V3 ventures

What V3 ventures does

V3 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Lopo Champalimaud and Arjun Vaidya, operating as the dedicated consumer-focused investment arm of Verlinvest, a Belgium-based family office with nearly 30 years of brand-building history and approximately €2 billion in global assets under management. The firm invests pre-seed to Series A in mission-led, purpose-driven consumer brands across three sectors — wellness and beauty, food and drinks, and lifestyle — with cheque sizes typically ranging from Rs 2.5 crore to Rs 4 crore for early-stage deals and larger participation at Series B. V3 has built a tri-continental operational footprint with regional headquarters in Mumbai, a European headquarters in London (4th Floor, 21 Ganton Street, W1F 9BW), and a US office in New York (Suite 2005, 215 Park Avenue South), enabling portfolio support across India, Europe/UK, and the United States.

The firm's core product is capital plus operator-led strategic support: rather than a technology platform, V3 delivers investment capital alongside hands-on brand-building expertise drawn from its co-founders' track records (Treatwell scaled to 11 countries under Lopo; Dr. Vaidya's built to India's largest Ayurvedic D2C brand with 2M+ customers under Arjun). Distribution into the founder community runs through direct outreach, LinkedIn, Arjun Vaidya's "Direct to a Billion Consumers" podcast, India's largest cohort-based D2C course, and participation in startup events such as Shiprocket's SHIVIR commerce summit. The firm has deployed roughly Rs 250 crore across 12 companies in its initial years and announced in April 2026 a step-up to Rs 250-300 crore deployed annually.

V3's revenue mechanics are those of a venture capital fund: returns come from equity appreciation, exit proceeds from portfolio companies, and implied management fees from the parent Verlinvest fund; the firm itself does not disclose direct revenue or charge portfolio companies for its services. Customer segments in the traditional sense are the early-stage consumer founders it backs across India, Europe, and the US, while its sole capital provider is Verlinvest, making the firm structurally dependent on a single limited-partner relationship for continued capital deployment.

Name

V3 ventures

Legal name

V3 Ventures

Website

https://v3.ventures

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

V3 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing mission-led consumer brands from pre-seed to Series A across India, Europe, and the US, operating as the consumer-focused investment arm of Belgium-based family office Verlinvest.

Ownership category

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Product category

Venture Capital / Early-Stage Consumer Brand Investment

NAICS

Other Financial Investment Activities (5239)

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Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Early-stage venture capital
• Consumer brand investing
• Pre-seed funding
• Series A investment
• D2C brand investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns and Management Fees: As a venture capital firm backed by Verlinvest, V3 Ventures generates returns through equity investments in early-stage consumer companies, exit proceeds from portfolio companies, and implied management fees from its parent fund.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

V3 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in fast-growing consumer businesses across wellness and beauty, food and drinks, and lifestyle sectors. The firm deploys pre-seed to Series A cheques (typically Rs 2.5-4 crore) into purpose-driven consumer brands, providing capital alongside strategic support and access to Verlinvest's global network of consumer brand experts. Headquartered with teams in India, Europe, and the US, the firm invests across geographies with an operator-led approach.

Product overview

V3 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in fast-growing consumer businesses across wellness and beauty, food and drinks, and lifestyle sectors. The firm does not offer a technology product; it provides investment capital, strategic support, and access to a global network of consumer brand experts to founders building purpose-driven brands. The firm has deployed Rs 250-300 crore annually across 12+ portfolio companies spanning skincare, haircare, fragrances, food, travel, pet care, and other consumer categories globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Seed Consumer Brand Investment
• Series A Consumer Brand Investment
• Operator-Led Strategic Support Program

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fireside Ventures: India-focused early- to growth-stage consumer brand VC. Most direct competitor to V3 Ventures, frequently co-investing with V3 in rounds such as AntiNorm (Rs 28 crore seed) and Earthful (Rs 26 crore pre-Series A), and serving the same purpose-driven D2C founders.
• DSG Consumer Partners: Singapore-headquartered consumer-focused venture fund with strong India/SEA presence. Invests in early- to growth-stage consumer brands across similar sub-sectors (beauty, food, lifestyle) and competes for the same founder relationships.
• Tanglin Venture Partners: India-based early-stage consumer VC investing at pre-seed to Series A across consumer brands and consumer-tech. Direct peer competing for similar mission-led, science-driven brand theses.
• Rukam Capital: India-based early-stage consumer-focused VC. Frequently co-invests with V3 Ventures in D2C rounds (e.g., Fraganote, AntiNorm, TimBuckDo), making it a natural syndicate peer at the same founder-discovery level.
• Saama Capital: India-based early-stage VC with consumer-tech and consumer-brand exposure. Co-led V3 Ventures' pre-seed round in Laani, indicating overlapping thesis and direct competition for the same Indian D2C founders.
• WEH Ventures: India-focused pre-seed to pre-Series A consumer VC. Direct peer at the earliest stage of consumer investing; V3 Investor Shweta Tripathi joined V3 from WEH Ventures, underscoring overlap in sourcing networks.

Broad incumbents

• Unilever Ventures: Corporate venture arm of Unilever focused on consumer brands. Lead-invested in Indu ($5.1M seed) alongside V3 Ventures, making it a strategic competitor and potential acquirer for V3's consumer-brand portfolio companies.
• L Catterton: Largest consumer-focused private equity firm globally. Co-founder Arjun Vaidya previously worked at L Catterton India; it operates at growth-equity stages but competes for the same Indian D2C category leadership.

Regional players

• Antler: Global early-stage VC with a strong India presence backing founders at pre-seed and seed. Operates across multiple geographies and sectors, so it is a less specialized competitor but competes for the same Indian founder pipeline.

Emerging players

• Good Capital: India-focused early-stage VC backing purpose-driven, science-backed consumer and climate brands. Competes at the same pre-seed/seed stage for mission-led founders with consumer/impact overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments39 records

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