We believe that the long-term environment will always be favorable for making
value-add investments in companies with proven unit economics and high potential to scale. At aroa, we focus on early to growth-stage businesses across sectors.
We are operationally-oriented and seek to partner with entrepreneurs of high repute, building long-lasting businesses.
Beyond capital, our team of serial entrepreneurs and experienced professionals
work alongside portfolio companies to accelerate their growth and to deliver better
risk-adjusted returns.
WHO WE ARE
ABOUT
Aroa Venture Partners is a venture capital firm with a multi-sector and multi-stage investment strategy. The firm currently has over INR 400 crores (USD 50 million) assets under management. Established in 2020 by Gaurav Gulati, the firm has advised and invested in over 40 companies. Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO of OYO Hotels and Homes, has been a strategic advisor of the firm.
Gaurav Gulati
Managing & General Partner
Ellen Rudnick
Senior Advisor
Nitin Wadhwa
General Partner
Aditya Ghosh
Senior Advisor
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
PASSION
To build products and services which customers love.
INTEGRITY
To do the right thing, always, even when no one's looking.
LEADERSHIP
To inspire and lead even in challenging times.
FOUNDERS
REVENUE
USD $1M to $10M p.a.
GROWTH
YoY 20%+
PROFITABILITY
Proven unit economics
COMPANY
WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE
GROWTH MINDSET
We help to engrain best practices required to take your company from One to Ten.
OPERATIONAL FOCUS
We foster strategic thinking while helping to sharpen the
focus on execution.
GLOBAL REACH
We provide access to best-in-class resources locally and globally through our extended network.
We are partial to businesses that have the ability to create disproportionate value through adjacencies. We invest between USD $500K and $5M.
OUR PORTFOLIO (Fund I)
