Elevation Capital Fellowship
Backing audacious founders building transformative companies.
Overview
Elevation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm in India, formerly SAIF Partners India, that backs technology founders from seed and Series A onward. Its official site describes a 20-plus-year history, focus areas across consumer tech, consumer brands, fintech and financial services, enterprise AI, frontier tech, and healthcare, and an in-house founder-success model across finance, marketing, AI adoption, corporate development, talent, technology, and legal support.
Investment focus
Elevation Capital focuses on investing in early-stage Indian technology companies, particularly those led by audacious founders. The firm aims to support transformative companies across sectors such as consumer technology, fintech, AI, and healthcare, leveraging its extensive experience and network in the Indian startup ecosystem.
Program details
Designed for Founders. Participation is generally unknown.
Who it is for
For Direct Investment:
- Location: India-based or India-focused startups
- Stage: Seed to Series A stage primarily
- Sectors: Tech-enabled businesses across consumer, fintech, AI, healthcare
- Founders: Indian entrepreneurs or founder teams with India market expertise
Check if you are eligible
Check your eligibility for Elevation Capital FellowshipBenefits
For Portfolio Founders:
- Access to $2+ billion in cumulative capital
- Two decades of India startup ecosystem knowledge
- Connections to other portfolio founders and successful entrepreneurs
- Strategic guidance from experienced investors
- Follow-on investment access
- Network of corporate partners and customers
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The program has not published how to apply. Terms and dates change. Check the official page before you act.
Questions about this program
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About Elevation Capital
Elevation Capital
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Investing in impactful early-stage companies.
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From public sources
What the sources say about Elevation Capital Fellowship
Mosaic Wellness’s FAQ names Elevation Capital among its backers; this does not identify Elevation as the fellowship operator.
Source: What is the Mosaic Fellowship: Key FAQsMosaic Wellness’s April 2022 announcement identifies itself as the operator launching the Mosaic Fellowship.
Source: Elevation Capital, Sequoia Capital & Matrix Partners-backed - Mosaic Wellness announces Fellowship ProgramElevation Capital describes hands-on support for founders through its Founder Success team; this is operator context.
Source: Founder SuccessThe Elevation Capital .vc website identifies Steve Curtis as its founder.
Source: Elevation Capital | Capital for a better worldElevation Capital’s team page identifies Mukul Arora as a co-managing partner.
Source: Team ElevationElevation Capital’s team page identifies Ravi Adusumalli as a co-managing partner.
Source: Team Elevation
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