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Sanjay Mehta
Founder & Partner at 100X.VC
· Mumbai, India
Check size
Undisclosed
Lead stage
pre-seed
Deals tracked
20
Sectors
Technology, Consumer
Technology
Consumer
Blockchain
Crypto
Space
Media and Entertainment
pre-seed
seed
early-stage
Pre-seed
India
United States
About Sanjay
Sanjay Mehta is Founder and Partner at 100X.VC, India's first fund deploying iSAFE (India SAFE Notes) for early-stage startup investment. A veteran technologist and prolific angel investor, Mehta has backed 150–200+ startups across AI, SaaS, and fintech, including four unicorns. He is also founder of Mehta Ventures Family Office and former founder of Mirum, one of India's earliest successful digital agencies
Investment thesis
Invests in early-stage startups using founder-friendly iSAFE notes, backing entrepreneurs over ideas.
100X.VC invests in early-stage startups using founder-friendly iSAFE (India SAFE) notes, with an ambitious target of investing in 100 startups annually. Sanjay Mehta's investment philosophy centers on backing founders over ideas, believing that entrepreneurs with the right domain expertise, hunger for scale, and track record of solving real problems can succeed regardless of initial market conditions. He focuses on early-stage opportunities across India and the US, evaluating companies on founding team quality (60-70% of decision), business model, market opportunity, and unfair competitive advantage, with a minimum expected return threshold of 20x
Investment philosophy
Sanjay Mehta believes it is the idea that fails, not the entrepreneur, and trusts founders backed with capital. He pioneered iSAFE notes to fund startups in weeks, not months, aiming to make early-stage capital accessible to a broader range of founders.
Investment focus
Seed and early-stage technology startups in AI, SaaS, and fintech sectors across India. Mehta targets founder-friendly terms and nonlinear business models with high growth potential
Areas of expertise
Notable portfolio
OYO Rooms
CoinDCX
Block.One
AXIOM Space
Box8
WOW Momos
LogiNext
PrettySecrets
RepUp
AdstringO
TagBox
InstaSafe
Unbxd
Coolberg
Mirror-AI
Notable deals
OYO Rooms – 280x exit (2016), flagship unicorn investment
Ola – Early-stage mobility investment
Druva – Cloud data management, unicorn
Uniphore – Conversational AI, unicorn
Flipkart – Early-stage e-commerce investment
Frequently asked
Does Sanjay Mehta invest at pre-seed stage?
Yes. They invest at pre-seed, seed, early-stage stage.
Their geographic focus includes India, United States.
What is their typical check size?
Check size is not publicly disclosed. They currently invest through 100X.VC.
What sectors does Sanjay Mehta focus on?
Sanjay Mehta primarily invests in Technology, Consumer, Blockchain, Crypto.
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