Avaana Capital Advisors

Avaana Capital Advisors is a venture capital firm based in Mumbai, India, specializing in early-stage investments in climate-tech and sustainability-focused startups. The firm focuses on sectors such as energy, supply chains, advanced materials, agriculture and food systems, robotics, precision engineering, bio-manufacturing, mobility and transport, artificial intelligence, and space technology. Their investment strategy targets companies that leverage frontier innovation to build globally competitive solutions for India and the world.

The firm's investment approach spans various stages, including pre-seed, seed, early stage, and Series A, with typical investment sizes ranging from $1 million to $2 million. Avaana Capital Advisors emphasizes a comprehensive support model, offering not only capital but also deep domain insight, business-building expertise, and ecosystem connectivity to accelerate growth and create market leaders. Their portfolio includes companies involved in full-stack rooftop solar solutions, low-speed two-wheelers for mass mobility, battery energy storage solutions, high-performance biopolymers, agentic AI solutions for the chemical industry, and next-generation packaging solutions from mycelium and agricultural waste.

Avaana Capital Advisors is led by a team of professionals with diverse expertise and global networks. The team includes Dr. Aastha Paliwal, Anjali Bansal, Archit Bhargava, Harsha Jain, Kalpana Nimgaonkar, Kashmira Contractor, Nishi Bopanna, Param Bafna, Prasad Ghadi, Rahul Bhapkar, Rishubh Malpani, Shreya Bhattacharjee, Shruti Srivastava, Swapna Gupta, Vikas Verma, and advisors Anami Roy, Sandeep Singhal, and S. Ramadorai. The firm's mission is to empower visionary founders to build transformative, large-scale businesses that address critical challenges in climate and sustainability, contributing to a better tomorrow for India and the world.