Sixth Sense Ventures

Sixth Sense Ventures is an Indian consumer-brands sector-specialist venture capital firm headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, investing exclusively in the ''consumer of tomorrow, today'' aEUR" early- and growth-stage Indian consumer-facing companies across food and beverages, personal care and beauty, apparel and fashion, consumer durables and home, consumer financial services, and adjacent consumer-themed sectors. The firm was founded in 2014 by Founder and Managing Director Nikhil Vora (former Managing Director and Head of Research at IDFC Securities and prior senior-research roles at SSKI and other Indian equity-research houses; well-known Indian consumer-equity analyst). Sixth Sense has raised multiple institutional funds: Fund I at INR 118 crores (approximately USD 18 million, 2014), Fund II at INR 480 crores (USD 70 million, 2018), Fund III at INR 1,300 crores (USD 170 million, 2021), and Fund IV targeting INR 2,000+ crores (USD 250+ million), with cumulative AUM of approximately USD 500 million across vintages. Typical initial check sizes are in the USD 2 to 15 million range at Series A through late-stage. Notable portfolio companies include Wow Momo, Sleepy Owl Coffee, MamaEarth (Honasa Consumer, IPO'd 2023), ixigo (travel platform, BSE IPO 2024), Keventer Agro / MaasMix, Borosil Renewables (adjacent), and numerous other India-focused consumer brands.