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Colossa WomenFirst Fund raises Rs 100 Cr in first close

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Colossa WomenFirst Fund raises Rs 100 Cr in first close
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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.

FinReach raises Rs 21.9 Cr led by Colossa Ventures

EntrackrEntrackr · 11d ago
FinReach raises Rs 21.9 Cr led by Colossa Ventures
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FinReach Solutions has raised Rs 21.9 crore (around $2.6 million) in a fresh round led by Colossa Ventures, along with existing investors Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Omidyar Network Fund Inc, and Caspian SME Impact Fund IV. The company had earlier raised Rs 32.5 crore (around $3.9 million) from its existing investor group. The new capital will be used to scale operations, expand guarantee facilitation, and strengthen the company’s risk and technology stack to support larger volumes of credit assessments. Founded in December 2020 by Suvalaxmi Chakraborty, former senior executive at ICICI Bank, Barclays Bank, and SBM India, FinReach focuses on small entrepreneurs who struggle to access formal credit due to lack of collateral and limited credit history. FinReach operates a private-sector Credit Guarantee Program, enabling lenders to extend credit to micro, small, women-led, agri, and climate-focused enterprises. The platform connects private guarantors with lenders to de-risk loans and expand access to formal credit for underserved MSMEs. The firm’s analytics-led guarantee engine evaluates borrower risk, facilitates guarantees, and supports lending in tier-III to tier-V regions. FinReach says its programs have reached 14,150 individuals, including over 2,050 women borrowers. FinReach works with development finance institutions including British International Investment and global foundations supporting credit-access initiatives.

CENTA raises Rs 20 Cr in Series A1 round led by Colossa Ventures

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CENTA raises Rs 20 Cr in Series A1 round led by Colossa Ventures
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CENTA raises Rs 20 Cr in Series A1 round led by Colossa Ventures Centre for Teacher Accreditation (CENTA) has raised Rs 20 crore ($2.33 million) in its Series A1 round led by Colossa Ventures, with participation from existing investor Discovery Assets and angel investors. The proceeds will be used to grow in India and other markets and to improve its technology systems. Started by Ramya Venkataraman and Priyanka Arya, CENTA provides teacher certification, upskilling, and teacher-as-a-service (TAAS), connecting teachers with full-time and part-time jobs. The platform claims to have 1.7 million teachers from over 100 countries and 100,000 schools. While India is its largest market, CENTA also has users in the UAE, Nigeria, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Ghana. It is forming ties in the UK and US. CENTA runs the International Teaching Professional’s Olympiad and has received awards from Dun & Bradstreet, NITI Aayog, UNESCO, and others.

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