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Tue, 20 Oct 2026
03:27:57 pm
Tue, 20 Oct 2026
03:27:57 pm
Rudransh Sangwan
Published at: October 8, 2026, 6:38 PM
Synopsis
Navya Nanda has launched Naveli Ventures, the Nanda Family Office's venture arm, to back startups in AI, space, clean energy and healthcare.
Navya Naveli Nanda has launched Naveli Ventures, the strategic venture arm of the Nanda Family Office, to back startups and research driven opportunities across artificial intelligence, deep tech, space, clean energy and healthcare.
The venture will also look at advanced manufacturing and other emerging technologies. Navya said she had been working on the initiative for some time before making it public.
Naveli Ventures is expected to focus on businesses developing technology and solutions aimed at major problems. The platform's stated approach is to support founders beyond providing capital, with an emphasis on staying involved as their businesses grow.
Naveli Ventures is the strategic venture arm of the Nanda Family Office. Navya announced the initiative publicly and said the platform would back new ideas and emerging technologies across several sectors.
The venture's focus areas include:
The platform will consider both startups and research driven opportunities. The source does not specify the size of the fund, the amount Naveli Ventures plans to invest, or the number of startups it intends to back.
This means the launch is currently more about establishing the venture platform and its investment focus than announcing a specific funding transaction.
Naveli Ventures is looking at technology areas that Navya described as important for the future of India. Artificial intelligence and deep tech form part of the venture's technology focus, while space and clean energy broaden its scope to sectors where new companies are working on technology based solutions.
Advanced manufacturing is another area mentioned by Navya. The venture will also consider healthcare opportunities, adding a sector that is already connected with Navya's work through Aara Health.
| Sector | Focus mentioned |
|---|---|
| Artificial intelligence | Emerging AI ideas and businesses |
| Deep tech | Research driven technology |
| Space | Space related startups and opportunities |
| Clean energy | New energy solutions |
| Advanced manufacturing | Emerging manufacturing technologies |
| Healthcare | Health related businesses and ideas |
The focus on advanced manufacturing also places the venture alongside a broader group of businesses working on industrial technology. WeloMoney has previously covered the industrial technology sector through its coverage of CG Power and Industrial Solutions.
Navya said the venture will look for founders working on problems that require long term support. She wrote that ideas capable of changing industries and improving lives need more than capital to grow.
"The problems worth solving are rarely small ones," Navya said. She added that founders working on such ideas need partners who support them early and remain involved over time.
Her comments suggest that Naveli Ventures wants to take a partner based approach to its investments. However, the source does not provide details on how the venture will select companies, what ownership levels it may seek or whether it will lead funding rounds.
Those details could become clearer as Naveli Ventures begins announcing specific investments.
The venture marks another expansion of Navya Nanda's work outside the film industry associated with her family. Navya is the granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, but the source says she has built her own professional path around entrepreneurship, social causes and health tech.
Her earlier work includes Aara Health, a women's health platform covering subjects such as periods, menopause and mental health. She also started Project Naveli, a nonprofit organisation focused on gender equality, education and resources for women.
The move into venture investing connects some of these earlier interests with a wider focus on startups and technology. Healthcare remains part of the new venture's stated focus, while artificial intelligence, space, clean energy and advanced manufacturing expand the scope into technology and industrial areas.
WeloMoney has also covered developments involving the health sector, a space that now forms part of Naveli Ventures' investment focus.
Navya has worked across business, social initiatives and media. Along with Aara Health and Project Naveli, she hosts the podcast "What The Hell Navya", which discusses feminism and the role of women in society.
The podcast has featured her mother, Shweta Bachchan, and grandmother, Jaya Bachchan. The source also notes that Navya has not followed her family's film careers.
Her work with Aara Health gives her previous experience in the health sector, while Project Naveli has focused on gender equality and access to education and resources. These activities form part of the background to her move into venture investing.
The next development to watch will be the venture's first announced investments. Navya has disclosed the sectors she wants Naveli Ventures to consider, but the source does not provide details about the venture's capital commitment, investment size, portfolio companies or launch timeline for its first deal.
For founders and startups, the venture's stated focus means opportunities could come from areas including AI, deep tech, space, clean energy, healthcare and advanced manufacturing. The exact investment criteria and structure will become clearer when individual investments are announced.
For now, the launch establishes Naveli Ventures as the Nanda Family Office's dedicated platform for backing startups and research driven opportunities in emerging technology sectors.
Naveli Ventures is the strategic venture arm of the Nanda Family Office launched by Navya Naveli Nanda. The platform plans to back startups and research driven opportunities across areas including AI, deep tech, space, clean energy, advanced manufacturing and healthcare.
Navya Naveli Nanda launched Naveli Ventures as the venture arm of the Nanda Family Office. Navya said she had been working on the initiative for some time before announcing it publicly.
Naveli Ventures will focus on artificial intelligence, deep tech, space, clean energy, advanced manufacturing and healthcare. The platform will consider startups and research driven opportunities in these areas.
No specific investment amount or portfolio company has been disclosed in the supplied source. The announcement sets out Naveli Ventures' sectors and investment approach, while individual investments have not been detailed.
Navya Nanda co founded Aara Health, a women's health platform, and started Project Naveli, a nonprofit focused on gender equality, education and resources for women. She also hosts the podcast "What The Hell Navya".
Navya Nanda said businesses working on major problems need more than capital to grow. She said Naveli Ventures aims to support founders early and stay involved as they develop their businesses.
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