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Why We Invested in Dashamlabs: Building India’s First Scalable Silica Aerogel Platform
Energy efficiency is the invisible backbone of industrial decarbonization. Whether in electric mobility, clean energy systems, or advanced manufacturing, the ability to manage heat effectively determines both performance and sustainability. Yet, insulation, one of the simplest levers for efficiency, remains underserved by innovation and dominated by low-performance materials.

Vishnu Rajeev
Oct 173 min read


Doubling Down on India’s Semiconductor Future: Our Continued Partnership with Morphing Machines
Morphing Machines raises a $4.3M Series A round to accelerate its efforts to build ‘REDEFINE’ a parallel-processing reconfigurable chip for new-age applications.

Sunil Cavale
Oct 84 min read


Our Investment in Unmannd: Re-defining Aerial Autonomy for India’s Strategic Edge
In the past decade, conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East have shown us a new doctrine of war: one where low-cost drones are rewriting the rules of the battlefield. Nuclear bombers worth billions have been neutralized by kamikaze drones priced at a fraction of the cost.
Nithish Kumar
Sep 305 min read


Our Investment in VyomIC — Rethinking Navigation for a Sovereign, Autonomous Future
For decades, GPS and its international counterparts (GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, NavIC) have quietly powered the modern world — from Google Maps and autonomous drones to telecom infrastructure and financial markets. But these legacy PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) systems are no longer enough.
Nithish Kumar
Sep 225 min read


Our Investment in Inbound Aerospace — Industrializing Space Through Mobility
The Next Frontier: Industrializing Space For the last two decades, the space industry has been laser-focused on one thing: getting to...
Nithish Kumar
Jul 235 min read


Why We Invested in Sthyr Energy: Powering Long-Duration Energy Storage
The global transition to renewable energy is at a critical juncture. Given the intermittent nature of energy produced by solar and wind,...

Vishnu Rajeev
Jun 255 min read


Our Continued Conviction in Mindgrove - Semicon from India for the World
As the foundation of modern electronics, semiconductors are vital to innovation and economic resilience. The need for a resilient and...

Sunil Cavale
Feb 35 min read


Our Investment in Anubal Fusion - Pioneering India’s Quest for Fusion Energy
The Future: Energy Super Abundance Energy is arguably the single most important resource ever in the history of humankind. From powering...
Nithish Kumar
Nov 30, 20246 min read


Budget 2024: Catalyzing India’s Startup Ecosystem And Venture Capital Landscape
The Union Budget for the financial year 2024-25, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, reflects the government's affirmative...

Mridula Menon
Jul 24, 20243 min read


Investing in the Future of Pharmaceutical Tech
One of the greatest video games ever built is Tetris. In Tetris, players complete lines by moving differently shaped pieces descending...

Vishnu Rajeev
Dec 18, 20233 min read


Why we invested in Protecto.ai
We are excited to announce our partnership with Protecto’s $4M seed round, led by Together fund along with our participation with our...

Dhanush Ram
Dec 6, 20234 min read


Our Investment in InspeCity — powering the in-space economy
InspeCity raises $1.5M in pre-seed capital to build green propulsion systems, orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) and in-space servicing & life-extension of satellites — all technologies needed to support a sustainable ecosystem in space. We at Speciale Invest have been incredibly optimistic about the Indian Space Tech ecosystem. It started with the first cheque in 2018 in Agnikul Cosmos — building launch vehicles with 3D printed engines, and was followed by investments in s

Sunil Cavale
Jun 7, 20236 min read


Treating ‘Waste as Ores’ : Our investment in Metastable Materials
Speciale Invest invests in Metastable Materials in their seed round as they leverage their philosophy of treating battery waste as ores...

Sunil Cavale
May 8, 20236 min read


Our investment in e-TRNL Energy: Next-generation battery technology — from India for the world
e-TRNL Energy has raised INR 7.5Cr to build next generation cells with a unique 3D Electrode Architecture (3DEA) and manufacturing...

Sunil Cavale
Dec 28, 20225 min read


Our Investment in Bluecopa
— Building the modern FinOps platform for finance teams! Today we are thrilled to announce our investment in Bluecopa- a connected...

Dhanush Ram
Sep 6, 20223 min read


100% renewable water: Our continued conviction in Uravu Labs
In the global mission to solve the water crisis, we’re pleased to announce our continued conviction in Uravu Labs in their seed funding...

Sunil Cavale
Aug 9, 20224 min read


Why we invested in Threado — the Command Centre for the Community
21st-century SaaS is an evolved engine with companies adopting and defining multiple playbooks that garner success for them in their own...

Dhanush Ram
Jul 27, 20224 min read


Our Investment in Step Change
We all know that climate change is real. The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is urgent. The problem is living sustainably is...

Vishesh Rajaram
May 31, 20223 min read


Reimagining Manufacturing: Our continued conviction in CynLr
The fundamental rule in venture capital is to double down on the winners in your portfolio. This is why we chose to co-lead the $4.5M...

Sunil Cavale
May 30, 20225 min read


Why we invested in Looppanel
We at Speciale Invest are thrilled to lead a $1M pre-seed round in Looppanel and partner with the team in their mission to declutter User...

Dhanush Ram
Mar 17, 20222 min read
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