Vikas Verma
Partner at Avaana Capital
· India
Check size
Undisclosed
Lead stage
early-stage
Deals tracked
17
Sectors
Deep Tech, Energy
Deep Tech
Energy
Supply Chain
Advanced Manufacturing
AI
Robotics
early-stage
seed
Early Stage
Seed
India
United States
Global
About Vikas
Vikas Verma is a principal investor and deal lead at Avaana Capital, a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in India with US presence. He leads investment strategy, deal sourcing, execution, and portfolio management across early-stage frontier technology and innovation ventures. His sector focus spans agritech, fintech, consumer, and climate tech, with a track record of backing exceptional entrepreneurs on the innovation-to-impact journey
Investment thesis
Investing in deep tech innovators that solve energy, supply chain, food, and materials challenges.
Avaana Capital invests in deep tech innovators solving critical challenges across energy, supply chains, food systems, and advanced materials. As a Partner, Vikas Verma leads investments in manufacturing, supply chains, and climate technology, backing early-stage founders building globally competitive solutions in deeptech sectors including energy infrastructure, mobility, advanced manufacturing, AI, robotics, semiconductors, quantum computing, agriculture, biotechnology, and materials science
Investment philosophy
Vikas Verma works as a partner at Avaana Capital, where he focuses on backing deep tech founders building globally competitive solutions. His stated focus spans energy, supply chains, food and agriculture, and advanced materials, with an emphasis on supporting companies from early-stage development through scaling.
Investment focus
Vikas invests in early-stage startups leveraging frontier technology and innovation across agritech, fintech, consumer, and climate tech sectors. He partners closely with founders to deliver value beyond capital, combining deep domain insight, business-building expertise, and ecosystem connectivity
Areas of expertise
Notable portfolio
Aerem
Amperehour
Eeki Foods
Kazam
Turno
GreenGrahi
Agnikul
Delhivery
Nykaa
Urban Company
Farmart
Intello Labs
Eggoz
91cycles
LoanTap
Notable deals
Farmart – agritech platform
Turno – consumer/marketplace
Intello Labs – frontier technology
Eggoz – consumer/agritech
LoanTap – fintech lending platform
Frequently asked
Does Vikas Verma invest at early-stage stage?
Yes. They invest at early-stage, seed, Early Stage stage.
Their geographic focus includes India, United States, Global.
What is their typical check size?
Check size is not publicly disclosed. They currently invest through Avaana Capital.
What sectors does Vikas Verma focus on?
Vikas Verma primarily invests in Deep Tech, Energy, Supply Chain, Advanced Manufacturing.
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