Objective companion to entrepreneurs building sustainable, tech-first ventures
Early backers of household names
REDBUSIndia's largest bus ticketing company
redBus is a consumer-facing travel brand enabling customers to buy tickets on the web and mobile. The company partners with bus operators and enables travellers to book inter-city bus tickets and hire buses.
POLICYBAZAARIndia’s largest online B2C insurance aggregator
PolicyBazaar offers quotes for insurance products alongside claims processing and policy renewal services. PaisaBazaar, a part of PB Fintech, is an online platform that enables users to compare loans, credit cards and get them online.
HEALTHIFYMEIndia’s largest B2C connected fitness app
Healthifyme started as a food and calorie tracker app. The app now offers weight loss diet plans, food suggestions and workout plans under expert-led guidance for holistic improvement of the user’s health. The company has presence in India, SEA and USA.
PLAYSHIFUPlayshifu is putting Indian toys on the global map
Playshifu builds STEM educational toys for kids using Augmented Reality (AR) and Computer Vision (CV) technologies. PlayShifu toys are currently being used by over 10 lakh children across 35 countries.
Inventus to Athera
Our transition is symptomatic of the runaway growth of the Indian start-up ecosystem and, in particular, our two core constituents (LPs and entrepreneurs).
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
Empathy
Founder-friendly VCs who walk the (frequently) lonely, wobbly path with our entrepreneurs.
Back Sustainable Businesses
That thrive even post our association.
Delayed Gratification
Our DNA and a value we share with our entrepreneurs.
Objectivity
Transparent, unbiased interactions with our entrepreneurs.
Founders speak
“Athera (then Inventus) is thoughtful and friendly. Just the kind of people an entrepreneur wants on their board.”
“More than any other VC we’ve met, Athera (then Inventus) understood our business. They just get it.”
“Athera (then Inventus) team stands out in how grounded they are. They don’t chase “flavours of the year” but go for real companies and founders.”
“Athera led our Series A as well as Series B round. Their crucial advice at every step has helped us expand from 15 to 40 countries, and go from 250k users to 1 Mn.”
“Humbleness, A Partner, and Trust”, comes to my mind when I think about Athera.”
“It’s been a pleasure working with the Inventus team ever since our first interaction with them. They have been no-nonsense, fast-moving, incredible supporters.”
“The Inventus team walks the talk about being entrepreneur friendly. They bring in tremendous experience with scaling technology companies that have helped shape our critical successful decisions.”
Helping build everlasting brands
Athera and portfolio companies in the news
AI-based Vunet raises $5m in Series A round led by Mela Ventures & Athera Venture Partners
Google leads $36 mn round in Pixxel in India spacetech bet
India’s Euler Motors raises $60 million in GIC Singapore-led funding round
