StartupXseed Ventures is an Indian venture capital firm based in Bangalore (Bengaluru), Karnataka, India, focused on investing in deep-technology-based B2B companies across cybersecurity, semiconductors, Internet-of-Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and adjacent Indian deep-tech themes. The firm was founded by Sanjay Jesrani alongside partners, and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). StartupXseed operates as a niche Indian deep-tech / hard-tech specialist investor aEUR" a less-common positioning relative to the Indian VC ecosystem's broader concentration in consumer-internet and fintech. The firm has raised multiple institutional funds with aggregate AUM in the USD tens of millions range, typically writing initial check sizes in the USD 500,000 to USD 2 million range at seed and early Series A stages. Notable portfolio companies include various early-stage Indian deep-tech and semiconductor / hardware / cybersecurity start-ups. The row should be noted as Active.