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About Mela Ventures

Investor type

VC firm

First check

$2M to $4M

Lead

Always

Themes

cybersecurity water
dronetech
transcriptomics
pharma
genomics
dual-use
metabolites
machine learning
dual use
drones
data science
therapeutic
psychedelics big data
authentication
robotics
weapons
metabolomics
lifesciences
life sciences
CGT
medicines
proteomics
agents
wastewater
mRNA
defense
drug
psychedelic
enterprise
life-science
machine vision
recurring
life sciences tools
biopharma
generative AI
artificial intelligence
army
CBD
AI genAI
biomarkers
security
water treatment
defensetech
protein
military
pharmaceuticals
in vitro diagnostics
cyber security
gene therapy
neural network
drugs
deep learning
cyber-security
SaaS drone
privacy
ML
computer vision
lifescience
identity
subscription
life science
IVD
defence
cannabis
LLM
therapeutics
biotech
bio
cell therapy
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Funding Stages

3. Early Revenue4. Scaling

Countries of investment

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Who we are

Mela Ventures invests in B2B startups across three core themes – Enterprise Technology, DeepTech, and ClimateTech. We are typically the first institutional investor and enter once PMF is established. We are operator-led, our MPs previously founded MindTree, a Billion-dollar IT services company.

Funding Requirements

We invest in AI, Defence, Cybersecurity, enterprise SaaS, Robotics, semiconductors, simulation, drones, water treatment, bio sciences, medical devices

Value add

- Deep business + process knowledge and network from our Partner's experience as founders of a billion dollar IT services firm.

Locations

Level 14, Dhondusa Complex, No.9/1, 909 SKAV, Residency Road, Shanthala Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001 HQ

Mela Ventures Team

Narendran Sivakumar

Narendran Sivakumar

Portfolio Success

"I invest in early stage, B2B, startups across DeepTech, ClimatTech, and EnterpriseTech."

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