CoinSwitch Ventures rebrands as BlackLane Capital
By Abha Lohia ·
- CoinSwitch's investment arm now operates as BlackLane Capital, an independent firm, and widens its focus beyond Web3 to global early-stage companies
- It will back fintech, enterprise infrastructure, consumer apps and digital assets, with cheques up to $5 million versus $100,000-200,000 before
- The firm aims to enable over $100 million of startup funding in five years; Stan, Deconflict, Yousend and Uniblock are among its bets
What happened
- CoinSwitch Ventures became BlackLane Capital.
- Mandate widened from Web3 to global early-stage startups.
- Cheque size rises to $5 million.
- Target: enable $100 million+ in funding over five years.
Why it matters
- Most of its 26 portfolio firms are global, not India-based.
- Every region's startups face similar problems, so a narrow crypto focus limited it.
The business
- Invests in fintech, enterprise infrastructure, consumer apps, digital assets.
- Backed Stan, Deconflict, Yousend, Uniblock.
- Has a network of about 100 global VC partners.
In numbers
26Portfolio companies · 2026
Terms in this story
- Startup: A startup is a young company built to find a new way of doing something and to grow fast, usually by serving many customers at low extra cost. India's government also has a narrower legal definition that decides who gets scheme benefits.
- Fintech business model: Fintech startups make money in a handful of ways: charging a fee on each payment, earning interest on loans, taking a commission for selling financial products, or selling software to banks and businesses. Most successful companies combine two or three of these.
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