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Athera Venture Partners (formerly known as Inventus India) is a venture firm investing in early-stage technology-focused companies since 2008. The Athera team is a strong mix of deep, multi-dimensional operating and entrepreneurial experience; with 60+ years of collective early-stage venture experience across multiple cycles. The team has backed over 60 Indian technology start-ups in their venture careers. With a strong founders-first ethos, Athera invests in tech-first business models across various ConsumerTech verticals (including HealthTech, FinTech, InsureTech, Media, Entertainment, Gaming, eCommerce, Devices, IoT, Transportation et al.), Enterprise SaaS (both horizontal and vertical plays) and Deep Tech (including Space, Automation, Robotics, Advanced Computing, Energy, AI/ML; including hardware + software plays). The Athera team has advised/managed three prior funds with an AUM of $130M+, and is now actively investing out of Fund-IV. Across the prior funds, the Athera team has been part of 2 IPOs and ~10 profitable exits. In the course of this journey, Athera has backed prominent category leaders such as redBus, PolicyBazaar, HealthifyMe, Euler Motors, Pixxel, PlayShifu, Unbxd, MoveInSync, Tricog, Sokrati, Insta Health, Savaari, FundsIndia, Aasaan Jobs, Truebil, Funtoot - to name a few.
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