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First Principles

First Principles

Bangalore, Karnatakafirstprinciples.vc

Overview

First Principles is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 that represents a portfolio of angel investments led by Nitin Sharma. The firm practices thematic early-stage investing with a focus on identifying fundamentals and maintaining a global lens. Roughly half of its portfolio focuses on the digitization of various sectors in India, while the other half concentrates on global deep tech, with a strong emphasis on blockchain. The firm has backed approximately 40 startups and also created Incrypt Blockchain to support India's blockchain ecosystem.

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Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
BiteSpeedDec 2020SeedCo-investor
StayQriousSep 2020SeedCo-investor

Key People

Luca Foresti

Founder and CEO

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HeadquartersBangalore, Karnataka
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