Premji Invest
Evergreen investment firm set up by Azim Premji to invest his capital in private and public companies in AI, enterprise, deep tech and healthcare (India and US).
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Founders · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Premji
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Wipro
- HEADQUARTERS
- Bangalore, India
- OFFICES
- Menlo Park, CA, United States
- FOUNDED
- 2006
- AUM
- $15B (2026)
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Artificial IntelligenceSoftware & SaaSDeep TechHealthTechBiotech & Life SciencesFintechConsumer & E-commerce
- GEOGRAPHY
- IndiaUnited States
- STAGES
- SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsVenture capitalPublic equities
- LATEST DEAL
- BigHat Biosciences (Series C) · Sep 2026
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
Premji Invest is the for-profit investment firm Azim Premji, ex-chairman of Wipro, established to deploy his capital; it invests permanent capital rather than money raised from external limited partners, and its returns contribute to the endowment behind the Azim Premji Foundation. It describes itself as an evergreen, crossover venture capital firm rather than a family office, investing from early stage through growth equity and listed equities, mainly in AI, enterprise, deep tech and healthcare. The site cites more than $15 billion in evergreen capital and 165+ investments, with offices in Bangalore and Menlo Park. It also holds a US external fund portfolio.
Investment thesis
Permanent, single-principal capital that backs founders from early stage through IPO and beyond, without fund-cycle exit pressure, leading or co-leading rounds in AI, enterprise, deep tech and healthcare.
Holdings & investments (16)
- DatabricksArtificial Intelligence
- StripeFintech
- ModernaBiotech & Life Sciences
- FlipkartConsumer & E-commerce
- LenskartConsumer & E-commerce
- NSE
- CrowdStrikeSoftware & SaaS
- CanvaSoftware & SaaS
- HuggingFaceArtificial Intelligence
- PoolsideArtificial Intelligence
- BigHat BiosciencesBiotech & Life Sciences
- Pramaana LabsArtificial Intelligence
- Rhoda
- DOSSSoftware & SaaS
- CohesitySoftware & SaaS
- Policy BazaarFintech
People
- Akshay RaiHead of healthcare and life sciences investments · source
- Akshay KiniHead of enterprise technology investing · source
- Rishabh BardiaInvestments, enterprise technology and gaming · source
- Marc Martin CasasInvestment team (growth) · source
- Alex ZhangPublic markets investor (TMT) · source
- Vijendar DwarakanathExternal fund portfolio and US portfolio finance · source
- Eva OlbersHead of Portfolio Support and Business Development · source
- Azim PremjiFounder · source
- TK KurienChief Executive Officer · source
- Sandesh PatnamManaging Partner (US private and listed equities, global tech) · source
- Vedant AgrawalHead of early-stage practice · source
- Jake EpsteinCo-head of early-stage practice · source
Frequently asked questions
Premji Invest is a single family office based in Bangalore, India, founded in 2006.
Premji Invest invests on behalf of the Premji family (Wipro).
Premji Invest invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, venture capital and public equities.
Premji Invest invests at Seed, Series A, Series B and Growth stages in Artificial Intelligence, Software & SaaS, Deep Tech, HealthTech, Biotech & Life Sciences, Fintech and Consumer & E-commerce.
Key people at Premji Invest include Azim Premji (Founder), TK Kurien (Chief Executive Officer), Sandesh Patnam (Managing Partner (US private and listed equities, global tech)) and Vedant Agrawal (Head of early-stage practice).
Premji Invest's holdings and investments include Databricks, Stripe, Moderna, Flipkart, Lenskart, NSE, CrowdStrike and Canva, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Premji Invest is BigHat Biosciences (Series C), announced in Sep 2026.
Premji Invest states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.