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Micro VC AJVC bags Rs 100-crore corpus for early-stage bets
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5m ago
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AJVC, an early-stage venture capital firm founded by Aviral Bhatnagar, has raised a Rs 100 crore corpus, with plans to increase by Rs 50 crore through a greenshoe option. The firm, focused on pre-seed companies, provides Rs 1.5 crore for a 9% stake. Despite slow risk capital investment trends, AJVC has benefitted from more reasonable valuations. It primarily comprises domestic capital with notable backers, supporting nine startups across diverse sectors.
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Former Venture Highway exec’s maiden fund AJVC tops target
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5m ago
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Former Venture Highway executive Aviral Bhatnagar launched AJVC, a venture capital fund, in August 2024. The fund, initially targeting a corpus of nearly Rs 100 crore, is oversubscribed and considering a greenshoe option of Rs 50 crore. AJVC, approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, focuses on early-stage startups, primarily in pre-seed stages, across various sectors. It plans to invest in over 50 startups, currently having invested in nine companies across different domains.
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Micro VCs find solid ground as the venture landscape reshapes
Economic Times
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11m ago
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Aviral Bhatnagar, previously involved with Venture Highway, has launched a Rs 100 crore fund through his new venture capital firm AJVC to support early-stage startups in India. The fund will focus on pre-seed investments and is open to startups across various sectors. This development comes as more micro venture capital firms emerge in India, providing early-stage funding to startups. AJVC aims to make over 30 investments in the next few years, with the possibility of follow-on investments if the startups are successful. The firm has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
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Micro VCs take on riskier bets as big players tread cautiously
Economic Times
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11m ago
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Micro venture capital (VC) firms and founder-led funds are gaining prominence in the early-stage investment landscape as larger risk capital investors stay cautious. In India, two new micro-VCs have been launched - Volt VC and AJVC. Over the past five years, 224 funds focused on early-stage investments have been established in India. Solo general partners and influential founders are also entering the investment space. This trend poses challenges and opportunities for angel investors as startup founders often prefer institutional backers. However, the rise of micro-VCs can provide opportunities for angel investors to participate in co-investment models.
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Haf.vc floats venture capital fund to strike tech bets
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1y ago
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Hyderabad Angels has launched its first venture capital fund, Haf.vc, focusing on technology and AI-based startups. With an initial Rs 100 crore (around $12 million), the fund plans to invest in early-stage companies and has the option to increase its corpus to Rs 150 crore. Haf.vc aims to support and nurture promising startups in the technology and AI sectors.
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Micro VC firm Gemba Capital floats second fund
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1y ago
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Micro venture capital firm Gemba Capital has launched its second investment vehicle, targeting a corpus of INR 250 crore ($34m). The Indian firm, which backs early-stage “platform-first” businesses in three key sectors – consumer technology, fintech and B2B platforms – aims to make follow-on investments with 30% of the fund. Gemba Capital, which raised INR 70 crore for its first fund in 2022, aims to make the final close of fund II by the end of this year.
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Early-stage VC firm GrowthCap Ventures marks first close
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1y ago
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Early-stage venture capital firm GrowthCap Ventures, founded by Pratekk Agarwaal, has announced the first close of its maiden fund, raising Rs 20 crore ($2.7 million). The fund, which aims to invest in startups across fintech, deeptech, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) sectors, has a target corpus of Rs 50 crore ($6 million). GrowthCap Ventures, with an average ticket size of Rs 2-6 crore, plans to invest in 10-12 startups in the next 20 months. The firm intends to launch a winners fund with an estimated corpus of Rs 250 crore ($34 million).
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Early-Stage VC Seafund Invests In 5 Deeptech Start-Ups As Part Of Its Sustainability Thrust
OutlookIndia
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1y ago
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Early-stage VC Seafund Ventures has invested Rs 5 crore in five sustainability-focused start-ups. The selected start-ups include Redwings, Docker Vision, Swapp Design, Simatricals, and Evhicle. Apart from the investment, these companies will also receive market access and acceleration programs. Seafund aims to support the growth of the EV industry in India and plans to allocate 20% of its investible corpus to clean energy and the electric vehicle value chain. The fund is currently raising its second fund with a target corpus of Rs 250 crore.
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Brigade Group partners with Nikhil Kamath's Gruhas to launch new VC fund
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4m ago
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Brigade Group has partnered with Nikhil Kamath's Gruhas to launch the Earth Fund, a real estate-focused investment fund targeting Indian proptech and sustainability-driven startups. This Category II alternative investment fund aims for a Rs 200 crore corpus with a Rs 100 crore greenshoe option, focusing on 10-15 pre-Series A and Series A-stage startups. Investment areas include property technology, construction tech, and sustainability sectors like climate tech and clean energy. The fund is backed by Brigade Group and Gruhas.
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Sauce.VC floats third VC fund with target corpus of Rs 250 Cr
Entrackr
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1y ago
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Consumer-focused early-stage venture capital firm Sauce VC has launched its third fund with a target to raise Rs 250 crore, according to an ET report. Sauce.VC had received clearance from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) a few weeks ago for the new fund. The New Delhi-based firm invests in new-age consumer brands and platforms at a pre-revenue or idea stage. To date, it has invested in 21 companies from its two separate funds that were launched in 2019 and 2021. Sauce.VC launched its first fund in 2019 with a target corpus of Rs 60 crore. It launched its second vehicle in 2021 with a fund size of Rs 158 crore. Its latest Sauce Continuity Fund was closed with a corpus of Rs 263 crore. It has already invested in XYXX, The Whole Truth Foods, Mokobara, Innovist, and Supertails from the continuity fund, and has plans to add oral care brand Perfora, ice cream brand Hocco and energy drink Rockit to the list of top-ups.
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Early-stage investor Relentless VC elevates exec to partner
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11m ago
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Relentless VC, a micro venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments, has promoted Nikheel Kamble to the position of partner. Kamble, who joined Relentless VC in 2020 as a principal, has previously held roles at SIDBI Venture Capital and Artha Ventures. Relentless VC, which has a $10 million corpus, backs startups in various sectors and has recently invested in Nected and SuperAPI. The firm aims to support startups that are innovating within their industries.
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