🚀 Medial Secures Investment on Shark Tank India - Fueling the Future of Professional Social Networking. 🔥
Login

News on Medial

Related News

LC Nueva Investment Partners launches new fund with target corpus of Rs 150 Cr

EntrackrEntrackr · 10m ago
LC Nueva Investment Partners launches new fund with target corpus of Rs 150 Cr
Medial

LC Nueva Investment Partners has launched the LC Nueva Momentum Fund, aiming for a target corpus of Rs 150 crore (approximately $18 million) with an additional greenshoe option of Rs 100 crore (around $12 million). This follows the successful closure of its maiden fund at Rs 350 crore, which has reported that half of its portfolio companies secured further rounds of funding, achieving an impressive nearly 57% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) in average revenues. The new fund will support 10-15 high-growth startups in Series A and B rounds, focusing on “winners” from its previous fund and secondary market opportunities. LC Nueva Investment Partners, a collaboration between Singapore’s Lighthouse Canton and Delhi NCR-based Nueva Capital, aims to invest in companies that have shown improved operating performance and are considered high-conviction investments. The Momentum Fund’s strategy emphasizes identifying high-potential investments to deliver exceptional returns by leveraging strong relationships from its previous fund and actively pursuing secondary opportunities. In the broader venture capital landscape, early-stage firm Capital A has launched its Fund II with a target of Rs 400 crore, while z21 Ventures recently achieved the first close of its $40 million Fund II at $20 million.

247VC launches Rs 200 Cr fund

EntrackrEntrackr · 2m ago
247VC launches Rs 200 Cr fund
Medial

Venture capital firm 247VC has rolled out its first investment fund focused on early-stage startups in India. The fund has a base size of Rs 200 crore, with the option to raise an additional Rs 50 crore. It is registered under SEBI’s Category II AIF rules. 247VC is led by Yagnesh Sanghrajka and Shashank Randev, both experienced startup investors who earlier co-founded 100X.VC. They left that firm in late 2024. 247VC plans to support around 30 companies over the next three years. The typical investment amount will be about Rs 7 crore per startup, starting from Rs 3-4 crore and increasing over time based on performance. The fund will target consumer-facing businesses, enterprise software, advanced manufacturing, and deep technology. Some of the fund’s early backers include JSW Ventures’ Sachin Tagra, former Elevation Capital partner Vivek Mathur, and AI expert Shailendra Majmundar from Johns Hopkins University. The team aims to complete the first close of the fund within four months. Sanghrajka said that while funding at the early stage is facing headwinds, larger investors entering seed rounds has opened doors for partnerships. The firm hopes to co-invest with bigger funds as part of its strategy. In the past, the founding team has backed startups like Knight Fintech, abCoffee, EMO Energy, and Zeron.

Capital A launches Rs 400 Cr fund to invest in manufacturing, climate startups

EntrackrEntrackr · 10m ago
Capital A launches Rs 400 Cr fund to invest in manufacturing, climate startups
Medial

Venture capital firm Capital A has launched its second fund, targeting a corpus of Rs 400 crore. This fund will be focused on backing sectors such as manufacturing, deeptech, climate and fintech startups. Fund II aims to identify innovative technologies and business models set to shape the future, Capital A said in a press release. Capital A says that its Fund I has supported and scaled many progressive startups including Chargeup, Bambrew, Jiraaf Leumas BharatSure and Entuple. The firm aims to have a strategy of combining operational expertise, strategic partnerships, and financial backing to foster sustained innovation. According to Capital A, it intends to invest in 17-20 companies and will cut cheques of $2-3 million over the lifecycle of the startup, with the first cheque ranging from $750K- $1 million. The investor base for Fund II will be primarily domestic, with backing from family offices, industry leaders, HNIs and likeminded LPs and returning partners from previous funds, like Manjushree Ventures. The firm aims to mark the final close of the fund by the end of 2025. Capital A aims to have an operational immersive role and provides tactical and long-term value for its portfolio companies and makes meaningful contributions to the broader ecosystem. As the firm embarks on the next phase with Fund II, it aims to support visionary entrepreneurs and advancing technologies that address some of the world’s most urgent challenges. Launched in 2021 by Ankit Kedia, Capital A backs startups across diverse sectors such as climate, deeptech, fintech and other tech-enabled businesses. It has invested in more than 20 startups, including Jiraaf, Rooter, Bambrew, Riskcovry, and Tan90 amongst others.

Download the medial app to read full posts, comements and news.