# Anthill Ventures

> Anthill Ventures is a Hyderabad-based venture investment and scaling platform founded in 2015 by Prasad Vanga. It backs early-stage businesses and combines capital, operating advice, investor syndication and access to commercial partners, with current priorities in health, climate mitigation and urban lifestyles. The firm reports a portfolio of more than 80 companies across ten countries.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Hyderabad, India
- **Founders:** Prasad Vanga (Founder & CEO)
- **Products:** Speed Scaling, Scalability Quotient, Anthill for India 2030, Gruhas ASPIRE, Gruhas Gusto
- **Notable:** Company reports more than 80 portfolio companies across ten countries., Company reports more than $1 billion raised by portfolio companies in follow-on capital; this is not Anthill’s own fundraising., Programs page reports nine exits and an average 33% IRR; methodology and fund-level attribution are not supplied.

## Products & services

- **Speed Scaling** — Investment and operating support combining scalability assessment, mentorship, commercial introductions, business model refinement and follow-on fundraising.
- **Scalability Quotient** — Proprietary venture assessment; the current website presents nine pillars including market opportunity, technology, traction, unit economics, team, geography, financial performance and impact.
- **Anthill for India 2030** — Six-month venture scaling programs in living healthy, climate mitigation and urban lifestyles; the 2025 announcement advertised milestone-based funding up to $1 million.
- **Gruhas ASPIRE** — Six-month accelerator for built-world technology, developed with Gruhas and DLF Family Office; its inaugural cohort contained seven startups.
- **Gruhas Gusto** — Six-month accelerator for food innovation supported by Gruhas, Jubilant Bhartia Family Office, DLF Family Office and Anthill.
- **A-Scale India Immersion** — Market access program with Enterprise Singapore; ten Singaporean urban-tech startups participated in the September 2020 mission described by Vanga in 2021.
- **Lumos Health** — Healthcare accelerator working with HealthCare Global, including oncology and related technology use cases.
- **Anthill Studio** — Media technology investment and scaling program with connections to Suresh Productions, Viacom18 and Alt Balaji, described in a 2021 interview.
- **Venture syndication** — Co-investment network connecting angels, family offices and institutional partners with portfolio funding opportunities.

## Achievements

- Company reports more than 80 portfolio companies across ten countries.
- Company reports more than $1 billion raised by portfolio companies in follow-on capital; this is not Anthill’s own fundraising.
- Programs page reports nine exits and an average 33% IRR; methodology and fund-level attribution are not supplied.
- Gruhas ASPIRE announced seven startups in its inaugural cohort in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Anthill participated in Ctruh’s $2.5 million seed round reported on April 30; the amount is the whole round, not Anthill’s individual cheque.
- **2025-04** — Advertised 2025 India 2030 venture scaling programs with six-month support and milestone-based funding up to $1 million.
- **2025-03** — Anthill’s Broadway portfolio profile describes a Hyderabad store opening in March 2025.
- **2025-01** — SEBI imposed ₹6 lakh in combined penalties on Anthill Capital Ventures, its investment manager and three executives for AIF-related non-compliance.

## Links

- Website: https://www.anthillventures.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anthill-ventures/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/anthillventures
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthillcapitalventures/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthillventures

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Last updated: 2026-10-08