Bipin Shah-Led Zeropearl VC Closes Maiden Fund At INR 159 Cr

SUMMARY

The pre-seed VC firm said that the fund was oversubscribed over 3.5X its initial target corpus of INR 80 Cr

The fund received more than half of its capital from 18 unicorn leaders and 21 entrepreneurs from publicly listed or IPO-bound companies

Zeropearl VC plans to invest in 45 early-stage startups across several sectors

Titan Capital’s former managing partner Bipin Shah-led micro VC firm Zeropearl VC has announced the final close of its maiden fund at INR 159 Cr (around $18 Mn).

In a statement, the pre-seed VC firm said that the fund was oversubscribed over 3.5X its initial target corpus of INR 80 Cr.

The fund received more than half of its capital from 18 unicorn leaders and 21 entrepreneurs from publicly listed or IPO-bound companies, while the rest of the capital was infused by global funds-of-funds and select family offices.

Zeropearl VC plans to invest in 45 early-stage startups across several sectors. It has already invested in 20 companies to date, including Gully Labs, Cura Care, Zanskar, Catalogus, Akinna, Supply6, and Tryo.

Founded in 2024 by Shah, Zeropearl is primarily focussed on consumer and GenAI startups. Announcing the launch of the firm, Shah said that Zeropearl would make only 12-15 high-stakes investments (8%) in a year. Besides, it will also support its portfolio startups beyond initial funding in securing a good Series A term sheet within 15 months of funding.

Shah has over 14 years of early-stage investing experience, with Mamaearth, Credgenics, InVideo, Giva, and CityMall, Beardo (acquired by Marico), Oziva (acquired by HUL), and SuprDaily (acquired by Swiggy) among his notable early-stage bets.

The announcement of the fund closure comes at a time when the Indian startup ecosystem continues to grow at a rapid pace. Investors are actively backing early-stage startups to take a bet on new founders and segments.

Earlier this week, 888VC launched its maiden INR 175 Cr AIF to back early-stage startups operating in sectors like AI, deeptech and sustainability. In May, 360 ONE Asset launched INR 500 Cr early-stage VC fund to back seed and Series A startups across sectors, including consumer technology, fintech infrastructure, generative AI, spacetech, defence and precision manufacturing.

Overall, early stage investment grew 18% YoY to over $188 Mn in the first half of 2025 across 104 deals.