JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation has invested more than ₹150 crore across over 100 pre-seed and seed-stage startups and plans to deploy up to ₹100 crore over the next 12–18 months.
JITO Incubation Foundation Doubles Down on Pre-Seed and Seed Investments
Early-stage investment platform JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation (JIIF) has invested over ₹150 crore across more than 100 pre-seed and seed-stage startups over the past two years and plans to deploy an additional ₹80-100 crore over the next 12-18 months.1 The expansion signals institutional confidence in India’s early-stage venture ecosystem despite broader funding market selectivity.
The startup incubator reported over 15 exits during the period. The platform has also made a ₹26.5 crore investment in Mumbai-based Atomic Capital, marking its entry into a fund-of-funds approach. This move enables JIIF to access a broader range of opportunities beyond direct startup investments.2
Over the next 12-18 months, the platform plans to invest approximately ₹80-100 crore, with an aim to back 20-25 startups annually. Its investment ticket size currently ranges between ₹1.5 crore and ₹2 crore depending on stage and sector.3
The portfolio is spread across sectors including AI and deeptech (15%), consumer and D2C (25%), health (15%), fintech (15-20%), and mobility and sustainability (20%), among others. JIIF plans to launch an accelerator programme focused on the Asia-Pacific region, covering India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.4 The programme will target early-stage startups across sectors such as artificial intelligence, fintech, climate, mobility and digital infrastructure.
Some of its portfolio companies include Aten Porus, Elixia, Zintlr, DTown Robotics, Nautical Wings, BatX, S3V, Stroom, Snackible, Elefant, among others across sectors such as SaaS, defence tech, mobility, sustainability, health tech and D2C.5
