Speciale Invest

Investor type

VC

Founded

2017

AUM

$140 M

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed

Region of investment

North America Middle East Asia
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Speciale Invest is an early-stage venture capital firm based out of India investing in disruptive technologies at the pre-seed and seed stages.
The fund is run by VCs who have decades of experience building tech products and managing technology funds.

Speciale focuses on funding disruptive innovations deeply rooted in multiple streams of science, engineering and technology. Focus sectors include Enterprise SaaS, Cloud Infra, Developer Tools, EVs, Space, Robotics, Climate Tech, Synthetic Biology and beyond.

We believe that great ideas are not limited by geographical borders. Beyond India, we have invested in dozens of startups based out of the USA, Israel and Singapore.

Reach out to us on [email protected]
Pitch to us via our website: https://www.specialeinvest.com/

Industry

Business Services (B2B) Consumer Services (B2C) Digital Fintech Hardware Healthcare Services Other Aerospace Financial Services Media and Entertainment SaaS Software Transportation Energy CleanTech Marketing and Advertising Security

Speciale Invest Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Speciale Invest Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Aerospace
Financial Services
Fintech
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Software
Transportation
Energy
CleanTech
Pre-seed
Seed
Asia
$5-10 m
$20 M
September 2017
Speciale Invest Fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
Pre-seed
Seed
Asia
$5-10 m
$38 M
April 2022
Speciale Invest Fund III
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
Energy
Pre-seed
Seed
Asia
$5-10 m
$68 M
August 2025

Contacts

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Title
Email
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Arjun Rao General Partner
General Partner
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Vishnu Rajeev Investment Principal
Investment Principal
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FAQs about Speciale Invest

Speciale Invest is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Pre-seed, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Speciale Invest is located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Speciale Invest was founded in 2017.
Speciale Invest invests in companies and startups in Business Services (B2B), Consumer Services (B2C), Digital, Fintech, Hardware, Healthcare Services, Other, Aerospace, Financial Services, Media and Entertainment, SaaS, Software, Transportation, Energy, CleanTech, Marketing and Advertising, Security.
Speciale Invest invests in companies and startups in North America, Middle East, Asia.
Speciale Invest invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed.
Speciale Invest usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Speciale Invest has around $140m assets under management.
Speciale Invest last fund was created/launched in 2025-08-12
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