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Building something hard to copy?
SilverX backs founders in India whose technology, IP or domain depth would take a well-funded rival years to match.
Where SilverX invests
The hard layers, and what gets built on them.
AI Infrastructure
Compute, data reliability and the systems underneath applied AI.
Semiconductors and Materials
Chip design, packaging and the materials supply chains depend on.
Quantum
Hardware, control systems and the first commercial applications.
Space and Defence
Satellites, launch and dual-use systems for national programmes.
Energy and Robotics
Grid, storage and autonomous machines.
HealthTech
Diagnostics, medical devices and clinical AI.
Enterprise AI
Vertical models and agents built into real workflows.
Fintech and Consumer
AI-native products for India's financial system and its next billion users.
What SilverX looks for
Four filters. All four have to hold.
Every company is assessed on the same four questions before a term sheet is discussed.
- 1Sector thesis
Moat and endurance
Sectors where technical depth, infrastructure and market structure create an advantage that lasts.
- 2Scalable trajectory
Growth potential
A credible path from early revenue to meaningful scale within three to five years.
- 3Team first
Founding team
Domain-driven founders with complementary build and sell strengths who can execute and adapt.
- 4Pathways, not promises
Exit outcome
Potential buyers, exit routes and valuation outcomes mapped early, using data-driven and AI-backed analysis.
Stage and geography
Built in India. Built for global markets.
- Pre-seedProof of concept
- Seed+Working prototype
- Series AFirst customers
- Series BScale production
- Series C+Expand markets
India
The primary market. SilverX invests in companies building in and for India.
3 regions
Partner networks across India, the Middle East and the US for customers and co-investors.
~30%
Of SilverX's LP capital comes from outside India, opening global institutional networks.
Value beyond capital
What founders get after the cheque.
Domain expertise
Partners have built and scaled companies in semiconductors, defence, AI and energy, and speak the technical language.
Network access
Introductions to customers, co-investors, government bodies and strategic partners across India, the Middle East and the US.
Global LP base
Connections to institutional networks across the US, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Exit pathway support
From Series B preparation to strategic M&A introductions, with the route to liquidity planned from day one.
How it works
From first note to decision.
- 1
Share
Send a short note and your deck through the form below.
- 2
First conversation
A partner reviews it and follows up if there is a fit.
- 3
Diligence
A closer look at the technology, the team, the market and the exit route.
- 4
Decision
The partners take the investment decision and share it directly.
Reach out
Tell SilverX what you are building.
A few lines and a deck are enough to start. Every submission is read by the investment team.