Speciale Invest
Speciale Invest is an early-stage deep-tech specialist founded by Vishesh Rajaram and Arjun Rao. It backs science- and engineering-led companies from pre-seed through seed, with an emphasis on space, energy, advanced manufacturing, AI, robotics, semiconductors and life sciences.
At a glance
- Founded
- 2017
- Footprint
- Chennai
- Stage
- Pre-seed/seed (deeptech-only)
Research profile
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Investment lens
Speciale Invest uses a pre-seed/seed (deeptech-only) approach across Space, defense, robotics, semiconductors.
Current evidence
Speciale’s 2025 investment and portfolio publications identify follow-on and new positions including InspeCity, Protecto, Morphing Machines, Unmannd, Newtrace, Ultraviolette and Anubal Fusion.
Strategy
Pre-seed/seed (deeptech-only)
Sector focus
Space, defense, robotics, semiconductors
Current signal
Speciale’s 2025 investment and portfolio publications identify follow-on and new positions including InspeCity, Protecto, Morphing Machines, Unmannd, Newtrace, Ultraviolette and Anubal Fusion.
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