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{{Infobox company
| name = Axilor Ventures
| logo =
| type = [[Private limited company]]
| foundation = November 18, 2014
| key_people = [[S.D. Shibulal]], [[Kris Gopalakrishnan]], Srinath Batni, [[Tarun Khanna]], Ganapathy Venugopal, Payal Shah, Asutosh Upadhyay
| location_city = [[Bangalore]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| locations = 1 office [[J.P. Nagar]], 1 in MG Road, called Axilor Transit (collective workspace)
| industry = [[Venture capital]] [[Seed accelerator|Accelerator]]
| products = Investments, 100 day accelerator program
| homepage ={{URL|http://www.axilor.com/}}
| num_employees =1-10
| founders = [[S.D. Shibulal]], [[Kris Gopalakrishnan]], Srinath Batni, [[Tarun Khanna]], Ganapathy Venugopal}}

'''Axilor Ventures''' is a new generation platform for supporting early stage entrepreneurs. Founded by [[S.D. Shibulal]], [[Kris Gopalakrishnan]], Srinath Batni, Professor [[Tarun Khanna]] and Ganapathy Venugopal. Through its programs which include Accelerator, Scale-up and Early Stage Funding, Axilor aims to support early stage entrepreneurs and improve their odds of success. It is currently based out of India with its headquarters in [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vccircle.com/news/alternative-investment/2014/10/30/infy-co-founders-launch-startup-incubator-axilor-ventures|title=Infy co-founders launch startup incubator Axilor Ventures - VCCircle|work=vccircle.com|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vccircle.com/tags/axilor-ventures|title=Axilor Ventures|work=vccircle.com|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.franchiseindia.com/entrepreneur/news/Infosys-co-founders-launch-Axilor-Ventures-to-support-entrepreneurship-innovation-5662/|title=Infosys co-founders launch Axilor Ventures to support entrepreneurship, innovation - Franchise India|work=franchiseindia.com|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/442321/shibulal-gopalkrishnan-launch-biz-incubator.html|title=Shibulal, Gopalkrishnan launch biz incubator Axilor Ventures|work=Deccan Herald|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>

==History==
Axilor Ventures is a platform for supporting early stage startups. Through its accelerator and seed fund programs, it helps early stage startups improve their odds of success. It was founded by some of the iconic entrepreneurs and business leaders, which include Kris Gopalakrishnan, S D Shibulal, Professor Tarun Khanna, Srinath Batni and Ganapathy Venugopal. In the last two years, it has supported more than 80 startups, made 25 investments and has an active Alumni network of 150+ founders. Axilor works with startups in 5 sectors: Enterprise, Fintech, Consumer Internet, DeepTech/ AI and Healthtech.

==Programs==
Axilor's Accelerator program, is a 100-day program for early stage entrepreneurs. The start-ups receive working space, advice, and connections without any equity dilution during the 100-day program. Axilor has a framework that helps entrepreneurs improve their odds of success. This is focused around the following areas: launching the startup the right way, access to the right capital at the right stage, dedicated mentorship, access to the Axilor peer community of entrepreneurs, and a series of masterclasses from industry experts to help learn how great startups are built and what mistakes to avoid. As of April 2016, 19 startups have gone through the accelerator program including PlaceOfOrigin,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inc42.com/flash-feed/placeoforigin-funding/|title=Axilor Ventures Invests In Online Gourmet Food Maketplace, PlaceofOrigin|work=Inc42 Magazine|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> LetsPool, StoreWalk, Awesummly, Peersome, Perapy and many others.
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In addition, Axilor also invests between INR 30 lakh and INR 6 crore ($50,000 and $1 million) each in startups as part of the Scale-up and Early Stage funding programs. As of April 2016, 5 startups have been funded including [[Murgency]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inc42.com/flash-feed/murgency-raises-funding/|title=Emergency Response App MUrgency Raises Funding From Axilor|work=Inc42 Magazine|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> Eventshigh,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inc42.com/flash-feed/events-high-funding/|title=Events High Secures Funding From Axilor Ventures; Appoints Google's Abhishek Shrivastava As Product Head - Inc42 Media|website=inc42.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-03}}</ref> Petoo,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inc42.com/flash-feed/petoo-1mn-funding/|title=Bangalore Based Foodtech Startup Petoo Raises $1 Mn Funding From Axilor Ventures|work=Inc42 Magazine|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nextbigwhat.com/food-tech-startup-petoo-raises-1-million-funding-axilor-ventures-297/|title=Food Tech Startup Petoo Raises $1 Million Funding From Axilor Ventures|work=NextBigWhat|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> Sellerworx,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inc42.com/buzz/kris-gopalakrishnan-s-d-shibulal-srinath-batni-invest-1-mn-sellerworx/|title=Kris Gopalakrishnan, S D Shibulal & Srinath Batni To Invest $1 Mn In SellerworX|work=Inc42 Magazine|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> and EasyFix.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inc42.com/flash-feed/easyfix-funding/|title=Professional Services Marketplace EasyFix Grabs Funding From Axilor Ventures|work=Inc42 Magazine|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>

==People==
Axilor was founded by [[S.D. Shibulal]], [[Kris Gopalakrishnan]], Srinath Batni, Professor [[Tarun Khanna]] and Ganapathy Venugopal with Kris as its Chairman and Ganapathy as the CEO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inc42.com/flash-feed/kris-gopalakrishnan-appointed-as-non-executive-chairman/|title=Kris Gopalakrishnan Gets Appointed As Non Executive Chairman For Axilor Ventures; Applications Open For Second Batch|work=Inc42 Magazine|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pixr8.com/axilor-ventures-announces-kris-gopalakrishnan-as-its-new-chairman-launches-applications-for-its-second-accelerator-batch/|title=Axilor Ventures Announces Kris Gopalakrishnan as its New Chairman; Launches Applications for its Second Accelerator Batch|work=Pixr8|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> Payal Shah heads investments at Axilor. Previously, Asutosh Upadhyay led the Accelerator program at Axilor.

==References==
{{reflist}}{{Financial services in India}}
[[Category:Entrepreneurship in India]]
[[Category:Venture capital firms of India]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Financial services companies of India]]

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