A3 CAPITALFor Startups & Founders

Capital with 
conviction. 

We back India's AI & Deeptech Founders.
Silicon Valley tech chops. Compute credits. 100+ corporate buyers.

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Build India's sovereign AI & deeptech layer.

India's AI and deeptech ecosystem represents a generational build-out.

We back early-stage founders building real technical moat, connecting Silicon Valley-grade code review with compute credits and institutional execution.

"India missed the early PC and cloud cycles. But in AI and deeptech, early builders can define global categories if backed by true technical operators."

Sanjay Phadke • IC Lead, A3 Capital
BUILT FOR BUILDERS

Why Build with A3 Capital

We don't just read pitch decks. We read your code, test your architecture, and connect you directly to enterprise buyers.

01

Silicon Valley Tech Chops

We read code, not just decks. Our investment committee is comprised of founders and CTOs who built RazorpayX, Airbase, Cricinfo, and Tarana Wireless. We evaluate system architecture from day zero.

02

Compute & Accelerator Access

Through our partner setup (AIGrants and EPOCH incubator), founders gain immediate access to compute credits, foundational LLM models, and hands-on mentoring before raising formal institutional rounds.

03

Enterprise Buyer Access

We connect portfolio companies directly to 100+ corporates engaged in digital and AI transformation consulting, accelerating early commercial distribution and product-market fit.

INSTITUTIONAL & QUALIFIED LPs

Looking to Allocate Capital as an Investor?

We have a dedicated investor portal for qualified LPs, family offices, and institutions detailing our Category 2 AIF vehicle and proprietary dealflow setup.

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We do not fund wrappers.
We fund builders.

Software wrappers are not deeptech. We invest in founders building genuine technology, core architecture, and defensible IP.

Partnerships & Ecosystem

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India Ecosystem
EPOCH
Incubator
EPOCH
AIGrants
Grant Program
AIGrants
MITCON
Institution
MITCON
International Partnerships
3i Strategy
International
3i Strategy
Troika Labs
International
Troika Labs

Scaled. Exited. Raised capital.

Sanjay Phadke

Sanjay Phadke

IC Lead

$50B+ raised at JPMorgan. Scaled a 9-year deep-health-tech venture. Author, AI Decoded.

Bhasker "Bosky" Kode

Bhasker "Bosky" Kode

AI Ecosystem

3x founder. Antler Resident, early YC. LLM access for 4,000+ developers.

Kaushal Sanghavi

Kaushal Sanghavi

AI Partner

Led RazorpayX (IPO $6B expected). Founding PM Airbase (exit $400M). Ex-Amazon.

Neeran Karnik

Neeran Karnik

AI Partner

Co-founder Cricinfo (sold to ESPN). Architect Tarana Wireless. CS PhD.

Advisors
Vishal MisraColumbia University
Jaideep PrabhuCambridge Judge Business School
Manish GunwaniBandhan AMC
Sankar ChakrabortiAcuite
Boman MoradianAdvisor

Submit Your Pitch Deck

Building in AI or deeptech? Submit your pitch deck directly to our team of tech operators for evaluation.