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Inspire. Encourage. Grit.

Inventus leads Seed rounds for Silicon Valley startups.
Supporting them in every way possible to achieve Series A milestones.

We are coaches and collaborators, not referees.

We've helped 100s of entrepreneurs succeed the past 20+ years.

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“The Inventus team has a nurturing approach and was indispensable in our subsequent financing - connecting to investors and proactively refining our investor pitch, while also refining our GTM plans to implement our vision for edge orchestration at scale.”

Amar Kapadia

"Kanwal, John, and Manu have been involved since our first pitch - when we were just Two Guys and a Napkin Sketch, to Post-Series-B now with 60+ members. Inventus helped us navigate the journey and grow at every step. Whenever I run into a situation (which is frequently) I pick up the phone and talk through it with the Inventus team."

Lyon (Brad) King

"We count on Kanwal and Manu to ask us the tough questions at the right time. We’re very fortunate to call Inventus a partner."

Tracy Sun

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"John, Kanwal & Manu backed us from the very start. They helped me recruit my early leadership team, introduced growth VCs and other investors at critical junctures, and introduced efficient technical resources in India."

Adrian Nazari

"It's very rare to find believers who work alongside founders to make them great leaders and help them build great companies. Manu and Raju have helped with hiring, KPIs, growth workshops and more."

Shourya Agarwal

"Inventus Capital has been an invaluable mentor and guide, offering us strategic direction, robust support, and the kind of sage advice that only comes from seasoned investors."

Vishrut Malhotra

We’re building the world’s largest collaboration platform for Research. The support from Inventus is incredibly valuable, but perhaps more importantly the partners’ experience having built social networks helped us deliver on our brand promise.

"We’re building the world’s largest collaboration platform for Research. The support from Inventus is incredibly valuable, but perhaps more importantly the partners’ experience having built social networks helped us deliver on our brand promise."

Saikiran Chandha

AI first.

We are thought leaders in not just finding AI rocketships but also transforming ourselves into an AI-first Venture firm.

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Most Recent Unicorn IPOs

Poshmark & PolicyBazaar

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Inventus co-led the Pre-Seed round & invested super-prorata throughout the company's private journey

Inventus led an early round in the Seed phase and supported the company thru to the IPO

Inventus Annual Startup Showcase

10 Early In-revenue companies presented a few months back in 2023

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STARTUP SHOWCASE 2024

$2Bn

Run-Rate Sales across Active U.S. Portfolio

280X

Sales Growth Since Initial Investments

13

IPOs or Acquisitions

7

Unicorns

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