Pentathlon Ventures

The Start-up Journey is Hard and Lonely. The Firm Knows, Because the Firm Has Been Through It.

Seed-stage B2B SaaS-focused venture capital firm, founded in 2020
Founded by a team of serial entrepreneurs and industry veterans with over 150 years of combined entrepreneurial experience
Pentathlon India Fund is a SEBI-registered Category II AIF (IN/AIF2/22-23/1249)

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About Pentathlon Ventures

Pentathlon Ventures is an early stage VC Fund focusing on the thriving B2B SaaS space in the Indian startup ecosystem, leveraging the innovation, talent and cost advantage to build global products. It works with early-stage technology companies to scale their business by providing Expertise, Ecosystem & Capital. Pentathlon Ventures' mission is to empower ambitious tech entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey. As a founder-led VC firm, it aims to bridge the gap between Angel and Series A+ rounds, supporting innovative startups to grow and succeed.

Investment philosophy

The firm believes entrepreneurship is the way to harness technology's true potential, and believes it can be of help. Pentathlon Ventures is an early stage VC Fund focusing on the thriving B2B SaaS space in the Indian startup ecosystem, leveraging the innovation, talent and cost advantage to build global products. The revenues coming from India based B2B start-ups are expected to grow 25X in the next 8 years. With an impressive 50% faster time to revenue, better revenue predictability, and solid gross margins ranging between 70-80%, it presents extraordinary prospects of building sustainable businesses. With core expertise in this space, early-stage B2B SaaS companies built from India are the primary investment thesis. Upholding its founder-centric values, the fund taps into its partners' vast expertise and network, its innovative tech partnerships, and unique initiatives to provide comprehensive support to its portfolio start-ups, including its GTMDialogues program for mentorship on Go To Market strategies, product distribution, and user acquisition.

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Sandeep Chawda

Managing Partner

Sandeep Chawda is a Managing Partner at Pentathlon Ventures, bringing 25+ years of building and scaling global software organizations, including co-founding Clarice Technologies (acquired by Globant) and leading Globant's India delivery centers.

Gireendra Kasmalkar

Managing Partner

Gireendra Kasmalkar is a Managing Partner at Pentathlon Ventures. The founder of Ideas to Impacts and Verisoft, he is an experienced entrepreneur focused on building businesses in novel niches. He co-founded Pentathlon Ventures to support fellow entrepreneurs with capital and deep operational expertise.

Madhukar Bhatia

Managing Partner

Madhukar Bhatia is a Managing Partner at Pentathlon Ventures. A technologist at heart with expertise in scalable and modular architectures, he is a Co-founder of Sapience Analytics and has held leadership roles at Symphony and Veritas Software.

Saurabh Lahoti

Founding Partner

Saurabh Lahoti is a Founding Partner at Pentathlon Ventures. An experienced investment manager of early-stage startups who enjoys bringing structure to chaos, he has previously run three early-stage funds through Grassroots Business Fund and Ennovent.

Shashank Deshpande

Founding Partner

Shashank Deshpande is a Founding Partner at Pentathlon Ventures with expertise in product-market fit and design-driven innovation for startups. He has previously held senior roles at Globant, Clarice, and Veritas Software.

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