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Aurrevia launches Category III AIF with $10M anchor

By Startup Enthusiast · 17 July 2026

What they do

Aurrevia is a new Category III Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) that invests in publicly traded equities

It launched with a $10 million anchor commitment from the Kothari Family Office via Aarii Ventures

The fund uses a TechnoValue approach combining deep-value and momentum strategies across sectors

Aurrevia has launched a Category III AIF (Alternative Investment Fund that can use complex trading strategies).
The fund received an anchor commitment of $10 million from the Kothari Family Office through Aarii Ventures.
It invests in publicly traded equities using a TechnoValue approach that blends deep-value and momentum strategies.
The investment process includes fundamental research, valuation analysis, market trend identification, portfolio construction, and active risk management.
The fund targets sophisticated investors seeking long-term risk-adjusted returns.
It invests across sectors and market capitalisations.
The fund applies negative screening to exclude tobacco, alcohol, gambling, meat, and leather.

Category III AIF commitments stood at Rs 3.15 lakh crore as of March 2026, according to SEBI.
Category III AIF commitments stood at Rs 3.15 lakh crore as of March 2026.
AIFs raised Rs 7.03 lakh crore by March 2026, with Category III raising about Rs 2 lakh crore.
The fund aims to identify investment opportunities before they become widely recognised.

Aurrevia is a Category III Alternative Investment Fund that invests in publicly traded equities.
It uses a TechnoValue approach combining deep-value investing and momentum strategies.
The investment process involves fundamental research, valuation analysis, market trend identification, portfolio construction, and active risk management.
The fund targets sophisticated investors seeking long-term risk-adjusted returns.
It invests across sectors and market capitalisations.
The fund applies negative screening to exclude tobacco, alcohol, gambling, meat, and leather.

Kothari Family Office (anchor investor) — The Kothari family office committed $10 million as an anchor investor through its investment vehicle Aarii Ventures.
Aarii Ventures (investment vehicle) — Aarii Ventures is the investment arm of the Kothari family office, and its CIO Sagar Nishar is also the founder and CIO of Aurrevia.