What Ahimsa Capital does

Ahimsa Capital is a privately held venture capital firm founded in 2017 (firmographics) with a website copyright of 2019, operating across the UK, US, India, and Southeast Asia. The firm invests in early-stage companies in the hospitality and real estate sectors, with a stated thesis of backing founders who transform ecosystems, democratize access, and build community. Ahimsa positions itself as a highly engaged investor that often venture-builds and takes short or long-term operating positions within portfolio companies, a model that differentiates it from capital-only micro-VCs.

The firm's portfolio comprises 15 companies spanning property technology (Plotify, Coadjute, Hireavilla, Lodge), food and hospitality (Hungry Catering, Farm 2 Plate, Crave Delivery, Hashtag Loyalty, Le Pain Quotidien), blockchain and cryptocurrency (Kraken, Dapper Labs), education (Oak's Lab Academy), premium hospitality (Soho House Mumbai), venture building (Esya), and virtual events (Radiate). Founder and General Partner Anish Malhotra is personally co-founder of two portfolio companies (Plotify and Oak's Lab Academy), reflecting the firm's operating-builder model. The firm generates returns through equity investments, exits, and secondary sales, with portfolio companies collectively generating over USD 50 million in ARR within roughly three years.

Ahimsa operates with a lean three-principal team (Founder/GP Anish Malhotra, Venture Partner Ludivine Noirel, Associate Gavin O'Hara) supported by professional networking and earned media as primary marketing channels. No fund size, AUM, LP composition, or management fee structure is disclosed in the available data, which constrains visibility into the firm's underlying revenue economics. Strategic alliances include a co-investment relationship with Whiteboard Capital (Thrive pre-Series A, November 2020) and flagship partnerships with Le Pain Quotidien and Soho House for India market entry.

Name

Ahimsa Capital

Legal name

Ahimsa Capital

Website

https://ahimsa.capital

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ahimsa Capital is a private venture capital firm that invests in early-stage hospitality and real estate companies, often taking operating positions across a 15-company global portfolio spanning proptech, food, blockchain, and education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital and Private Equity

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Early-stage investment
• Hospitality sector investing
• Real estate investment
• Venture building

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns / Capital Gains: Ahimsa Capital generates returns through equity investments in early-stage companies. The firm takes active operating positions in portfolio companies, likely generating returns through exits, IPOs, or secondary sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ahimsa Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies in the hospitality and real estate sectors. The firm operates as a highly engaged investor, often taking venture-build or short/long-term operating positions within portfolio companies to drive momentum toward funding milestones or explosive growth. The firm focuses on companies that transform ecosystems, democratize access, and build community.

Product overview

Ahimsa Capital is a venture capital and investment firm, not a product company. The firm's investment offering centers on its portfolio of 15 portfolio companies spanning property technology (Plotify, Coadjute, Lodge, Hireavilla), food and hospitality (Hungry Catering, Farm 2 Plate, Crave Delivery, Hashtag Loyalty, Le Pain Quotidien), blockchain and cryptocurrency (Kraken, Dapper Labs), education (Oak's Lab Academy), premium hospitality (Soho House Mumbai), venture building (Esya), and virtual events (Radiate). The portfolio companies collectively generate over USD 50 million in ARR. The investment approach focuses on companies that are uniquely engaging customers, transforming ecosystems, democratizing access, and creating differentiated economic models.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venture Capital Investment

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Le Pain QuotidienflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAhimsa Capital partnered with Le Pain Quotidien to bring the 'food that nourishes the soul' brand to India. This is a strategic partnership to expand the brand into new geographic markets.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Camber Creek: Venture capital firm investing in technology companies that serve the real estate industry. Directly comparable as a focused proptech VC backing early-stage real estate technology companies.
• Forerunner Ventures: Early-stage venture firm focused on consumer companies including food, hospitality, and retail-tech. Comparable given shared consumer/hospitality investment lens at similar stages.
• Primary Ventures: Early-stage New York venture firm backing consumer, enterprise, and proptech companies. Comparable given shared NYC presence, early-stage focus, and real estate / consumer portfolio overlap.
• Juxtapose: Venture firm that partners with founders to build, launch, and operate companies from scratch. Closely comparable given Ahimsa's stated venture-build model and operating positions in portfolio companies.
• Lerer Hippeau: Early-stage venture capital firm based in New York investing across consumer, hospitality, and commerce categories. Comparable given shared NYC base, stage focus, and consumer/hospitality overlap with Ahimsa's portfolio.
• MetaProp: Early-stage proptech venture firm and accelerator investing globally in real estate technology startups. Directly comparable as a sector-specialist VC backing property technology companies at seed/Series A.
• Fifth Wall Ventures: Largest venture firm专注于 real estate technology (proptech), investing across vertical software, sustainability, and consumer real estate. Directly comparable as a sector-focused VC backing technology-enabled hospitality and real estate companies.
• Brick & Mortar Ventures: Venture capital firm investing in retail, commerce, and hospitality technology startups. Directly comparable given Ahimsa's hospitality and brick-and-mortar thesis.

Emerging players

• Freestyle Capital: Early-stage consumer and internet-focused venture firm. Adjacent peer given similar stage, check size, and overlap with consumer-facing portfolio companies in Ahimsa's network.
• Visible Ventures: Emerging early-stage venture firm backing mission-driven founders across consumer and enterprise. Comparable in scale, stage, and operator-investor positioning to Ahimsa.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ahimsa-capital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments15 records

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