Speciale Invest: A VC fund that bets on disruptive tech at the seed stage

Among its investments are aerospace manufacturer Agnikul, space tech startup AstrogateLabs, The eplane Company, which aims to build all-electric flying taxis

With startup funding and big numbers hogging limelight, focusing on niche area for investing is a rarity, and this is exactly what seed stage venture capital firm Speciale Invest does.

Based in Bengaluru and Chennai, it was co-founded in 2017 by Vishesh Rajaram and Arjun Rao. While Rajaram had stints at PwC, ICICI Bank and private equity fund VenturEast, Rao has worked in the past at Yahoo!, ibibo Web, and Travelyaari.com.

The firm backs entrepreneurs that use disruptive technologies to find innovative solutions that make an impact.

“We essentially invest in enterprise technologies i.e. technologies that are used by business