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Inventus Capital Partners

Inventus Capital Partners, based in California, backs generalist startups at Seed and Series A, leading rounds with checks from $1 million to $10 million.

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Entry stageSeed, Series A

Check size$1M to $10M

Leads roundsYes

FocusGeneralist

Latest fundn/a

Investing team4 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Inventus Capital Partners

4 people on the investing team, 4 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

John DougeryManaging Director & Co-FounderHe previously worked in product groups at Sun Microsystems and SGI/Silicon Graphics.

Kanwal RekhiManaging Director & Co-FounderHe co-founded Inventus and TiE, and previously led a venture-backed company to a NASDAQ IPO.

Manu RekhiManaging DirectorHe previously held leadership roles at NewsCorp, LoLapps, and Google.

Ricardo AraujoPartner, Data Science & AIHe works at Inventus Capital Partners.

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Writes $1M to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%

How to reach them[email protected]

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In their words

Inventus Capital | Pioneering Early-Stage VC Firm in Silicon Valley and India25 yrs of Experience + Data Science + Leveraged Investments | Early-stage VC Firm | Inventus Capitalwww.inventuscap.com

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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836 Series A investors in United States1790 Seed investors in California699 Series A investors in California480 Seed investors3020 Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Inventus Capital Partners invest in?

Inventus Capital Partners reports entry at seed, series a.

How much does Inventus Capital Partners invest?

Inventus Capital Partners reports checks of $1M to $10M.

Does Inventus Capital Partners lead rounds?

Yes. Inventus Capital Partners says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Inventus Capital Partners?

John Dougery (Managing Director & Co-Founder), Kanwal Rekhi (Managing Director & Co-Founder), Manu Rekhi (Managing Director), Ricardo Araujo (Partner, Data Science & AI).

Is Inventus Capital Partners active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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