# Garuda Ventures

> Garuda Ventures backs early business technology companies with $500,000 to $1.5 million checks and practical help with customers, hiring, operations and fundraising.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Rishi Taparia (Co-founder and General Partner), Arpan Punyani (Co-founder and General Partner), James Richards (Co-founder and Venture Partner)
- **Products:** First-check investing, Founder operating support, Brick by Brick, Founder toolkit
- **Notable:** Announced a $31 million debut institutional fund in October 2023., Initial proof-of-concept vehicle backed 32 founding teams., Launched Brick by Brick in May 2024.

## Products & services

- **First-check investing** — Pre-seed and seed capital, typically $500,000 to $1.5 million; can lead, co-lead or co-invest.
- **Founder operating support** — Introductions and guidance across sales, recruiting, operations and subsequent fundraising.
- **Brick by Brick** — Interviews about early company building, beginning with Dropbox’s Aston Motes.
- **Founder toolkit** — Public guides covering design partners, recruiting and board-style meetings.

## Achievements

- Announced a $31 million debut institutional fund in October 2023.
- Initial proof-of-concept vehicle backed 32 founding teams.
- Launched Brick by Brick in May 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — May newsletter reported seven new founding-team investments since the start of 2026.
- **2026-05** — Published its Mind Robotics investment announcement.
- **2026-03** — Announced its Foundry Robotics investment.
- **2026-02** — Announced investments in Mirai and Adora.

## Links

- Website: https://www.garuda.vc/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/garudavc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/garudavc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brickxbrickpod/videos

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Last updated: 2026-10-27