Ajay Jain
Founder & Managing Partner at Silverneedle Ventures
· Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Check size
Approximately USD 250K to USD 723K; INR 1 crore to INR 6 crore per deal, with reported sweet spot around INR 2 crore to INR 4 crore
Lead stage
Seed
Deals tracked
0
Sectors
Deep tech, Enterprise SaaS
Deep tech
Enterprise SaaS
Generative AI
Fintech
Sustainability
Consumer internet
Seed
Pre-Series A
Series A
India
India-first companies with global ambitions
Southeast Asia
Middle East
About Ajay
Ajay Jain is a founding partner at Silver Needle Ventures, a conviction-driven VC firm investing at Seed and Series A stages. The firm focuses on technology companies redefining India and beyond, with particular emphasis on proprietary deep tech, enterprise SaaS, and generative AI solutions
Investment thesis
Hands-on early-stage investor backing India-first technology companies.
Back conviction-led, technology-enabled startups solving large problems for India and beyond
Investment philosophy
Silverneedle Ventures describes itself as a conviction-first, hands-on early-stage fund that partners closely with founders. Ajay Jain's stated focus is on technology companies with strong fundamentals, especially those building for India and global markets.
Investment focus
Silver Needle Ventures pursues a conviction-first approach to early-stage technology investing, targeting deep tech, enterprise SaaS, and generative AI companies with defensible technology and India-focused or global ambitions
Areas of expertise
Frequently asked
Does Ajay Jain invest at Seed stage?
Yes. They invest at Seed, Pre-Series A, Series A stage.
Their geographic focus includes India, India-first companies with global ambitions, Southeast Asia.
What is their typical check size?
Ajay Jain's typical check size is Approximately USD 250K to USD 723K; INR 1 crore to INR 6 crore per deal, with reported sweet spot around INR 2 crore to INR 4 crore.
They currently invest through Silverneedle Ventures.
What sectors does Ajay Jain focus on?
Ajay Jain primarily invests in Deep tech, Enterprise SaaS, Generative AI, Fintech.
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