Manu Chandra is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sauce.vc. See sector focus and contact routes.
Manu Chandra is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sauce.vc, a Mumbai-based venture capital firm he established in 2019 after serving as an investment director at 3i Group plc and graduating from IIM Ahmedabad as a Ratan Tata Scholar. His investment thesis targets early-stage, pre-revenue consumer brands across India, with a specific focus on food and beverage, personal care, and apparel/lifestyle sectors. Sauce.vc typically acts as a lead investor, often co-leading or pre-empting large rounds and maintaining conviction by investing in every funding round of key portfolio companies like The Whole Truth and Supertails. Notable named portfolio companies include Mokobara, Hocco Ice Creams, The Whole Truth Foods, Epigamia, XYXX Innerwear, and Supertails. Chandra distinguishes his approach by emphasizing high operational engagement alongside capital, aiming to support founders from the idea stage through scale-up journeys beyond $25 million. He has publicly highlighted the fund’s strategy of fine-tuning early investments to reap long-term returns, noting a 40% IRR across 42 companies in Fund I.
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