We invest in rare birds
We spot, seed and support Indian founders who leverage Deep Tech to solve complex problems and help billions.
Origins
Ancient Roman traders referred to India’s glowing economy as Golden Sparrow.
We are convinced that the next 20 years will see talent stay back in India, build for the world and contribute to India’s greater resurgence.
Inclusion and Sustainability
- Our purpose for launching an emerging venture capital fund is to build a better tomorrow. Diversity is a core component of our team, venture partners and LPs. 1/3 of our fund is held by women investors and 4 of portfolio companies have women founders.
- By investing in India, we believe the impact we will have on employment, income equality and digital adoption will be transformative.
- The time to invest in sustainability has come. We are committing to at least 2 investments towards carbon – reducing startups.
Philosophy
Obsessive Scouting
Obsessiveness, creativity and intentionality in finding talent is part of our basic instinct.
Boundless Agility
Agility allows us to make fast investment decisions and adapt to the changing world of deep tech.
Endless Curiosity
Listening and always questioning are part of our DNA. Curiosity is key to our selection process.
Inclusive Growth
We commit to founders first. We commit to financial AND societal benefits over the long run.
Rishaad Currimjee
General Partner
Who we are
Entrepreneur at Heart, Operator by Experience and Investor by Design
Rishaad started his professional career managing a High Yield portfolio on Wall Street.
He spent 10 years in operating and founding roles across several start-ups in Delhi, which included a failure and an exit.
He has proven turnaround experience where he led some of his Mauritius family businesses to profitability. The Currimjee Group, one the largest conglomerates in Mauritius, was also a seed investor in Bharti Airtel.
Prior to Golden Sparrow, Rishaad actively invested in AI and SaaS startups, with several breakouts.
He graduated from Williams College (BA) and INSEAD (eMBA, Honors).
Our Team
Spot, seed and support rare birds
Our Venture Partners
Supporting our founders from 0 to 1
Dr. Amritendu Mukherjee
Dr. Amritendu Mukherjee
Dr. Anand Rao
Dr. Anand Rao
Quentin Staes-Polet
Our 5 expert Venture Partners unlock unparalleled opportunities for our Founders. The fund is otherwise composed of 62 robust and engaged global LPs which help nurture the unconventional talent which we back.
Fund Portfolio
Our Co-Investors
Fund Thesis
Golden Sparrow is a US-based, $8M fund focused on AI and Deep Tech
We write $400,000 initial checks to exceptional founders in pre-seed to seed rounds in India. We are launching a $20M Fund II in Q1 2026
We are backing exceptional engineering talent building Deep Tech and AI Infra. We also support Indian diaspora founders.
We have already supported Deep Tech founders building for the long term in Biotech, Robotics, Physics-Based AI models, Quantum, Semiconductors and Spacetech as well as virtualization and trust layers in AI Infra.
Golden Sparrow’s thesis is that being early will give investors superior returns.
We are one of the few funds committed to India’s Deep Tech and AI Infra talent and that of its Diaspora.
