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Kettleborough VC launches fund II with Rs 80 Cr target, closes Rs 35 Cr in first tranche

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Kettleborough VC launches fund II with Rs 80 Cr target, closes Rs 35 Cr in first tranche
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Venture capital firm Kettleborough VC, founded by early-stage investor Nisarg Shah, has launched its second fund with a target corpus of Rs 80 crore and announced a first close at Rs 35 crore. The fund is backed by a mix of family offices and entrepreneurs from India and the US. According to Kettleborough, Fund II will continue to invest in deeply experienced founders at the earliest stages, typically those with over 10 years of domain expertise and a strong execution focus. The firm will write initial cheques of $300,000โ€“$500,000 in about 10 startups, with significant follow-on reserves for high-performing bets. Founded in 2021, Kettleborough VC has built a name as a conviction-led, construct-specific fund. Its Fund I backed 12 startups including Zippmat, InPrime, Finhaat, and Elivaas, nine of which received their first institutional cheque from Kettleborough. These portfolio companies have since raised follow-on rounds from investors like Omnivore, Lightspeed, 3one4, and Bessemer. โ€œWe only back founders for whom the startup is a natural outcome of a decade-long journey in their domain. Fund I has validated this thesis with strong portfolio traction and early PMF. Fund II doubles down on this conviction,โ€ said Shah. Kettleborough added that it focuses on โ€œDhandha-firstโ€ businesses, with interest across financial services, commerce infrastructure, and vertical SaaS/AI platforms. Shah has personally backed over 30 startups, with 10 exits and 80 follow-on rounds, including hits like Foxtale, Onebanc, and Homeville.

Artha Select Fund closes at Rs 432 Cr; AUM crosses Rs 1,200 Cr

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Artha Select Fund closes at Rs 432 Cr; AUM crosses Rs 1,200 Cr
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Artha India Ventures (AIV) has closed its follow-on fund, Artha Select Fund (ASF), at Rs 432 crore, 131% above its Rs 330 crore target. With this, Arthaโ€™s total Assets Under Management have crossed Rs 1,200 crore. ASF will invest in the top 15% of performers from Arthaโ€™s existing portfolio of over 135 companies across Artha Venture Fund I, Artha Continuum Fund, and the soon-to-launch AVF II. The fund will write Series B and C cheques of around Rs 20 crore each, for 12โ€“14 winners over the next four years. With 33 exits to date, Artha claims to have built a proven track record of identifying and nurturing category leaders. ASF creates a capital bridge from early-stage to growth, addressing Indiaโ€™s โ€œmissing middleโ€ funding gap where many Series Aโ€“C companies stall due to limited capital and a lack of operational support. According to Artha, Indian family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals anchor 80% of the fundโ€™s capital, with the remaining 20% from global LPs in Singapore, UAE, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Africa, and the U.S. Sponsor AIV has committed nearly 10% of the fund. ASFโ€™s roster of backers includes household names such as Atul Kirloskarโ€™s Family Office, DSP Family Office, Shahi Exports, HIRA Group, and Anikarth Ventures. โ€œASF allows us to stay invested in our most promising companies well into their scale-up phases,โ€ said Anirudh A. Damani, Managing Partner of Artha Venture Fund & Artha Select Fund. โ€œIndia has no shortage of promising ventures, but far too many face a capital drought between Series A and C. ASF ensures our winners have the firepower, strategic guidance, and operational backing to compete globally while preserving founder ownership and focus.โ€ Artha, through its various funds, has backed startups such as OYO, Rapido, Purplle and Leverage Edu. Under the new fund, it has so far evaluated six companies and selected only spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos, with an investment commitment of Rs 20โ€“40 crore.

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