Empowering Innovation, Fueling Growth
Seasoned Early Stage Specialists
Igniting possibilities and empowering entrepreneurs. Passionate advocates of innovation, we at Maya Valley Ventures specialize in pre-IPO investments, predominantly in early-stage startups, with a keen eye for opportunities at all stages.
Founder
Meet the founder, Niraj Saran, a seasoned investor with over a decade of experience and a trailblazing career at Fortune 50 tech companies. Niraj brings unparalleled leadership and a wealth of expertise in AI/ML, specifically Generative AI, across diverse industries. A tech entrepreneur at heart, Niraj has not only led the first investments in numerous startups but has also catalyzed their growth as a board member and advisor.
Outside the boardroom, Niraj is not just crunching numbers; he’s conquering marathons and trekking to the Everest Base Camp because, for him, the sky’s not the limit—it’s the starting point.
Experience Highlights
a startup acquired by Amazon
for monetization strategies
a Cloud fulfillment startup headquartered out of Singapore.
building a monetization platform for Virtual Reality
Early Success Story
Niraj embarked on his investment venture in 2014, being among the earliest investors in a B2C fast-food startup, WowMomo, which has soared by an impressive 25x valuation of $300M. With a diverse portfolio boasting over 30 investments, Niraj has strategically positioned the majority in cutting-edge deep tech companies, spanning across both the United States and India.
Member Advisory
Having led the $1 Million round as the first institutional investor, Niraj is on the Board helping with
technology, strategy, governance, M&A, subsequent fund raises.
Niraj was on the advisory board until their acquisition in 2022.
Portfolio Companies
Portfolio Companies
Alongside Tier 1 VCs
Limited Partner
Maya Valley Ventures has recently closed a very exciting investment opportunity into OpenAI’s (yes, the ChatGPT company) tender offer, raising close to a million dollars.
Interview at the Rosewood Hotel,
Sand Hill Road at the Metaverse conference
with Anna Stepura, a startup founder, entrepreneur, and AI enthusiast.
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"Over the past year, it has been exciting to see the tremendous traction and impact that Anshul Kamath and Rohan Arora have achieved in improving mental health outcomes in the LGBTQ+ community. Their unique approach of curated content, community and use of state of the art technology is helping to effectively address this huge unmet need in a scalable manner. I’m looking forward to being an active ally and supporting Evolve along their journey in truly making a difference.” said Niraj Saran
Mental health start-up Evolve raises Rs. 2.5 crore in a funding round read more…
Niraj Saran, Lead Investor, said, “We are convinced of COGOS’ potential to bring about large-scale disruption in the sector and are eagerly looking forward to playing a role in driving its growth.”
GenAI SaaS OnFinance Raises $1.05 Mn in Oversubscribed round read more…
Niraj Saran, a Tech Veteran, stated "Vertical-specific GenAI and LLMs are fundamentally disruptive by being able to quickly and cheaply discover nuggets of insights and improve efficiency by orders of magnitude"
Logistics Aggregator COGOS Raises Funding from IAN read more…