Saama Capital India Advisors

Saama Capital India Advisors is a prominent Indian / U.S.-India cross-border early- and growth-stage venture capital firm based in Bangalore (Bengaluru), Karnataka, India with U.S. presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm was founded in 2006 by Managing Directors Ash Lilani (former Silicon Valley Bank / SVB India President; now at Strategic Venture Partners) and Suresh Shanmugham (former SVB Capital). Saama invests in early- and growth-stage companies based in India and adjacent Indian-market technology themes across consumer internet, e-commerce, fintech, SaaS, digital health, direct-to-consumer (DTC) consumer brands, and adjacent Indian-market growth-technology sectors. Saama has raised multiple institutional funds (Saama Capital I, II, III, IV, V) with aggregate AUM exceeding USD 200 million+ across vintages, typically writing initial check sizes in the USD 2 to 8 million range at Series A and Series B stages. Notable portfolio companies include Paytm (NSE: PAYTM, acquired / IPO'd), Snapdeal (early backer), Chumbak, Veeba Food Services, Raw Pressery, Tracxn, Sula Vineyards, and many other leading Indian-market technology and consumer-brand companies.