.png "Natasha Malpani launches Boundless Ventures with ₹200 crore to back AI startups in India, funding pre-seed and seed stages across healthcare, logistics, consumer AI, infra, and Make-in-India hardware.")
Natasha Malpani launches Boundless Ventures with ₹200 crore to back AI startups in India, funding pre-seed and seed stages across healthcare, logistics, consumer AI, infra, and Make-in-India hardware.
I’m Aadi, MBA in marketing and finance, and I’ve spent time helping startups navigate funding phases and advising investors on where the market’s moving. I’ve watched this space get crowded, but this move feels different. Read on if you’re curious about how capital, culture, and AI are weaving together right now.
Summary:
Think it is just another VC fund launch Think again. Natasha Malpani seems to be aiming for something a bit more layered than just cheques. Let’s unpack what her fund might mean for AI founders and investors alike.
1. Natasha Malpani launched Boundless Ventures with ₹200 crore to back AI-native startups in India.
2. The fund writes pre-seed and seed cheques across the AI stack consumer AI, infrastructure, agent tooling, vertical use cases in healthcare and logistics, and Make-in-India hardware.
3. It has already backed six startups including SuperHealth Armatrix Piersight Knot and two stealth companies in AI infra and consumer AI.
4. The fund was raised via her personal network including friends and family.
5. Boundless offers more than capital as it provides storytelling, market access, and an operational lens from media and startup scaling background.
I remember pitching to investors and wishing there was someone who got both the world of code and the art of narrative. Natasha’s fund tells me she might be that person. Twenty crores are serious money especially in early stages, and she is not just writing checks. She is talking storytelling and cultural fluency. That’s rare.
She says founders who combine deep tech chops with cultural fluency will win it all. That makes sense. AI isn’t just about models as it needs context and resonance to land. Backing companies like SuperHealth or Armatrix shows she is thinking beyond buzzwords as real world applies AI to health and factories.
Using her own network to raise the fund feels personal. It says she needed this kind of fund for founders she believes in. That sense of conviction is oddly refreshing in a world full of staged optimism.
Also it is smart to support founders with narrative. You can build the coolest algo but if nobody gets your story or your value you just have code hosted somewhere.
It feels like she is building a new kind of fund that sits somewhere between Silicon Valley beta and Mumbai gate. A fund born from operations, storytelling, and capital as all leaning into India’s moment.
5 Do’s and Don’ts for Founders Investors and Startup Enthusiasts:
1. Do look for investors who bring both money and narrative to your journey.
2. Do consider raising from people who connect with your mission not just your projections.
3. Do aim to build technology that resonates culturally not just technically.
4. Don’t treat funding as validation without evaluating what kind of support it actually unlocks.
5. Don’t think every fund is the same. Some aim to move fast with trust and grit. Look for that.