Firms

Lavni Ventures

Invests in early-stage companies developing science and engineering-based technologies for healthcare, climate and energy. It provides seed and Series A capital, follow-on financing and operational support to help Indian deep tech startups build commercial businesses.

Founded: 2020
Type: Venture capital

Funds1

Lavni Ventures Fund II2026-09-222026-09-22₹2B
Closed its ₹200 crore target in committed capital in September 2026, following a first close in August 2025. Retains an additional ₹100 crore greenshoe option; that option is not included in the recorded amount. A SEBI Category II AIF scheme of Lavni Ventures Trust, backing health and climate deep tech startups at seed and Series A with follow-on support.

Team

Bhuvana Guruswamy Lavni Ventures, Venture Partner	—— – —
Krishna Shivram Lavni Ventures, Co-Founder and General Partner	—— – —
Narmada Guruswamy Lavni Ventures, Venture Partner	—— – —
Sanjay Kanvinde Lavni Ventures, Co-Founder and General Partner	—— – —
Vailesh Ram Lavni Ventures, Associate	—— – —
Vasu Guruswamy Lavni Ventures, Co-Founder and General Partner	—— – —
Venkat Raman Lavni Ventures, Venture Partner	—— – —

Operations and support

Joël Nana KontchouAdviser

Mohanasankar SivaprakasamAdviser

Satish PaiAdviser

Thierry PilenkoAdviser

Co-investing

No co-investors on record yet.

Investments

$—2026-04-29	Monitra Healthcare	Lavni Ventures
$—Unknown date	Revterra	Lavni Ventures
$—Unknown date	Redlist	Lavni Ventures
$—Unknown date	DeepIQ	Lavni Ventures
$—Unknown date	StayQrious	Lavni Ventures
$—Unknown date	FlytBase	Lavni Ventures
$—Unknown date	Learning Matters	Lavni Ventures
$—Unknown date	PadCare Labs	Lavni Ventures
$—Unknown date	Vidcare Innovations	Lavni Ventures
$—Unknown date	Medprime Technologies	Lavni Ventures