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Welcome to theneoKeiretsu Venture Studio

neoKeiretsu Venture Studio is focused on a new fund – Innovator in Residence Model that unlocks value for investors while reducing risk through a differentiated approach that engages with innovators and helps them simultaneously build the team and the product. Our team is a blend of tech experts and business veterans who have a demonstrated track record of success working for organisations, both large and small.

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Differentiated approach to Early Stage Investments

In order to support early-stage ventures through various growth phases, we have designed a set of interconnected entities that form a new keiretsu structure. This neoKeiretsu structure helps combine product and business development, facilitating their journey from ideation to market presence.

Circular diagram: Product Development and Business Development around the neoKeiretsu mark. RiiP, New Product & Solutions Development; COMTEK, Process & Automation; Chinergy, Supply Chain Solutions; S-LINE, Contract Manufacturing; E-SOURCE, Market Access Platform; go2mrkt, Marketing & Branding; gaaia3, Management Consulting; I3AT Solutions, Collaborative Deep-Tech Investments.

Product Development

  • RiiP — New Product & Solutions Development
  • COMTEK — Process & Automation
  • Chinergy — Supply Chain Solutions
  • S-LINE — Contract Manufacturing

Business Development

  • E-SOURCE — Market Access Platform
  • go2mrkt — Marketing & Branding
  • gaaia3 — Management Consulting
  • I3AT Solutions — Collaborative Deep-Tech Investments

Investment landscape

The four forces behind India's investment landscape, shown as interlocking pieces: technology framework, innovation mindset, business policies and global demand.

  • Robust Technology Framework

    • National Data Governance Framework
    • National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing
    • Chips to Startup Program

  • Innovation Mindset

    • India has the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, with over 61,400 startups.
    • India ranks 46th in the Global Innovation Index.
    • Startup India has recognized 820 incubators and 170 accelerators.

  • Conducive Business Policies

    • Production Linked Incentive Scheme
    • FAME-II National Infrastructure Pipeline
    • 100% FDI for Educational institutions

  • Global & Local Demands

    • India caters to 2.3% of global vaccine needs.
    • PM Cares Fund for combating, containment, and relief efforts
    • Performance Linked Incentive Scheme to promote exports

Policy and ecosystem figures carried over from the client’s deck. To be re-verified against a current source before publication.

Incubation Reimagined

Current incubators compared with the Innovator in Residence model, from loosely associated venture capital and an untested exit to tightly integrated capital and a market-ready one.

Current Incubators

Exit → Un-Tested
  • Cut, Copy & Paste Model that does not improve odds of success.
  • Very low equity holding (0–10%) → ↓ skin in the game
  • Facilitator (vs) Driver of Growth
  • Mentors
  • Augmenters
  • Enablers
  • Innovators

Start-ups

Venture Capital (Loosely Associated)

Innovator in Residence

Exit → Market Ready
  • Fundamental Rethink of what drives success in this ecosystem
  • Significant equity holding (30–50%) → Co Creators & Co-Executors
  • Money + Expertise → Outcome Driven
  • Enablers
  • Early Adopters
  • Mentors
  • Augmenters

Innovators

Venture Capital (Tightly Integrated)

Innovator in Residence Model → ↑ Product Market Fit + Early Adopter Customers + Team Coherency + Clarity on Exit

Innovator in Residence – Operating Model

The Innovator in Residence operating model: vetted ideas enter through Gaaia3 Connects, pass through external partners, the investor group, product and business development, the management team and the industry consortium, and feed industry and partner funds.

Vetted Ideas from Gaaia3 Connects

  1. Supplementary FundingExternal PartnersTailored Objectives
  2. Seed FundingInvestor Groupg³ FUNDProceeds from Equity
  3. Innovator ConceptProduct Dev · Business DevneoKeiretsuStart-up Product
  4. Business & Operational SupportManagement Teamg³Management Fee, Proceeds from Equity
  5. Problem StatementsIndustry ConsortiumEarly AdoptersOptimized Solutions

Feeder for Industry & partner funds

Comprehensive solutions that address needs of all key stakeholders | Co-Ownership & Co-Execution

Investment Process

The investment process: four deal clinchers, then opportunity pipeline, screening, due diligence, approval and legal, disbursement and co-creation, inside the Gaaia3 Innovator in Residence Program.

Deal Clinchers

  • Whitespace Opportunities

    Market Research + Inputs

  • Innovator Background / Ethics

    Gaaia3 Advisory Team

  • Product + Market Fit

    Industrial Consortium Inputs

  • MOAT | Earlier Mover | TAM

    Gaaia3 Management Team

Investment Process

  1. Opportunity Pipeline

    Problem statements from Industry Consortium. Innovator identification from partner institutes and VC network

  2. Screening

    Innovator and business idea evaluation. Advisory panel with experts to validate assessments

  3. Due Diligence

    Vetting with Consortium partners. Early user & use case identification

  4. Approval & Legal

    Review and analysis by Gaaia3 Management. Legal documentation by competent legal experts

  5. Disbursement

    Enrolment with Milestone based fund release. Resource allocation and activity management

  6. Co-Creation

    Product, Team and Business build. Progress monitoring & Course Corrections

  • VC & PE Connects
  • Industry Consortium
  • Institute Connects
  1. Innovators
  2. Product Support
  3. Guidance
  4. Team Build
  5. Startup Solutions
  6. Market Ready
  • g³ Enablers
  • Mentors
  • g³ Augmenters

Gaaia3 "Innovator in Residence Program"

Opportunity identification & Investment process designed to ensure successful outcomes

Gaaia3 Team Structure

Gaaia3's team structure: a core of partners, engagement managers and subject matter experts, with enablers and augmenters around it.
Gaaia3

  • Enablers

    • Labs
    • Engineers
    • Technicians
    • Collaborators (External)

  • Core

    • Partners
    • Engagement Managers
    • Subject Matter Experts

  • Augmenters

    • Finance
    • Supply Chain
    • Legal
    • Human Resource

Portfolio

Investments

  • Zaaroz
  • Smart Scan
  • Electris
  • NanoMedic
  • PerforMax
  • Inferum Group
  • Portfolio company (name to confirm)

In their words

What the ecosystem says

neoKeiretsu Venture Studio is a refreshingly different approach to seed-stage funding in India. Kudos to the team for recognising that India does not need one more seed fund but a differentiated approach to early-stage investments.
Arun JDirector at RealSME
As a Pre-Series A venture fund, I see a lot of innovative opportunities at an early stage that are lacking in funds and mentorship. With a venture studio like this in place, there is an opportunity for neoKeiretsu to act as our feeder fund.
Vignesh SManaging Partner at Artha99
Palo Alto has venture studios, but this concept is more applicable to the Indian startup ecosystem, where there is a gap between talent and maturity. Look forward to the pipeline of startups that will emerge from this effort.
Vijay NAI Expert and Silicon Valley Investor