Indo-US Venture Partners

IndoUS Venture Partners (IUVP) was a venture capital firm established in 2005, with offices in Bangalore, India, and Santa Clara, California. The firm focused on providing early and mid-stage funding to new or growing businesses primarily in India, with some investments in the United States. The founders of the firm, which later rebranded to Kalaari Capital, included Vani Kola, Kumar Shiralagi, and Rajesh Raju. Vinod Dham, known for his work on Intel's Pentium microprocessor, was also a founding managing director.

The firm's business model centered on investing in promising startups and offering collaborative partnerships to transform ideas into successful enterprises. IUVP's investment strategy targeted a wide range of sectors, including technology, enterprise applications, consumer, retail, media, and healthcare. It primarily participated in Seed and Series A funding rounds.

IUVP's portfolio included several notable companies that went on to become successful, such as Myntra, Snapdeal, MedPlus, and Urban Ladder. The firm's portfolio has seen successful outcomes including one unicorn (Snapdeal), one IPO (MedPlus), and eight acquisitions. In 2012, the founders of IndoUS Venture Partners rebranded and formed Kalaari Capital, closing a new fund of $150 million to continue focusing on the Indian market, while IUVP continued to manage its existing portfolio.

Keywords: venture capital, early-stage funding, mid-stage funding, Indian startups, US-India investment, Series A, technology investment, enterprise software, consumer tech, retail investment, healthcare ventures, Myntra, Snapdeal, MedPlus, Kalaari Capital, Vani Kola, Vinod Dham