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

News on Medial

Navam Capital closes maiden fund at Rs 315 Cr

EntrackrEntrackr · 3d ago
Navam Capital closes maiden fund at Rs 315 Cr
Medial

Navam Capital closes maiden fund at Rs 315 Cr Navam Capital has announced the final close of its maiden fund, Navam Venture Fund-I (NVF-I), with the early-stage Category II AIF raising Rs 250 crore and exercising its green shoe option to close at over Rs 315 crore ($35 million). The venture capital (VC) firm has already invested in eight startups and plans to back 15–16 in total. The India-focused fund will back intellectual-property-led deep-technology startups built in India for global markets, spanning areas such as advanced computing, semiconductors, robotics, drone technology, space technology, industrial automation, enterprise AI, climate tech, and materials science. According to Navam Capital, NVF-I has attracted a diversified limited partner base, including technology founders, industrial groups and conglomerates, business operators, and family offices. Launched in 2008 by Rajeev Mantri, the Kolkata-based Navam Capital focuses on early-stage investments in frontier technologies and science-driven innovation. It is largely backed by domestic capital, with commitments from family offices, corporate groups, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and technology founders. The fund typically writes first cheques of Rs 5–8 crore at the seed and pre-Series A stages, while keeping capital aside for follow-on rounds. The VC firm also selectively participates in Series A and Series B rounds to maintain stage diversity in its portfolio. The fund’s portfolio includes startups working on reconfigurable computing architectures, swarm robotics, multi-sensor satellite imaging, quantum-safe cybersecurity hardware, AI-driven industrial inspection systems, advanced drones, and novel sensing technologies.

Related News

Yali Capital closes maiden deeptech fund at Rs 893 Cr

EntrackrEntrackr · 6m ago
Yali Capital closes maiden deeptech fund at Rs 893 Cr
Medial

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 Financial’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. “China 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,” 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.

VentureSoul closes maiden debt fund at Rs 300 Cr

EntrackrEntrackr · 2m ago
VentureSoul closes maiden debt fund at Rs 300 Cr
Medial

VentureSoul Partners, a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund focused on structured credit solutions for new-economy companies, has announced the attainment of its base fund target of Rs 300 crore. VentureSoul has marked its green-shoe option, with the fund continuing its focus on growth and structured financing opportunities across India’s rapidly evolving new economy landscape. Since October 2024, VentureSoul Partners has completed 15 investments across a diverse mix of high-growth companies in the new economic landscape. With growing participation from domestic family offices, HNIs, and institutional investors, VentureSoul Partners shall continue taking new subscriptions under the green-shoe option until February 2026, which is the targeted final close target. Co-founded in 2023 by Anurag Tripathi, Ashish Gala, and Kunal Wadhwa, VentureSoul provides venture-debt and structured credit solutions to new-economy companies. The firm blends traditional banking credit discipline with data-driven risk assessment to offer customized financing suited to high-growth startups. With a maiden fund targeting a corpus of Rs 600 crore (over 300 crore a greenshoe option), VentureSoul backs companies at Series A or later stages particularly in fintech, B2C, B2B, and SaaS that helps founders reduce equity dilution while fueling scalable growth. The fund is sector-agnostic and aims to be a value-based partner that supports the next generation of India’s technology-enabled businesses.

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