Local insight
A sharp understanding of how a market buys, pays, moves, or decides carries more weight than a broad category label.
Nirvana Venture Partners / Est. 2021
Early partners for careful builders.
We invest at pre-seed and seed in practical technology shaped by the realities of India and Southeast Asia.
- Initial cheque
- US$250K to US$500K
- Stage
- Pre-seed and seed
- Geography
- India and Southeast Asia
- Decision target
- Twenty-one days
StagePre-seed
Initial cheque / USD250–500K
CoverageIndia + SEA
Decision target21 days
01
Approach
Small fund.
Clear terms.
Close work.
We usually enter before a priced institutional round and plan each first cheque with enough context to remain useful through the next financing.
Our work centres on customer evidence, distribution, operating cadence, senior hiring, and the next fundraise.
Evidence of pull
Early proof can be a paid pilot, a repeat workflow, a waiting list with intent, or a product users keep returning to.
Practical ambition
We value founders who can hold a large outcome and the next six months of execution in the same conversation.
Our process
Every company gets the same four-step path. A partner stays involved from the first read.
- 01Read
Deck, memo, product link, or customer note.
- 02First conversation
Forty-five minutes with an investing partner.
- 03Working session
Market map, product review, and reference calls.
- 04Decision
A clear response with written context.
02
Portfolio
Thirteen working partnerships.
Teams building the operational layer beneath trade, industry, climate systems, health, and regional commerce.
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After investment
Useful work, agreed company by company.
- First 30 days
- Set the operating baseline, current constraints, and the next financing milestones.
- Customer work
- Review discovery, pricing, pipeline quality, and the evidence behind expansion.
- Key hires
- Shape the brief, map the market, and help close roles that change the company’s pace.
- Next round
- Build the investor narrative and data room before a formal process begins.
03
Team
Three people.
Two cities.
One fund.
Founders work directly with the investing team. Every partner carries sourcing, diligence, and portfolio work.
Mira Sen
01Partner / Bengaluru
Mira spent a decade building marketplace operations across India. She works with founders on distribution, pricing, and senior hiring.
Send a brief to the team
Daniel Teo
02Partner / Singapore
Daniel has led product and credit teams across Southeast Asia. He focuses on financial infrastructure and regional expansion.
Send a brief to the team
Kavya Rao
03Principal / Bengaluru
Kavya began in industrial design and later worked with climate and enterprise software teams. She leads sourcing and portfolio research.
Send a brief to the team
04
Notes
What we are learning.
Short observations from diligence, field visits, and working sessions with our portfolio.
05
Contact
Send the unfinished version.
A deck is useful. A product link, customer note, or concise memo also works. We review founder introductions on Monday and Thursday.