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Mirae Asset Venture Opportunity Fund II first close at ₹1,125 Cr
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Mirae Asset Venture Investments India
- What it does
- India-focused VC platform
- Kind
- New fund
- Amount
- ₹1,125 Cr
- Stage
- growth
- Based in
- Mumbai
What they do
Mirae Asset Venture Investments India is the India-focused venture capital arm of South Korea's Mirae Asset Financial Group
What happened
Its Opportunity Fund II marked a first close of ₹1,125 crore ($117.9 million), with Unicorn Growth Fund as a backer
Why it matters
The fund targets a total corpus of ₹1,800 crore with a green shoe option of ₹700 crore, investing in growth-stage startups from Series B to Series D
The details
- Mirae Asset Venture Investments India announced the first close of its Mirae Asset Venture Opportunity Fund II at ₹1,125 crore ($117.9 million).
- The fund's target corpus is ₹1,800 crore with an additional green shoe option of ₹700 crore.
- The fund is backed by Unicorn Growth Fund, a ₹6,000 crore India-focused tech fund launched in April 2026 by Naver and KRAFTON.
- The fund will invest in startups at Series B to Series D stages.
- It will focus on sectors such as consumer tech, AI, SaaS, deeptech, advanced manufacturing, and consumer discretionary.
- After the first close, the fund will raise more domestic capital to reach its full target corpus.
- Mirae Asset Venture Opportunity Fund II is Mirae Asset's third dedicated India-focused private fund.
The bigger picture
- Growth-stage capital investments are drawing attention because the market lacks enough domestic capital for companies moving from early traction to expansion.
- H1 2026 growth-stage funding rose 15% year-on-year to $2.3 billion (Inc42 report).
- Physis Capital closed its maiden fund at ₹400 crore ($48 million) in May 2026.
About the business
- Mirae Asset Venture Investments India is the India-focused venture capital platform of South Korea's Mirae Asset Financial Group.
- It is based in Mumbai and has been active in India for eight years.
- The firm invests from Series A to pre-IPO, with cheque sizes between $5 million and $50 million.
- Its global parent has $378 billion+ in assets under management as of March 2026.
- Mirae Asset Financial Group has a presence in 21 countries as of March 2026.
- The platform has 15+ portfolio companies as of March 2026.
- Portfolio includes Zomato (IPO), OLA (Late Stage), BigBasket (Late Stage), Unacademy (Growth), Jupiter (Growth), and ShareChat (Growth).
What happens next
- The fund will raise more domestic capital towards its full target corpus of ₹1,800 crore.
- It will back businesses with product-market fit entering their next scale phase.
The deal
- Type
- fund
Investors
- Unicorn Growth Fund (investor) — A ₹6,000 crore India-focused tech fund launched in April 2026 by Naver and KRAFTON.
Founders
- Puneet Kumar, CEO
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