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B Capital closes $500 million early-stage fund

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B Capital is a multi-stage investment firm investing from seed to late-stage growth

It closed Ascent Fund III at $500 million, oversubscribed, for seed to Series B rounds

The fund has already invested in over 20 companies across AI, robotics, and healthcare

B Capital closed Ascent Fund III, its third early-stage fund, at $500 million.
The fund was oversubscribed and hit its hard cap.
It will invest mainly in seed, Series A, and Series B rounds.
Focus sectors include technology, healthcare, energy, and frontier technologies.
AI is a core layer across all sectors for investments.
The fund has already invested in more than 20 companies.
Early investments include Apptronik, Havoc AI, and Star Catcher.
B Capital manages more than $12 billion in assets.

B Capital's previous early-stage fund (Ascent Fund II) closed at $254 million in July 2022.
Several global investors are reassessing late-stage bets but remain interested in early-stage AI, software, and deeptech.
Howard Morgan warned that high valuations encourage a 'buy high, sell higher' approach that stops working when the market turns.
The fund close comes as global venture investors continue raising and deploying capital into AI-led companies despite signs of valuation excess.

B Capital is a multi-stage investment firm investing from seed to late-stage growth.
It focuses on technology, healthcare, and climate/energy.
It has a strategic partnership with Boston Consulting Group.
It operates across nine locations in the US and Asia.
B Capital has been active in India since 2016, starting with investments in Icertis and BlackBuck.
Its India portfolio includes Meesho, Dailyhunt, and BlackBuck.
It uses its own proprietary AI platform to support founders.

For India, B Capital sees opportunities in applied AI, robotics, deeptech, precision manufacturing, and India-focused consumer businesses.
B Capital historically focused on India-for-global companies but is now open to India-for-India opportunities due to the large domestic consumer market.