About India Accelerator
India Accelerator, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2017, is based in Gurugram, India. With a presence in 10 countries, it has supported around 238 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer. As of Jun 2025, India Accelerator has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 5 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include , Samosa Party and Droom. The program is backed by a team of 69 people who primarily support Seed startups based in India. Its latest investment was a $3M Series G round in Droom on Mar 26, 2025, which also saw participation from Finvolve and Hardik Kothiya.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2017
Location
Gurugram, India
Portfolio Companies
, Samosa Party &
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed, Series A &
Locations of Investment
Unicorn in Portfolio
India Accelerator's Portfolio
India Accelerator has a portfolio ofÌý238 companies.Ìý°Õ³ó±ð¾±°ùÌýlatest investmentÌýwas inÌýDroom(Series G Round) on Mar 26, 2025.ÌýThey haveÌý1 unicornÌýin their portfolioÌý-ÌýDroom.ÌýThey have hadÌý5 portfolio exits.ÌýMost notable exits includeÌý,Ìý andÌý.India Accelerator's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
India Accelerator has invested in 238 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 18 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 19 investments, while as of Mar 2025, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Droom and most recent follow-on round was in BioVeda.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌýRound | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
2023 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
2022 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
2021 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
2020 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
2019 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
India Accelerator's Investments by Stage
India Accelerator has made 110 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $538K, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.21M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $9.21M, 2 investments in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $8.86M and 1 investment in Series G stage with an average round size of $3M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 110 |
Series A | 4 |
Series B | 3 |
Unattributed | 2 |
Series G | 1 |
India Accelerator's Investments by Sector
India Accelerator has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 181 Tech companies, 116 Consumer (B2C) companies, 110 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 74 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 43 |
Enterprise Applications | 30 |
Retail | 30 |
High Tech | 18 |
FinTech | 17 |
Others | 151 |
India Accelerator's Investments by Geography
India Accelerator has made most investments in India (110), followed by United States where it has made 6 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
India | 110 |
United States | 6 |
Bermuda | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Ireland | 1 |
Others | 1 |
India Accelerator's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by India Accelerator:
Unicorns in India Accelerator's Portfolio
Here is a list of unicorns in India Accelerator's portfolio:
Acquired companies in India Accelerator's Portfolio
Here are India Accelerator's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 23, 2025 | - | - | - | |
Apr 21, 2023 | Nov 02, 2020 | Seed | $1.1M | |
Nov 16, 2022 | Aug 16, 2024 | Unattributed | $8.86M | |
Aug 31, 2018 | Jan 18, 2019 | Seed | $100K | |
May 02, 2012 | - | - | - |
Team profile of India Accelerator
India Accelerator has a team of 69 membersÌýincluding 17 Partners, 12 Venture Partners and 30 PrincipalsÌýlocated in India, United States and . India Accelerator's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in India Accelerator:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Bengaluru | , | ||
Partner | Gurugram | - | , | |
Partner | Delhi | - | ||
Partner | Gurugram | - | ||
Partner | Gurugram | - | ||
Partner | Gurugram | - | ||
Partner | Warsaw | - | ||
Partner | Gurugram | - | , | |
Partner | Delhi | - | ||
Partner | Gurugram | - | , | |
Partner | Noida | - | , |
Co-investors of India Accelerator
Over the past 8 years, 2780 investors have co-invested in India Accelerator's portfolio companies.
- Invested before India Accelerator:ÌýBlume Ventures, We Founder Circle and 458 others have invested in rounds before India Accelerator. There are 3 companies where Blume Ventures has invested before India Accelerator and 3 companies where We Founder Circle has invested before India Accelerator.
- Top Co-investors of India Accelerator:Ìý759 investors entered a company along with India Accelerator. These include investors like Finvolve (10 companies).
- Invested after India Accelerator:ÌýA total of 1561 investors have invested in India Accelerator's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Inflection Point Ventures (6 companies) and Satyabrata Das (5 companies).
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