Backing mission-driven entrepreneurs in India since 2008
Early-stage & tech-first startups
Inventus to Athera
At our inception as Inventus India in 2008, the backdrop was nascent - Internet penetration was <5% and the early adopters were just beginning to consume offerings from consumer Internet/enterprise software startups. 90%+ of the funds deployed in India VC were from the US / overseas.
Cut to today, the ecosystem is well past the inflexion point with the number of Unicorns having crossed 100. Indian entrepreneurs, family offices and some institutions are keen to partake in the widespread growth in private markets. All in all, an ideal environment to evolve into an India-centric VC firm.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
1/ Last Thursday, we transitioned from Inventus India to Athera. Powering our journey over the last decade, are our wonderful LPs, founders & ... friends in the ecosystem who continue to believe in us as we strengthen our presence in the🇮🇳 startup ecosystem.
Investing in #startups may not be for the fainthearted during a funding slowdown, but seasoned investors like Athera Venture Partners see it ... differently.
Read on to find how they handle down-cycles.
@AtheraVP @rutvik @samir_kmr
https://yourstory.com/2022/05/veteran-vcs-startup-funding-winter-athera-venture-partners/amp