Next Bharat Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Next Bharat Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Suzuki Motor, an automotive company. It was founded in 2024 and is based in Gandhinagar, India. It invests at the seed stage. Sectors it names: food and agriculture, healthcare and digital health, fintech, artificial intelligence.
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Snapshot
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Seed |
| Sectors | Food and agriculture, Healthcare and digital health, Fintech, Artificial intelligence |
| Geography | Asia |
| Offices | Gandhinagar, India, Hyderabad, India, Bengaluru, India |
Sources: S8 Entrepreneur India: Next Bharat Ventures Portfolio Reaches 2 Mn Lives: Impact Report; S5 Suzuki-backed Next Bharat Ventures announces INR 2,000-cr impact fund (Hindu BusinessLine); S3 Suzuki establishes a subsidiary and a fund in India (Suzuki Motor).
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crafts | 3 | 13% |
| Handicrafts | 3 | 13% |
| Agriculture & Food Processing | 3 | 13% |
| Food | 2 | 8.7% |
| Livestock | 2 | 8.7% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 8.7% |
| Waste management | 1 | 4.3% |
| Agriculture & food Processing | 1 | 4.3% |
| AgriTech | 1 | 4.3% |
| Waste Management | 1 | 4.3% |
| Agriculture / Food | 1 | 4.3% |
| Livestock/Dairy | 1 | 4.3% |
| Dairy Supply Chain | 1 | 4.3% |
| PwD (Hiring) | 1 | 4.3% |
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Sources: S2 Next Bharat Ventures portfolio.
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | INR 20bn | Fund size | Stated by the firm or its parent | S5 |
| Companies backed | 23 | companies | Stated by the firm | S2 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 28 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S2 |
Sources: S5 Suzuki-backed Next Bharat Ventures announces INR 2,000-cr impact fund (Hindu BusinessLine); S2 Next Bharat Ventures portfolio.
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- Gandhinagar, India
- Offices
- Gandhinagar, India
- Hyderabad, India
- Bengaluru, India
Investment regionsS8S5S3
LeadersS7S1S11S12
- Vipul Nath JindalManaging Director and CEO, Next Bharat VenturesFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Ronit KumarInnovations Catalyst, Suzuki Innovation Centre, Next Bharat VenturesFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Sai KumarVP Investments, Next Bharat VenturesLinkedIn
- Anupam PandeyVenture capital (impact investments), Next Bharat VenturesLinkedIn
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Suzuki Motor (7269) | Single source | S3 |
| Parent industry | Automotive and mobility | Single source | S3 |
| Founded | 2024 | Single source | S3 |
| Headquarters | Gandhinagar, India | Single source | S3 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent and outside investors | Single source | S4 |
| Headline size | INR 20bn (Fund size) | Single source | S5 |
| Companies backed | 23 | Single source | S2 |
| Stages | Seed | Single source | S8 |
For founders
| Item | What the firm says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Stages | Seed | S8 |
| Contact form | nextbharat.ventures/contact-us/ | S6 |
Fund vehicles
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 28 companies.S2
The firm also states 23 companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S2
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crafts | 3 | 10.7% |
| Handicrafts | 3 | 10.7% |
| Agriculture & Food Processing | 3 | 10.7% |
| Food | 2 | 7.1% |
| Livestock | 2 | 7.1% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 7.1% |
| Waste management | 1 | 3.6% |
| Agriculture & food Processing | 1 | 3.6% |
| AgriTech | 1 | 3.6% |
| Waste Management | 1 | 3.6% |
| Agriculture / Food | 1 | 3.6% |
| Livestock/Dairy | 1 | 3.6% |
| Dairy Supply Chain | 1 | 3.6% |
| PwD (Hiring) | 1 | 3.6% |
Every company on the Next Bharat Ventures list
28 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 23 active, 5 listed.S2 Read the firm's list.
Active 23
- Abira Creations
- Atypical Advantage
- Bahula Naturals
- Bastar Se Bazaar Tak
- Ekatra
- Go Krit
- Graamya
- Graduate Farmer
- GramSe Agritech
- Gramshree
- Hasiru Dala Innovations
- Heart in Hills
- Kadamhaat
- Kalapuri
- Karghewale
- KrishiVan
- Krushi Sarathi
- M2 Labo
- Manikstu Agro
- Me Meraki
- Meira Foods
- Muddle Art
- Palm Era
Listed 5
- Blackfrog Technologies
- CIBOS
- eBik
- SGB Agro
- Velaan Mart
History
About Suzuki Motor
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website nextbharat.ventures/
- Portfolio nextbharat.ventures/portfolio/
- LinkedIn company page www.linkedin.com/company/nextbharat/
Sources
- S1Next Bharat Ventures about usFirm
- S2Next Bharat Ventures portfolioFirm
- S3Suzuki establishes a subsidiary and a fund in India (Suzuki Motor)Parent company
- S4Suzuki invests in Next Bharat Venture Fund-2 (Suzuki Motor)Parent company
- S5Suzuki-backed Next Bharat Ventures announces INR 2,000-cr impact fund (Hindu BusinessLine)Press
- S6Next Bharat Ventures contact usFirm
- S7Global Suzuki: Next Bharat Ventures holds Next Billion Forum 2026Parent company
- S8Entrepreneur India: Next Bharat Ventures Portfolio Reaches 2 Mn Lives: Impact ReportPress
- S9ETGovernment: T-Hub partners with Next Bharat Ventures to drive rural innovation through Suzuki InitiativePress
- S10T-Hub on YouTube: Empowering Rural Grassroot Innovators with Suzuki | GRIPP | T-HubPress
- S11LinkedIn profile: Sai Kumar (Next Bharat Ventures)Third-party report
- S12LinkedIn profile: Anupam Pandey (Next Bharat Ventures)Third-party report
Disclaimer and corrections
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