Bengaluru Founding Chapter
The Circle began in Bengaluru.
June 2026 · Bengaluru, India
VC Circle's first chapter brought together investors, founders, institutions and policymakers around the forces shaping India's next decade of innovation.
Shri Ramalinga Reddy
Hon'ble Minister of Major and Medium Irrigation, Karnataka
12.9716° N · 77.5946° E
The Room
12+
Investors & ecosystem leaders
- Parag DholGeneral Partner · Athera Venture Partners
- Arjun RaoFounding Partner · Speciale Invest
- Vikram GuptaFounder & Managing Partner · IvyCap Ventures
- Anant Vidur PuriPartner · Bessemer Venture Partners
- Kailashnath M SPartner · Ideaspring Capital
- Sumit DuttaManaging Partner · Unwind Ventures
- Yachna LuthraSenior Associate, VC Ecosystem · IVCA
- Ankit SaxenaVice President Investments · FITT IIT Delhi
- Hari BalasubramanianMentor, Angel Investor & Advisor
- Ankit BansalOpen Innovation Lead · Shell
- Hiranmay MahantaCEO · i-Hub Gujarat
- Amar DixitCEO, WOI India · Founder, SwiftSeed Ventures
What the room was talking about
The future of Indian venture.
DeepTech & research-led innovation.
Patient capital & global scale.
Government as an ecosystem builder.
From conversation to commitment
6Strategic MoUs
- FITT IIT Delhi
- IIM Lucknow
- Masters' Union Ventures
- i-Hub Gujarat
- SwiftSeed Ventures
- ValleyNXT Ventures
Across academia, founder development, regional ecosystems, investor networks and global connectivity.
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