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Unicorn India Ventures closes Fund III at Rs 1,200 Cr

EntrackrEntrackr · 23h ago
Unicorn India Ventures closes Fund III at Rs 1,200 Cr
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Unicorn India Ventures closes Fund III at Rs 1,200 Cr Deeptech-focused venture capital firm Unicorn India Ventures has closed its third fund at Rs 1,200 crore, surpassing its initial target of Rs 1,000 crore. LPs in Fund III include HNIs, UHNIs, family offices, and institutions. Backers include Sidbi, SBI, Nabard, and the state governments of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha. According to Unicorn India Ventures, the fund focuses on investments in semiconductors, spacetech, and AI infrastructure. The VC firm claims to have already seen strong early traction, with seven to eight portfolio companies witnessing substantial follow-on rounds. The fund will make 20 investments with an average ticket size of 10-15 crore. It plans to announce four investments in the coming months across quantum sensing, agritech, and spacetech. Across its three funds, the VC firm has built a portfolio of nearly 50 companies, with a total portfolio valuation of about $5 billion. The firm says that it is largely staying away from AI applications (SaaS) and focusing on AI infrastructure such as semiconductors, data centres, power, and enabling technologies. It is also actively exploring nuclear micro power generation as an enabler for AI. Another major trend playing out in the fund is the growing presence of academicians as startup founders. Four to five companies in Fund III are led by academicians, with one of them being a teaching academic. Unicorn India Ventures (UIV) is a Mumbai-based, SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) launched in 2015 by Bhaskar Majumdar and Anil Joshi. It acts as an early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology-led startups, focusing on seed to pre-Series A rounds with investments ranging from Rs 1 to 10 crore. The firm supports B2B, SaaS, and DeepTech sectors, aiming to build, support, and scale companies, with over 60 investments to its credit.

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

EntrackrEntrackr · 5m ago
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, Artha’s total Assets Under Management have crossed Rs 1,200 crore. ASF will invest in the top 15% of performers from Artha’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 12–14 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 India’s “missing middle” funding gap where many Series A–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 fund’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. ASF’s roster of backers includes household names such as Atul Kirloskar’s Family Office, DSP Family Office, Shahi Exports, HIRA Group, and Anikarth Ventures. “ASF allows us to stay invested in our most promising companies well into their scale-up phases,” said Anirudh A. Damani, Managing Partner of Artha Venture Fund & Artha Select Fund. “India 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.” 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 20–40 crore.

Awign bags $24.5 Mn in series C, Mynavi now holds 73% stake

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Awign bags $24.5 Mn in series C, Mynavi now holds 73% stake
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Awign has raised Rs 203.5 crore or $24.5 million from Japan-based Mynavi Corporation, which will now control a 73% stake in the Bengaluru-based HR tech startup, according to the company’s filings with RoC. In May, the board at Awign passed a special resolution to issue 11,485 Series C CCPS at an issue price of Rs 1,77,206 each to raise Rs 203.5 crore or $24.5 million, its regulatory filings show. This coincided with Awign’s public announcement that MyNavi will control the majority stake in the former. However, the startup had not divulged more details of the transaction at the time. Sifting through Awign’s filings, Entrackr has learned that the company also passed a separate resolution to buy back 2,641 Series A CCPS representing 7% of the capital at a cumulative amount of Rs 43.1 crore. Mynavi Corporation purchased 24,018 shares from existing investors worth around Rs 393 crore to Rs 490 crore. The investors who got partial or full exit include Unitus Ventures, Pinnacle Investment, Dell Foundation, and the company co-founders. As per Fintrackr’s estimates, Awign has been valued at around Rs 828 crore or $100 million (post-allotment). Entrackr has reached out to Awign to learn more about the transaction. We’ll update the story in case we hear from them. Awign will use these proceeds for general operations, meeting working capital needs, and business expansion, filing revealed. Founded by Annanya Sarthak, Gurpreet Singh, and Praveen Kumar Sah in 2016, Awign helps enterprises run their businesses via outcome-based execution along with discovery, deployment, and payroll. Awign continued to post solid performance in terms of financial growth in FY23. Its scale spiked over 2X to Rs 134.35 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2023. Akin to its revenue growth, the firm’s losses also grew around 2X to Rs 39.6 crore in the same period. The company is yet to file annual results for FY24. As per the startup intelligence platform TheKredible, funding in the HR tech space shrank over 70% to $90 million in 2023 from $315 million in 2021. In 2022, the space received a funding infusion of $341 million.

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