Waterbridge Ventures

We back founders rewriting what's possible

Started investing in 2017 with Fund I
Registered as Category II AIFs with SEBI (four trusts listed on the firm's AIF registration page)
Signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment since 2023

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About Waterbridge Ventures

WaterBridge Ventures is a thesis-driven, early-stage venture firm built for India – on India's own form factors. Not a replica of it, not an approximation of it. The firm enters early – Seed to Pre-Series A – to earn the alpha. The firm deploys the majority of its capital through Series A, B, and C. The firm is in at the start and around for the arc.

Investment philosophy

Every investment WaterBridge Ventures makes is preceded by a view on where the market is moving. The firm does not wait for the deck. It calls the theme, then finds the founder who can execute it. 80% of its deals are outbound or warm introductions, and it leads with conviction in 100% of its investments. Its reserve ratio sits at 70%, so it does not spread thin and backs the winners harder through Series A, B, and C. It holds board seats and stays on cap tables. Valuation discipline is treated as a competitive advantage: when the market chases a narrative, the firm pressure-tests a model. The firm does not optimise for speed. It optimises for outcome.

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Waterbridge Ventures

Registered 2016

Cat II

Waterbridge Ventures Alpha Trust

Registered 2022

Cat II

Waterbridge Ventures III Trust

Registered 2023

Cat II

Waterbridge Ventures II Trust

Team9

Manish Kheterpal

Ashish Jain

Anjali Sosale

Kartik Mehta

Raj Nayan Datta

Sapna Goyal

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Abhishek Jha

Anubha Jaiswal

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