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Suzuki Motor Corp. | Next Bharat Ventures

corporate vc$100MCo-investsLeads rounds

◆ Fund Size

$100M

◆ Check Size

$0.1M→$0.6M

◆ Location

Japan

◆ Portfolio

20 companies

◆ Activity

Statusactively investing

◆ Links

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◆ Investment Thesis

Focuses broadly on economic inclusion and startups in its biggest market, India, rather than just core automotive business alignment.

◆ About Suzuki Motor Corp.

Next Bharat Ventures is a Suzuki Motor Corporation-backed social impact investment fund focusing on startups addressing societal challenges in rural and informal India, particularly in Tier II cities and beyond, through horizontal scaling to create profitable SMEs.

◆ Sectors

FintechLendingWealthtechOther

◆ Stages

growthpre-seedseed

◆ Geography Focus

India

◆ Team

NameTitleRoleLinks
Aakriti SrivastavaFounder & CEOSenior
Aishwarya JhawarCo-founderSenior
Bapan DasFounderSenior
Jayanti MahapatraFounder & CEOSenior
Kuldeep PatelDirector & CEOSenior
Nivedita RaiCo-founderSenior
Payal NathCo-founder & CEOSenior
Prerna AgarwalFounderSenior
Rakesh GuptaFounderSenior
Satendrasingh LilhareCo-FounderSenior
Satyam BhandariFounderSenior
Selvakumar VaradharajanFounder & CEOSenior
Shubhra HanjabamFounder & CEOSenior
Aatish ChavanCo-FounderCo-Founder
Bhavesh N SawariyaCo-FounderCo-Founder
Byom Kesh JhaCo-FounderCo-Founder
Devendar PenugondaFounder & CEOFounder
Dhruv JoshiFounder & CEOFounder
Kannan HariFounder & CEOFounder
Nalini ShekarCo-founderCo-Founder
Parasharam AkhareFounder & CEOFounder
Priyanka KhandelwalFounder & CEOFounder
Sanjay ChauhanCo-FounderCo-Founder
Shubhra Devi HanjabamFounder & CEOFounder
Suzuki Global VenturesCorporate venture capital fund of Suzuki Motor Corporation—
Vineet SaraiwalaFounder & CEOFounder
Yosha GuptaFounder & CEOFounder
Yuriko KatoFounderFounder

◆ Tracked Investments

◆ Notable Investments

A.Capital Fund VBumperCordia DirectionsLOMBYSoracomInmotiveApplied EVLinkwizKalapuriKadam HaatHoyiHeart in Hills / ForekaHasiru Dala InnovationsGramshreeGraduate FarmerGraamyaGokritEkatraBastar Se Bazaar TakBahula Naturals

◆ Traits

Leads rounds

Co-invests

◆ FAQ

What does Next Bharat Ventures invest in?

Next Bharat Ventures invests in Fintech, Lending, Wealthtech and Other at the growth, pre-seed and seed stages.

Which geographies does Next Bharat Ventures focus on?

Next Bharat Ventures focuses on India, and is headquartered in Japan.

What is Next Bharat Ventures's typical check size?

Next Bharat Ventures typically writes checks of $0.1M to $0.6M.

Which startups has Next Bharat Ventures backed?

Next Bharat Ventures has 1 tracked investment on Fusion42, including LOMBY.