Backing founders who are reimagining the future of Real Estate, Construction & Sustainability
Helping India Urbanize and Build Responsibly
About us
We're ready to boost India's RE Tech and Sustainability space
Earth Fund is India’s 1st Real Estate Tech and Sustainability focused Venture Capital Fund backed by an Industry leader. We partner with early-stage startups, which are looking to propel RE Tech or protect environment, with a strong emphasis on Sustainability.
We often come as the first institutional investor and look to partner with startups between Seed to Series A stages. We bring with us decades of experience from Real estate industry and Venture capital industry having built and funded multiple businesses.
Ability to drive cohesive Strategic Partnerships between the start-ups, Property developers & the Venture eco-system
Leveraging our prior experience of incubating and nurturing Stratups in RE Tech and Sustainability space
Thesis
Our investment principle is built on 3 core themes:
Themes
We love startups active in the following sectors:
Enterprise B2B
Solutions that have the potential to scale in global markets. Leveraging India’s tech prowess and low-cost arbitrage
Asset Utilization
Tech that enables better utilisation of RE assets, including the shared economy.
Construction Tech
Services & tech supporting
on-ground construction
Drone Tech Robotics
Property Management
Connecting with tenants &
managing building operations
Al/ML
Big Data
loT
Consumer B2C
Tech/tech enabled solutions that are targeting large consumer market in India
Renovations
Tools & services geared towards interiors, furnishing, etc
AR/VR
Al/ML
Transaction Solutions
Assistance with RE Transaction workflows AR/VR
Finance & Investments
Financial services/platforms
towards lending, funding & investing
Al/ML
Blockchain
Sustainability
Urban Tech Focus Segments within Sustainability
Climate Tech
Green Construction, Carbon analytics
Clean Tech
Clean Air, water conservation & Recycling, waste management
Climate + Clean Tech
Energy & HVAC efficiency, Clean Energy, Smart Mobility
Team
Meet our leaders
Saras Agarwal
Managing Partner
Saras brings decade plus experience in early-stage investing having supported and funded startups in different avatar. Before Earth fund, Saras was part of the investments team at Bharat Fund and Ventureast. Saras has led and managed investments in more than 15+ startups. Some of the companies he represented on the board/ invested include: Setu, Kaleidofin, Riskcovry, Manch, Bandhoo, Kishht, Seclore, eKincare amongst others.
Dheeraj S
Fund Manager
Dheeraj’s experience spans Early-stage, Private Equity, and Corporate Strategy. Previously, he oversaw the Manipal Group’s start-up portfolio, played a key role in a SPAC listing on Nasdaq and a cross-border PE transaction. He co-managed Sundaram Group’s $150 million Real Estate Alternate Funds. He started at Deloitte in Financial Advisory a decade ago and is a Chartered Accountant from Bangalore.
Sarath P.V
Senior Analyst
Sarath brings valuable experience in venture capital and equity research, having supported and funded startups. Before joining Brigade Earth Fund, Sarath was part of the investment team at Capital-A, where he led the EV, Industry 4.0, and Climatech thesis. Sarath has sourced, screened, and closed 10+ investment opportunities in cutting-edge sectors. Prior to his VC role, Sarath honed his skills as an Equity Research Analyst at CrispIdea, covering major US and UK companies in the cloud tech and IT industry.
Advisory Board and
Investment Committee
Contact Us
Building something in Prop-Tech or Sustainability?
Earth Fund – I (“Fund”), (a scheme of Earth Fund) (“Trust”) is registered with SEBI as a Category II Alternative Investment Fund with effect from 8th August 2023 with the Registration Number IN/AIF2/23-24/1322. The registered office of the Fund is 29th and 30th Floor, World Trade Centre, Brigade Gateway Campus, 26/1 Dr. Rajkumar Road Bangalore – 560055, Karnataka, India. Zoiros Projects Private Limited is the Investment Manager, Axis Trustee Services Limited is the Trustee and Zoiros Projects Private Limited is the Sponsors to the Fund.
