Deep-tech venture capital · India → Global

Transforming potential into tangible outcomes.

To back mission-driven founders who aim to deliver positive societal impact. We back India's deep-tech founders from lab to global markets.

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Founded: 2020
Investments: 40+
Funds: 2

Investment focus

Hard problems. Defensible technology. Built in India for the world.

We invest in research-led, engineering-intensive companies with a defensible technical edge and a clear commercial problem to solve.

Semiconductors & Electronics

Chip design, power electronics, sensors, and the hardware riding India's semiconductor push.

Space Tech

Launch, satellites, earth observation, and space-enabled data from India's fast-growing space sector.

AI & Compute Infrastructure

Applied AI, edge compute, and systems software built by India's world-class engineering talent.

Energy & Climate

Storage, electric mobility, green hydrogen, and grid technologies for the energy transition.

Advanced Materials & Manufacturing

New materials, coatings, and industrial automation that make manufacturing smarter and more competitive.

Life Sciences & MedTech

Diagnostics, medical devices, and platform biology that can serve India and the world.

Flagship program

India Deep Tech Accelerator, with the University of Chicago Polsky Center.

Our flagship program with the University of Chicago Polsky Center, offering capital, commercialization support and a path to global markets for India's deep-tech founders.

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Our approach

Capital built for the long road from lab to market.

About Aroa

Lab to market

Deep tech needs more than a demo day. We help founders move from technical promise to real customers by defining the buyer, the pricing logic and the first pilot.

Patient capital

Hard problems take time. We invest from the first cheque and keep investing as companies hit their technical and commercial milestones.

Operator-first

We roll up our sleeves on execution: hiring, governance, fundraising and the company-building discipline that turns research into institutions.

Built in India, for the world

With the University of Chicago Polsky Center and offices in Gurgaon and Singapore, we connect Indian founders to customers and capital across India and the United States.

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