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Antler India closes Rs 500 crore of maiden fund, to make final close soon

Economic TimesEconomic Times ยท 1y ago
Antler India closes Rs 500 crore of maiden fund, to make final close soon
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Antler India has successfully closed Rs 500 crore ($75 million) of its Rs 600 crore ($75 million) maiden fund and aims to complete the final close this quarter. The domestic fund, focused exclusively on India, has raised capital from a variety of investors including domestic pools and Antler's global limited partners. The fund plans to support approximately 100 early-stage startups and has already made 27 investments from its maiden fund. Antler India will continue to invest between $200,000 and $400,000 in new portfolio companies, focusing on sectors such as software-as-a-service, fintech, and generative AI. The deployment of the fund is expected to be completed by 2025.

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Yali Capital closes maiden deeptech fund at Rs 893 Cr

EntrackrEntrackr ยท 14d ago
Yali Capital closes maiden deeptech fund at Rs 893 Cr
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Yali Capital closes maiden deeptech fund at Rs 893 Cr Venture capital firm Yali Capital has closed its maiden deeptech focused fund at Rs 893 crore (about $103.2 million). Yali Capital had launched the early stage fund at Rs 810 crore in July last year to back startups operating in the deeptech sector. The fund intends to invest in startups across chip design, robotics, genomics, smart manufacturing, aerospace, and AI sectors, Yali Capital said in a press release. The VC firm has raised capital from corporates such as Infosys, Qualcomm Ventures, the DPIIT Fund of Funds for Startups, and Evolvence, among others. Additionally, TVS Capital founder Gopal Srinivasan, Rare Enterprises chief executive Utpal Sheth, and JM Financialโ€™s managing director Vishal Kampani are among its notable investors. Launched by Ganapathy Subramaniam and Mathew Cyriac, Yali Capital is a SEBI approved Category II AIF and had initially set its target close to Rs 500 crore, with an additional greenshoe option of Rs 310 crore. โ€œChina is well ahead in the deeptech space and has overtaken America. India has all the potential, from services to deeptech, but certainly has much distance to cover,โ€ said Ganapathy Subramaniam. Yali Capital has made five investments, including genomics startup 4baseCare, robotics startup Perceptyne Robots, and fabless chip design company C2i Semiconductors. It plans to expand its portfolio to eight companies by the end of the year.

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