indian Deep-Tech eco-system is rapidly evolving. Adept at identifying daring founders and emerging ideas, the YourNest team of five experienced partners include a business builder, a leadership coach, a global technology leader, an analyst and a technologist. As local Fund Managers they operate as unified enablers to nurture and guide our portfolio companies to global success as they benefit from our experience, networks and resources worldwide to build enterprises that dominate markets.
The YourNest team combines what may well be India’s widest access to prospective investees along with a rigorously prudent selection process that enables us to stay true to our investment thesis. In addition, we give our investors transparent access and exposure to high-growth, under-the-radar tech start-ups in India.
We are excited about bringing together like-minded evangelists, change leaders and creative souls with diverse knowledge and skillsets but a common passion to co-create a better world with the path-breaking use of technology.
Our first fund of US$ 14 mn, started in 2012, has several potential companies in its 16-member portfolio that can individually deliver the entire fund corpus and has a visibility of a 5x return to position it in the top decile. Having completely invested this first fund, YourNest is currently raising, and deploying from, its second fund of US$ 45 mn to invest in Indian start-ups with a focus on DeepTech.
In a country where entrepreneurship is encouraged but comes with its own challenges, the Indian Deep-Tech eco-system is rapidly evolving. Adept at identifying daring founders and emerging ideas, the YourNest team of five experienced partners include a business builder, a leadership coach, a global technology leader, an analyst and a technologist. As local Fund Managers they operate as unified enablers to nurture and guide our portfolio companies to global success as they benefit from our experience, networks and resources worldwide to build enterprises that dominate markets.
The YourNest team combines what may well be India’s widest access to prospective investees along with a rigorously prudent selection process that enables us to stay true to our investment thesis. In addition, we give our investors transparent access and exposure to high-growth, under-the-radar tech start-ups in India.
We are excited about bringing together like-minded evangelists, change leaders and creative souls with diverse knowledge and skillsets but a common passion to co-create a better world with the path-breaking use of technology.
Location: India, Haryana, Gurugram
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2011
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 7
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 08.08.2023 | Datamotive... | datamotive.io | $3.8M | India, Mah... |
| 17.08.2022 | Exponent E... | exponent.energy | $60.5M | India |
| 15.06.2022 | VTION Digi... | vtion.in | $1.3M | India, Har... |
| 09.06.2022 | SubCom (Su... | subcom.tech | $1M | South Afri... |
| 24.07.2021 | Dozee | dozee.health | $21.55M | India, Kar... |
| 14.05.2021 | Cron AI | cronai.ai | $4M | United Kin... |
| 22.12.2015 | Arya.ai | arya.ai | $750K | India |
Mentions in press and media 32
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| 17.06.2026 | Deeptech Funding Surges: YourNest Launches Major Continuation Fund | YourNest Venture Capital closes a Rs 400 crore Continuum Fund I. This vehicle fuels top deeptech startups, including Miko and Exponent Energy. HDFC AMC anchors the fund. It provides essential growth capital and offers liquidity to existing ... |
| 16.06.2026 | How was YourNest VC's return from its first venture fund? | Premium Credit: 123RF.com Early-stage venture capital firm YourNest Venture Capital has formally closed its maiden investment vehicle more than a ...... This is a Premium article. Please subscribe or log in to read the full story! Here's a ... |
| 16.06.2026 | YourNest Venture Capital raises Rs 400 Cr for Continuum Fund | YourNest Venture Capital, an early stage venture capital firm has announced the final close of its YourNest Continuum Fund I at Rs 400 crore with the participation of HDFC AMC Select FOF I as the anchor investor. The YourNest Continuum Fund... |
| 16.06.2026 | Deeptech VC YourNest closes Rs 400 crore continuation fund | Synopsis YourNest Venture Capital has launched a Rs 400 crore continuation fund, YourNest Continuum Fund I, anchored by HDFC AMC. This fund will invest in seven top-performing deeptech startups, providing liquidity to existing investors whi... |
| 15.06.2026 | India: YourNest eyes up to $37m continuation fund for select portfolio assets | - |
| 10.06.2026 | Exponent Energy secures Rs 200 Cr from 360 ONE, TDK Ventures, and others | Exponent Energy has raised Rs 200 crore ($21.1 million) in a round co-led by 360 ONE Asset, an asset manager, and TDK Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Japan’s TDK. Hitachi Ventures, the venture arm of Hitachi, also joined the round, w... |
| 10.06.2026 | Exponent Energy raises Rs 200 crore led by 360 ONE Asset, TDK Ventures | Synopsis Exponent Energy, an EV charging startup, has secured Rs 200 crore in a funding round co-led by 360 ONE Asset and TDK Ventures. The company plans to expand its rapid charging network for commercial electric vehicles across India. Th... |
| 10.06.2026 | EV energy startup Exponent raises $21 mn in fresh funding | Arun Vinayak, CEO and co-founder, Exponent Energy Exponent Energy, a Bengaluru-based electric vehicle energy startup, has raised Rs 200 crore ($21.1 million) in a funding round co-led by 360 ONE Asset and TDK Ventures as it looks to expand ... |
| 21.04.2026 | Aliste Technologies raises Rs 30 Cr Pre-Series A funding from Big Global JSC | With participation from YourNest VC and HBeon Labs, Aliste Technologies, a startup focused on energy management and IoT solutions, has raised Rs 30 crore ($3.2 million) in a pre-Series A round led by Big Global JSC. There is a combination o... |
| 11.03.2026 | NIIF secures $750 mn for second fund to back PE/VC firms | Anand Unnikrishnan, managing partner-private markets, NIIF The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has secured commitments of up to $750 million (around Rs 6,900 crore) for its second private markets vehicle, the sovereign-an... |
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