Bridging the gap between India and the world

AUM Ventures is an early-stage VC fund empowering Indian entrepreneurs in DeepTech, tech-enabled, and consumption-focused startups with capital and strategic support.

Helping Indian Founders Transform Great Ideas into Successful, Sustainable, and Scalable Businesses

Opening the next big frontier by making spaceflight affordable, on-demand, and reliable for all.

The ultimate fashion destination for trendsetters making diverse, pocket-friendly, and distinctive fashion accessible to everyone.

Pushing the boundaries of Edge Computing efficiency through development of custom silicon chips.

Saving healthcare staffing costs with AI medical agents that perform the work 20 times cheaper and 10 times faster.

Building a new-age digital market infra for the Investment Management Industry including Mutual Funds, PMS, and more.

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India is in the midst of the most thrilling period in its socio-economic history

We are strong believers in the India Story and the Indian talent that is putting India on the global map. With a thriving ecosystem of innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders, India is poised to drive the next wave of global disruption.

We partner with bold founders who are building transformative companies, leveraging India’s strengths in technology, manufacturing, and innovation to create a lasting global impact.

How Global Economies Performed:
GDP Growth in 2024 %

7.0 India

4.8 China

3.6 Russia

3.0 Brazil

2.9 Spain

2.8 USA

1.3 Canada

1.1 UK

0.0 Germany

3rd Largest Global Economy

India is forecasted to be the 3rd largest economy in the world by 2030

2nd Largest Asian Economy

In 2030, overtaking Japan

USD 7 trillion GDP by 2030

India's economy to double in 5 years

Proactive Policy Reforms

Improvements in ease of doing business

AUM Ventures aspires to build India’s reputation around the world as a formidable VC destination

The Fastest Evolving Startup Ecosystem

Largest startup ecosystem globally, and number of unicorns (118)
3 rd
Total startups registered as of 2024
0 K+
Capital inflow into the Indian start-up ecosystem from 2020-24
$ 0 bn
Combined valuation of Indian Unicorns in 2024
$ 0 bn

In the Media

Note from Our Founder

As a globally connected firm, AUM Ventures aims to bring global best practices and strategic resources to Indian founders. Our investment strategy is designed to increase the magnitude of success and generate greater risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We do this by being compassionate partners to our early-stage founders, which allows them to unleash the potential of their ideas.

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Chetan Mehta

Founding Partner

Partner's Journey

Chetan founded AUM Ventures with a vision of supporting the Indian entrepreneurship ecosystem and build India’s reputation as a formidable venture capital destination.

His previous experience includes building an alternate investment portfolio of venture/startups for a large single family office. He created a global deal sourcing network, fund of fund program and led investments in 60+ startups across India (Smiles.ai, LenDenClub, ChargeZone, Waterfield advisors, Sharechat, Sourcewiz, Rapidbox, Cogos, etc), Israel (eToro, Immunai, Antidote, H2Pro, Arbe robotics, Binah.ai, Goarc, etc), GCC (Verofax, Altibbi) and the US (SpaceX, Rho banking, Shef, Capsule, Daily Harvest, etc).

Chetan has also been an angel investor himself with investments in 40+ startups and advising / mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs on financial efficiencies, GTM strategy, fundraising, etc.

Chetan also has two decades of advisory and consulting experience where he advised MNCs on restructuring of cross-border operations, M&As, IPO planning as well as providing strategic approach to complex issues.