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Inflexor Ventures closes first tranche of Fund III at ₹400 crore
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- Date
- Company
- Inflexor Ventures
- What it does
- Technology-focused venture capital firm
- Kind
- New fund
- Amount
- ₹400 Cr
What they do
Inflexor Ventures announced the first close of Fund III at ₹400 crore, with a target corpus of ₹1,250 crore
What happened
The fund will focus on pre-Series A and Series A rounds, with a greater emphasis on Series A than previous funds
Why it matters
The firm has a portfolio of more than 25 companies and an AUM of ₹1,300 crore
The details
- Inflexor Ventures announced the first close of its third fund, the Inflexor Technology Discovery Fund.
- The first close raised ₹400 crore.
- The fund's target corpus is ₹1,250 crore.
- Anchor investors include the Self-Reliant India (SRI) Fund, HDFC Asset Management Company, and HDFC AMC Select AIF FoF.
- Other participants include international institutional investors.
- The final close is expected within one year.
- The fund will deploy capital over 4-5 years.
- It plans to invest in 22-25 companies.
The bigger picture
- Inflexor Ventures has raised two previous funds: Fund I in 2016 and Fund II in 2021.
- The firm's assets under management (AUM) stand at ₹1,300 crore.
- Its portfolio includes companies like Atomberg, Bellatrix Aerospace, CloudSEK, CredFlow, Kale Logistics, and PlayShifu.
- Venkat Vallabhaneni, founder and managing director, said India's innovation ecosystem is at an inflection point with a pipeline of globally ambitious companies.
About the business
- Inflexor Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in technology startups.
- It is sector-agnostic but focuses on technology-driven companies.
- The firm typically invests at pre-Series A and Series A stages.
- Initial investment areas for Fund III include healthcare, extended healthcare, digital infrastructure, and AI.
- Pipeline areas include niche manufacturing, semiconductors, space tech, and robotics.
- The initial cheque size is ₹15-45 crore (some sources say ₹15-25 crore).
- The firm has a portfolio of more than 25 companies (some sources say 27).
- Portfolio companies include Atomberg, Bellatrix Aerospace, CloudSEK, CredFlow, Kale Logistics, PlayShifu, Entropik, and Clickpost.
What happens next
- The final close of Fund III is expected within one year.
- Deployment has started, and the first investments are expected in the coming weeks.
- The fund will invest in 22-25 companies over 4-5 years.
The deal
- Type
- fund
Investors
- Self-Reliant India (SRI) Fund (anchor) — An anchor investor in Inflexor's Fund III.
- HDFC Asset Management Company (anchor) — An anchor investor in Inflexor's Fund III.
- HDFC AMC Select AIF FoF (anchor) — An anchor investor in Inflexor's Fund III.
- international institutional investors (participated) — Other participants in the fund.
Founders
- Venkat Vallabhaneni, founder and managing director
- Pratip Mazumdar, co-founder and general partner
- Jatin Desai, co-founder
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