Adithya Shetty

Investment Analyst at Saltwater Seed Fund · Climate · energy, venture capital

Saltwater Seed Fund

Chennai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

1+ years experience

NIT Surathkal

English, Hindi, Tamil

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Overview

Investment Analyst at Saltwater Seed Fund, backing climate companies. Previously an operator for 10 years before investing. Most at home with hardware and climate tech. Learning Japanese, slowly.

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Founders building in climate
Working sessions on energy
Thoughtful intros to people in my field

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venture capitalhardwareenergyclimate tech

InvestingLooking to invest

closes in 3 months

Writing $25k cheques into pre-seed climate in the US

Cheque size: $25k
Stages: Pre-seed, Seed
Sectors: Climate
Geographies: US and Europe
Lead or follow: Lead
Decision time: 10 business days
How I help: Hiring the first ten people

Happy to follow a strong lead. Former operator - I help with hiring and GTM.

Chennai, Indiaenergyhardwareclimate tech

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Experience

Investment Analyst
Oct 2025 - Present
Saltwater Seed Fund · 1 yr · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Led or co-led 20 investments, 4 of them now at Series B or later.
- Previously an operator for 10 years before investing.

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Education

NIT Surathkal
B.Tech, Computer Science
2021 - 2025

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