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9Unicorns Rebrands to 100Unicorns, Launches Second Fund With $200 Mn Corpus

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9Unicorns Rebrands to 100Unicorns, Launches Second Fund With $200 Mn Corpus
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Early stage VC fund 9Unicorns has launched its second fund, 100Unicorns Fund II, with a corpus of $200 Mn to invest in 200 early stage startups. The new fund aims to provide support to startups from the ideation stage and follows the Y Combinator model in India. It plans to invest in various industries including robotics, healthcare, EV, defence, D2C ecosystem, SaaS, travel, and fintech. Around 60% of the fund will be used for first investments in startups ranging from $250,000 to $300,000, while the rest will be used for follow-on investments. The fund also intends to invest 15% of the capital in startups based in the US, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Additionally, 100Unicorns will focus on corporate governance and has partnered with law firm Nishit Desai & Associates to advise its portfolio companies.

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9Unicorns launches Fund II with target of $200 Mn, rebrands itself to 100Unicorns

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9Unicorns launches Fund II with target of $200 Mn, rebrands itself to 100Unicorns
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Early-stage accelerator fund 9Unicorns has announced the launch of its second fund following a rebranding exercise. As a result of this rebranding, 9Unicorns will now be known as 100Unicorns. 100Unicorns, a part of multistage investing firm Venture Catalysts Group, has launched its second accelerator fund called 100Unicorns Fund II with a target size of $200 million including a green-shoe option of $100 million. In its first fund, 100Unicorns Fund I (formerly 9Unicorns) had invested in several startups including Videoverse, Trunativ, ZyppElectric, Renee Cosmetics, and IGP. It provides funding ranging from $300,000 to $1 million per startup in the first round, along with product, business and fundraising support. This is followed by $500,000 to $2 million in subsequent rounds with co-investors. 100Unicorns said that it has played a crucial role in the startup ecosystem with initiatives such as DDay and ProStar serving as catalysts for over 80 startups that have collectively secured around $400 million in funding. With the new fund, the fund aims to nurture a pool of 200 outlier startups and propel them to join the billion-dollar club over the next decade.

Wipro launches 250Cr Fund

Financial ExpressFinancial Express ยท 2y ago
Wipro launches 250Cr Fund
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Wipro Consumer Care-Ventures, the startup investment arm of Wipro's consumer division, has launched its second fund with a corpus of Rs 250 crore. The fund will concentrate on investing in consumer startups in India and Southeast Asia, particularly those in personal care, skin care, home care, wellness, food, fragrances, and BPC. With a focus on e-commerce-driven companies from Pre-Series A onwards, Wipro Consumer Care-Ventures aims for a minority stake approach (up to 25%) and will continue supporting and nurturing startups as needed. The first fund, launched four years ago with a Rs 200 crore corpus, has shown a multiple on invested capital exceeding 2.2x, with successful exits and high returns. Despite current headwinds in the investment landscape, the firm sees a need for startups to prioritize stability, scalability, and a clear path to profitability.

Autocracy Machinery raises pre Series A round led by Venture Catalysts

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Autocracy Machinery raises pre Series A round led by Venture Catalysts
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Machine manufacturing startup Autocracy Machinery has raised Rs 5 crore in a a pre Series A round led by Venture Catalysts along with participation from Nikhil Jaisinghani, Bharat Jaisinghani and SFour Capital. The Hyderabad-based company had earlier secured $1.2 million back in 2023 from Venture Catalysts, Z Nation Lab, Hem Angels and others. The proceeds will be allocated towards enhancing its research and development capabilities, and expanding its manufacturing and marketing footprint, Autocracy Machinery said in a press release. Co-founded in 2020 by Santhoshi Buddhiraju and Laxman Vallakati, Autocracy manufactures machines for construction, agriculture, and infrastructure purposes. The company offers a comprehensive range of products, including trenchers, landscaping machinery, agricultural attachments, and water body conservation machines like lake cleaners. Autocracy exports its products to the Middle East and Africa. The company also claims to have machinery which has superior performance and is priced to ensure accessibility for both business and individual clientele. Recently, 9Unicorns, a part of multistage investing firm Venture Catalysts Group, rebranded itself to 100Unicorns. It also announced the launch of its second accelerator fund called 100Unicorns Fund II with a target size of $200 million including a green-shoe option of $100 million.

Cornerstone Ventures launches Fund II at $200 Mn

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Cornerstone Ventures launches Fund II at $200 Mn
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Venture capital firm Cornerstone Ventures has announced the launch of its second fund with a target size of $200 million including a green-shoe option of $50 million. The fund ticket sizes range from $5 million to $15 million in a mix of early- to growth-stage startups. As per Cornerstone, it plans to invest in 15-20 startups with the latest fund. The Mumbai-based firm plans to invest across software platforms and marketplaces operating in sectors such as financial services and insurance, retail, consumer goods and ecommerce, distribution and supply chain, and healthcare products and services. Its portfolio companies of the first fund includes Credilo, THB, Blubirch, and Dhiway. The fund claims to have facilitated $1-2 million additional annual recurring revenue for each of its portfolio companies and been an active participant in their respective growth journeys. The firm first launched Cornerstone Ventures Fund-I in 2019 with a size of about $50 million. The fund was deployed across 21 portfolio companies, primarily focused on B2B enterprise software-as-a-service business models.

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