India

For fifty years, the primary constraint in building with software was human skill. That constraint has now been broken. Not reduced, broken. Today, a single developer with the right tools and sufficient budget can spec, build, test, and deploy in

India’s robotics ecosystem is advancing rapidly, but its biggest bottleneck remains the precision manufacturing layer beneath the AI. In 2000, a Bengaluru company built a robotic arm where every joint was independently intelligent and networked. It was a feature that

When that changes, entirely new categories open up — healthcare navigation, companionship, consultative sales, personal assistance, financial guidance. Six dimensions separate where Voice AI stands today from where it needs to go. Here is an honest map of each one.

The semiconductor ecosystem is a $793B market that grew 21% in 2025; it underpins everything in modern IoT systems, from AI infrastructure and data centers to electric vehicles, 5G networks, and consumer electronics. Yet the industry remains bottlenecked by constraints

Will Poole likes to joke that he picked the wrong time to leave Microsoft. It was 2008, the global financial crisis was beginning to bite, and the world’s most profitable business, Windows, was the last thing anyone would walk away

El auge de la inteligencia artificial ha llevado al desarrollo de múltiples startups que se basan en modelos de lenguaje de gran tamaño (LLM). En este contexto, se ha generado un intenso debate sobre si las empresas que simplemente construyen

India’s logistics sector is vast and fragmented, yet much of it still runs on manual processes. Even billion-dollar enterprises rely on Excel, email, or WhatsApp to track shipments — supported by large operations teams that drive up costs, increase errors,

Magma, a B2B industrial solutions provider, has raised $5 million in a round led by Capria Ventures, with participation from General Catalyst, Accion Venture Lab, and WEH Ventures. The funds will boost core factory offerings, backward integration, and tech investments

Ahmedabad, India — April 16, 2025 — Magma, a leading B2B industrial solutions provider, has successfully closed a $5Mn Series A funding round led by Capria Ventures. The funding round comprises a mix of equity and debt financing. The round

India’s $36 billion industrial materials industry is the unsung enabler of sectors like construction, packaging, textiles, and agriculture — powering everything from adhesives in tile manufacturing to coatings in packaging materials. As industrial demand accelerates and global players look beyond

Surya Mantha, Managing Partner at Capria Ventures, joined an expert panel at #ETEntrepreneurSummit 2025 alongside Vivekananda Pani (Reverie Language Technologies), Ankit Solanki (Clear), Anirudh A. Damani (Artha Venture Fund), and Madhusudan Shekar (Google Cloud) to explore how AI is transforming

With a billion new consumers and transformative local solutions, emerging markets demand investors to pair bold ambition with cultural fluency to unlock their vast potential and shape global progress. Emerging markets—spanning India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa—represent the next

Conversations on AI startups building wrappers on foundational models have been ongoing for the past few years. The debate about the value of startups centred on these wrappers is more complicated than it initially appears, with no conclusive verdict reached

VCs look to invest in Indian AI startups that offer nuanced solutions that big-tech companies cannot deliver. Sridhar Vembu, former CEO of Zoho Corp, recently highlighted the need to stop glorifying English in India’s R&D ecosystem. “There is a lot

“This market is largely underserved but represents a very large opportunity,” said Will Poole, co-founder and managing partner of Capria Ventures. Whether they pick AI for India or AI for Bharat, one thing is certain, the VCs betting on India’s

From Y2K to AI, India’s workforce stands at a transformative crossroads — adapting, upskilling, and innovation will define the winners of tomorrow’s tech landscape. India’s Y2K boom was a game-changer. Powered by a vast, skilled workforce, low operational costs, and

Capria Ventures India Fund III, with a green shoe option of up to $125 million, will allocate 25% of its capital for late-stage investments in breakout companies from the firm’s portfolio, offering early exits to LPs. Global South specialist venture

After about two hours of chatting with founders at the mixer, I was heading out, and that’s when I bumped into this founder building his company in language learning. Once he finished his elevator pitch, I asked him, “This space

Agrizy is India’s fastest-growing B2B agri-processing platform, driving supply chain efficiency and SME profitability. The funding will go towards expanding services for existing and new product lines, developing value-added advisory services, and providing quality financial services to better serve processors

Wify is India’s leading home furnishings installation player, bridging the gap between modern home brands and skilled technicians. The funding will be used to penetrate deeper into existing categories with more value-added services, expand into new categories, and accelerate capacity