Artha India Ventures

Artha India Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm and family office founded in 2013 by Anirudh A. Damani, a fourth-generation entrepreneur and second-generation investor from the Damani family. With approximately $200 million in assets under management — backed by roughly 150 family offices — Artha is a sector-agnostic fund investing at seed and early stages with follow-on through Series A. Artha Venture Fund I closed at ₹225 crore in July 2021 with a 61% IRR; the Artha Select Fund, with a final close at ₹432 crore in 2025, backs the top 15% performers through Series B and C rounds. With 125 investments and 32-plus exits, Artha has backed OYO and Purplle, with standout exits including Exotel at 114x return and Lightyear at 20x. The firm deploys $1 million to $5 million per deal across fintech, edtech, SaaS, e-commerce, food and beverage, and healthtech. Artha is on track for its highest-ever annual exits in 2025, with approximately eight late-stage divestments planned. Artha's investment model is self-sustaining by design: the firm invests in high-yielding renewable energy assets and uses the returns to fund startup investments, then channels exit proceeds back into energy assets — creating a recycling mechanism that reduces dependence on LP capital calls. Damani's family office roots mean the firm operates with long-term capital that can hold positions through full cycles, a structural advantage over conventional fund timelines in the Indian market.