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Former Brand Capital executive Rajesh Sharma floats own fund
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8m ago
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Rajesh Sharma, former executive at Brand Capital, has launched his own fund called AdiGan Capital. The fund will focus on identifying and investing in high-growth sectors. Sharma has a wealth of experience in private equity and venture capital, having previously worked at Brand Capital and The Times Group. The new fund aims to capitalize on opportunities in emerging industries.
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Former Jio President Floats VC Firm Playbook, Marks First Close Of Maiden Fund At $130 Mn
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11m ago
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Playbook Partners is preparing to finalize the closing of its SEBI-approved Category II alternative investment fund, aiming for a total of $250 million. The fund will primarily focus on supporting technology-driven companies operating in sectors such as healthcare, climate change, and SaaS, with significant market potential. Alongside founder and former Managing Director of Everstone Capital, Rajesh Choudhary, the team at Playbook includes Dushyant Singh, a former executive at McKinsey, and Sumit Jain, Senior Partner at Sistema Asia Capital.
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Former Piramal executive's Altern Capital floats maiden realty AIF
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1y ago
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Altern Capital, led by former Piramal executive Navin Dhanuka, has launched its maiden real estate fund. The Bengaluru-based firm aims to support residential plotted development projects and provide last-mile funding. Dhanuka, founder and CEO of Altern Capital, plans to raise around Rs (Indian Rupees) 200 crore for the fund.
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Former Jio executive floats VC fund for growth-stage bets
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1y ago
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Former Reliance Jio executive Vikas Choudhury has launched a new venture capital fund called Playbook Partners. Choudhury, who previously rolled out Pivot Ventures, a multi-family office venture capital fund with a portfolio of over 75 companies, aims to focus on growth-stage investments. His experience with Jio's telecom, media, fintech, and M&A operations will be valuable in identifying promising opportunities for the fund.
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Ex-PremjiInvest partners team up with Malacca Ventures’ exec to float PE firm
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1y ago
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Atul Gupta and Rajesh Ramaiah, former executives of PremjiInvest, have partnered with a former investment executive of Malacca Ventures to launch their own private equity firm. The firm aims to invest in growth-stage companies across various sectors in India. Gupta and Ramaiah bring with them their experience from PremjiInvest, the family office of Azim Premji, the founder chairman of Wipro Ltd. The new venture, Trident Growth Partners, will focus on supporting and scaling Indian businesses.
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Homegrown Makia Capital floats own venture capital fund for SME bets
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7m ago
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Makia Capital has launched its own venture capital fund to focus on investments in pre-IPO and IPO opportunities in small and medium enterprises. The fund will also consider select public market investments. The aim of the fund is to invest in pre-IPO opportunities, anchor opportunities in IPOs, and identify underpriced investments in the public market. Makia Capital, an IPO advisory firm, hopes to leverage its expertise in capital markets to drive returns for its investors.
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HCG chairman floats healthcare fund, makes debut bet on Accel-backed firm
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1y ago
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Oncologist-turned-entrepreneur BS Ajai Kumar has launched a healthcare-focused private equity-style fund called Inviga Healthcare Fund. The fund, created in collaboration with Ajay Garg of financial services firm Equirus Capital, aims to support growth-stage companies in the healthcare industry. Kumar's own company, HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd, will be making its first investment through this fund in an Accel-backed firm. The fund seeks to provide capital and expertise to help healthcare companies expand and thrive.
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Former Nabventures CEO starts own investment firm for growth-stage bets
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1y ago
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Rajesh Ranjan, former CEO of Nabventures, has launched his own investment firm focused on growth-stage opportunities in India. Ranjan, who previously led a venture growth equity fund, will now be looking to invest in sectors such as agriculture, food, rural businesses, and agri/rural financial services. This move highlights his expertise and interest in supporting the growth of these industries in India.
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Former TPG NewQuest exec floats PE fund for growth stage bets
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10m ago
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A former executive of TPG NewQuest, a part of private equity firm TPG, has launched a new firm to invest in startups, growth stage companies, and public firms. TPG NewQuest has previously invested in companies like ShadowFax, Halonix Technologies, and U Gro Capital. The new firm aims to make strategic investments in promising ventures.
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Former Navy officer floats defence-focused early-stage fund
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1y ago
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Former Indian Navy officer and director of the Technology Development Board, Navneet Kaushik, has launched an early-stage investment fund called Jamwant Venture Fund. The angel fund aims to invest in startups focused on indigenous defence technologies. The fund has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and has Manick Wadhwa, director at SKI Capital, as an advisor and general partner (GP). The fund aims to support the growth of India's self-reliance in defence technologies. The target corpus has not been disclosed.
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Over 40 Indian startup leaders transitioned between founding and executive roles in 2024: report
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7m ago
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Several executives in the Indian startup ecosystem have transitioned between senior leadership roles and entrepreneurial positions. For instance, Karthik Gurumurthy, former head of Swiggy Instamart, became a co-founder of SRT10 Athleisure, a sports athleisure brand, along with Sachin Tendulkar. Ayyappan R, who led Cleartrip at Flipkart, left to build his own quick commerce startup called FirstClub. Abhijit Upadhye joined Rozana as a co-founder after working as a partner at xto10x. Other notable transitions include executives starting their own ventures, such as Utkrishta Kumar with Oolka and Manish Chawla with Noviq Consulting. Additionally, some leaders chose to take on executive positions, like Shamik Sharma joining Atlassian and Maruthy Ramgandhi becoming the CTO of Snitch.
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