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Multiply Ventures
Multiply Ventures, founded by former Myntra and Flipkart operators in 2018, invests in early-stage Indian consumer internet from Bengaluru.
Multiply Ventures
Multiply Ventures is a venture capital fund founded in 2019 in Bangalore, India. It invests in early-stage consumer technology companies targeting the Indian market. The firm has made 33 investments and 4 portfolio exits.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2018
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Asia
Country
India
City
Bangalore
Corporate office
Bangalore, India
Principals
Raveen Sastry
Founding Partner
Bhushan Patil
Founding Partner
Sanjay Ramakrishnan
Founding Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who makes investment decisions at Multiply Ventures?
The three general partners — Raveen Sastry, Bhushan Patil and Sanjay Ramakrishnan — make investment decisions jointly. Each brings operating experience from senior roles at Myntra, Flipkart and FreeCharge. The firm operates as a tight partnership rather than a hierarchical model with a single managing partner.
What investment stages does Multiply Ventures target?
Multiply focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage companies, typically as the first institutional investor. The firm writes initial checks for consumer internet startups and reserves capital for follow-on rounds through the portfolio's growth. Stage coverage does not extend to Series B or later-stage growth equity.
Which sectors does Multiply Ventures invest in explicitly?
Multiply invests in consumer technology across FinTech, Digital Health, EdTech, direct-to-consumer brands, and social commerce. The firm's thesis centers on Indian consumption infrastructure — services built for mobile-first, vernacular-first audiences in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Enterprise software sits at the margin, primarily when linked to consumer distribution.
How does Multiply Ventures source proprietary deal flow?
The founding partners source from their operating networks built at Myntra, Flipkart and FreeCharge, and from a growing portfolio-founder referral loop. Multiply runs a fellowship network and advisor community that surfaces early signals from product builders before formal fundraises. The firm does not operate a scout program and instead relies on concentrated partner-led outreach.
Is Multiply Ventures a single-family office or a traditional venture fund?
Multiply Ventures is a traditional venture capital firm structured as a fund manager, not a family office. It raised external limited partner capital for its inaugural fund and does not manage a single-family balance sheet. The founders do not come from an industrial or legacy business wealth origin.
Does Multiply Ventures participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Multiply invests almost exclusively via direct equity in operating companies. The firm occasionally co-invests alongside peer early-stage funds in India, including Blume Ventures and WaterBridge Ventures, but does not commit capital as a limited partner into other venture funds.
Where is the underlying capital sourced from?
Multiply Ventures' investor base is not publicly disclosed in detail. The firm raised its first fund from Indian family offices, domestic institutions, and a small group of international limited partners, per the firm's own communications. The general partners do not deploy personal or family wealth as the primary capital base.
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