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Colossa Ventures Marks First Close Of Women-Focused Fund At $12 Mn
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1y ago
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Mumbai-based venture capital firm Colossa Ventures has closed the first round of funding for its women-focused fund at INR 100 Cr ($12 Mn). The Colossa WomenFirst Fund aims to invest in early-stage and growth-stage startups across sectors such as healthcare, fintech, climate, and consumer. It has received investments from institutions like SIDBI and family offices, and plans to have a total corpus of INR 500 Cr. The fund aims to unlock the potential of the Indian female economy and empower women entrepreneurs. Several other investors have also recently announced funds to support Indian startups.
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Colossa Ventures announces first close of its maiden fund Colossa WomenFirst Fund at Rs 100 crore
IndianStartupNews
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1y ago
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Colossa Ventures has announced the first close of its maiden fund, Colossa WomenFirst Fund, at Rs 100 crore. The fund aims to support businesses founded or co-founded by women or those that primarily benefit women. It plans to invest in early-stage startups across sectors such as healthcare, fintech, clean technology, and consumer products. The fund has attracted diverse investors, including SIDBI and family offices. Colossa Ventures aims to empower women entrepreneurs and make a significant impact on the startup ecosystem.
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Women-focused VC Colossa Ventures hits first close of maiden fund
VCCircle
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1y ago
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Colossa Ventures, a women entrepreneur-focused venture capital firm, has announced the first close of its maiden fund, the Colossa WomenFirst Fund. The firm raised INR 100 crore ($13.6m) for the investment vehicle, with a target of raising up to INR 500 crore. The fund will primarily focus on investing in sectors such as healthcare, fintech, climate and cleantech, deeptech, and consumer. Colossa Ventures was founded by Vandana Rajadhyaksha and Ashu Suyash, former executives at Aditya Birla Private Equity and Crisil, respectively. The firm received approval from SEBI AIF in March 2020.
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Colossa WomenFirst Fund raises Rs 100 Cr in first close
Entrackr
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1y ago
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Colossa Ventures, a SEBI-registered independent venture capital management company, has announced the first close of its maiden fund – Colossa WomenFirst Fund at Rs 100 crore. The fund with a target corpus of Rs 500 crore will primarily focus on investing in the pre-Series A stage and beyond. Based on research Colossa aims to create a niche in healthcare & healthtech, fintech, climate & cleantech, deeptech and the consumer sectors. The fund’s strategy is to leverage gender-diversity to generate alpha, and has attracted institutions such as SIDBI and family offices like Dr. Ranjan Pai’s Family Office, and the Shriram Ownership Trust, among others to invest in the first close. Co-founded in 2022 by Ashu Suyansh and Vandana Rajadhyaksha, Colossa WomenFirst Fund is a sector-agnostic venture growth fund, that seeks to revolutionize the startup landscape by focusing exclusively on women-founded or co-founded, or where women are the main beneficiaries. A bunch of women-focused funds are currently active in India. For context, Kalaari Capital runs CXXO initiative for female founders. Gender-focused investment platform Achieving Women Equity (AWE) Funds also launched its maiden India fund amounting to Rs 350 crore. Search giant Google runs a program called Google for Startups Women Founders Fund and provides $100,000 in equity-free cash to female-founded startups. Saha Fund, She Capital, and StrongHer Ventures also focus on women founder-led startups.
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Women entrepreneur-focussed Colossa ropes in new LP for first outing
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1y ago
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Colossa Ventures, a venture capital firm that supports women entrepreneurs, has secured a new domestic limited partner (LP) for its first investment fund. The firm recently raised Rs 100 crore (approximately $12 million) for its Rs 400 crore fund, with the aim of empowering women in business. With the new LP onboard, Colossa Ventures is set to further support and invest in promising women-led startups.
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Colossa Ventures raises ₹100 crore for women-focused fund
Livemint
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1y ago
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Colossa Ventures has raised ₹100 crore for its maiden fund, Colossa WomenFirst, which focuses on backing women-first businesses. The fund aims to reach a total corpus of ₹500 crore and will primarily invest in sectors like health-tech, fintech, climate and clean-tech, deep-tech, and consumer industries. The venture capital firm aims to support women entrepreneurs by identifying and fast-tracking high-potential disruptive businesses. Colossa plans to tap into India's underinvested and underestimated trillion-dollar women economy.
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Women founders-focussed Colossa Ventures looking to tap offshore LPs for maiden fund
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8m ago
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Colossa Ventures, a venture capital investor that focuses on funding women entrepreneurs, is seeking international limited partners (LPs) for its first investment fund. The Mumbai-based firm, founded by former Crisil and Aditya Birla Private Equity executives, aims to support women founders through its fund.
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Cornerstone Ventures marks first close of $200 mn fund
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6m ago
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Cornerstone Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on the SaaS sector, marked the first close of its second fund, aiming for $200 million, with $40 million in commitments from domestic investors like HNIs and family offices. Suresh Pareek of Sukvi Ventures joined as a general partner, aiding the fund’s growth. Established in 2018, Cornerstone primarily invests in B2B technology opportunities and plans to deploy the fund across various sectors, making 15-20 investments.
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GetVantage Floats $12 Mn Fund To Back Women Entrepreneurs
Inc42
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1y ago
Medial
Revenue-based financing platform GetVantage has launched a new fund called Rise-Up to support women entrepreneurs and businesses. With an initial corpus of INR 100 Cr ($12 million), the fund aims to support over 400 women-led businesses within the next year. GetVantage will disburse the funds through its own NBFC GetGrowth Capital, along with partnerships with Varanium's Debt Fund and other NBFCs and AIFs. The company claims that over 40% of its business portfolio is led by women entrepreneurs. This initiative comes amidst a surge in women-focused funds in India.
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Asha Ventures sets timeline for final close of $100 mn debut fund
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8m ago
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Asha Ventures, an impact-focused fund, has announced a timeline for the final close of its debut fund, which aims to raise around $100 million. The firm is currently in the process of raising capital for Asha Ventures Fund-1 and has set its sights on reaching its target by a specified date.
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Riceberg Ventures marks first close of $20 mn fund
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6m ago
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Riceberg Ventures, a Swiss venture capital firm, has achieved the first close of its $20 million fund aimed at investing in early-stage startups focusing on technologies like AI and space tech. While the amount raised in the first close remains undisclosed, Riceberg plans to support 25-30 startups globally with an average investment of $500,000 each. The fund is backed by various investors and targets startups, primarily led by Indian founders, in regions including Europe, the US, and India.
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