About us
Aperio.partners is a venture builder and a cross-border growth firm with 3 lines of offerings
Aperio.Growth
Fractional BD for growth companies
We work with founders from all stages to help them with business development, sales operations, alliances, partnerships, strategic initiatives, fundraising, and more
Aperio.Syndicate
First cheque in start-ups via syndicates
We invest in founders tackling real-world problems and helping them scale. We primarily focus on companies across consumer tech, fintech, health tech, mobility/logistics, and SaaS. The portfolio below represents, personal investments done via syndicates in these start-ups at an early stage, categorized by their most recent private market valuation, last updated in August 2023.
Aperio.Capital
Help raise debt and equity financing
We work with founders in helping them achieve their dreams by raising both venture and debt funds through our extensive network of angels, syndicates, family offices, strategic investors (Corporates), VCs, PEs, etc.
Portfolio
(Categorized by current valuation ranges)
$100-500 MM
Chingari Web3 short video platform
Kutumb Community platform
Redcliffe Life Omnichannel diagnostics platform
BluSmart EV ridesharing company
$50-100 MM
$10-50 MM
Klub Revenue Based Financing platform
10Club Roll-up ecommerce
Vested Cross border investing platform
TrulyMadly India-focused dating app
Stage Regional dialect-based OTT platform
Beco Eco-friendly household products
Sorted Premium fruits and veggies brand
OTO Capital Two-wheeler financing startup
TradeX Opinion based exchange
Laminar Enterprise-class video-streaming PAAS
Upto $10 MM
Oga Web3 dance app
Troopod Community builder
Almo Men's essential wear
ConsCent Payments & Analytics for content
SBNRI One-stop platform for NRIs
Exprs Network of nano distribution centres
RedwingLabs On-demand drone logistics
Wherehouse On-demand warehouses to D2C brands
GoldSetu Digitizing offline jewellery businesses
Kredily HRMS and payroll software for MSMEs
Workapps Communication solution for enterprises
FactoryPlus Factory management app for MSMEs
BlendNow App-based photo editing platform
Aftershoot Photo Culling Made Easy
Xeno Next gen CRM & Loyalty program
Shouto Creator-driven fashion marketplace
Gullak Micro saving and investment app
KwH Motors High-performance electric 2 Wheelers
Refreshmint. Smart customer acquisition for BFSI
Exited
Milkbasket Online grocery (Reliance Jio acquisition)
VideoVerse AI Video Tech SaaS (Series B exit)
&Me Women's Wellness & Nutrition (GlobalBees acquisition)
Pedagogy Transforming physical into digital books (Vedantu acquisition)
Ashim Jolly
Managing Partner
Ashim is a business leader with 13+ years across tech startups, consulting, digital strategy, and early-stage investing. Ashim has held CXO positions at organisations with global business reach and impact, from Jio-Haptik to WeWork.
Ashim started his career in 2009 as a management consultant in Boston. After 2 years, he returned to India to achieve his entrepreneurial ambitions. He built and scaled 3 startups one of which successfully exited to Reliance for US$100MM. His most recent full-time role was Director of Business Development at WeWork India. At WeWork, he was instrumental in onboarding large Indian conglomerates.
Today, Ashim is a venture partner and helps tech startups with fundraising and strategy.
Companies we have access to
* Representative list of companies we have worked/engaged with in the past.