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Mirae Asset Venture Opportunity Fund II first close at ₹1,125 Cr

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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
Sector
Professional & Local Services

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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