About Capital 18
Capital 18 is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. It is primarily based out of Mumbai, India. As of Feb 2018, Capital 18 has invested in 15 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and EdTech. Most recently it led the $19.1M Series B round of Yatra Online along with . This round also saw participation from Chiratae Ventures.
Overall, Capital 18 portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Yatra, Infibeam Avenues and DEN Networks. A lot of funds co-invest with Capital 18, with names like sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Capital 18 has team of 3 people including 2 partners.
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Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Capital 18's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Capital 18 has invested in 15 companies over the last 18 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Infibeam Avenues and most recent follow-on round was in Yatra Online.

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Capital 18's Investments by Stage
Capital 18 has made 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.81M, 1 investment in Post IPO stage with an average round size of $6.23M and 1 investment in Seed stage.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
---|---|
Series A | 6 |
Post IPO | 1 |
Seed | 1 |
Capital 18's Investments by Sector
Capital 18 has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, EdTech, Vertical SaaS, Consumer and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 10 Tech companies, 6 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
EdTech | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Consumer | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Capital 18's Investments by Geography
Capital 18 has made most investments in India (8).
Capital 18's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Capital 18:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 15, 2018 | India | Post IPO | $6.23M | ||
May 26, 2015 | India | Series B | $19.1M | Chiratae Ventures [+1] | |
Apr 10, 2015 | India | Series A | $1.06M | [+5] | |
Oct 07, 2014 | India | Series A | $3.02M | [+6] | |
Mar 31, 2014 | India | Series A | $19.2M | [+2] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Capital 18's Portfolio
Here are Capital 18's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 19, 2016 | - | - | - | |
Apr 04, 2016 | Feb 15, 2018 | Post IPO | $6.23M |
Acquired companies in Capital 18's Portfolio
Here are Capital 18's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 18, 2020 | Oct 07, 2014 | Series A | $3.02M | |
Oct 17, 2018 | - | - | - | |
Dec 03, 2014 | Sep 2008 | Series A | Undisclosed | |
May 23, 2013 | - | - | - |
Team profile of Capital 18
Capital 18 has a team of 3 membersÌýincluding 2 Partners. Capital 18's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Capital 18:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Associate | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Capital 18
Over the past 18 years, 35 investors have co-invested in Capital 18's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Capital 18:ÌýSAMA Family Trust, and 4 others have invested in rounds before Capital 18. There are 1 company where SAMA Family Trust has invested before Capital 18 and 1 company where Karnataka Information Technology Venture Capital Fund has invested before Capital 18.
- Top Co-investors of Capital 18:Ìý14 investors entered a company along with Capital 18. These include investors like (1 company).
- Invested after Capital 18:ÌýA total of 15 investors have invested in Capital 18's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Suvidhaa (1 company), (1 company) and Ranjan Pai (1 company).

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