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An early-stage venture capital fund investing in manufacturing, deep tech, and climate startups, with a focus on companies that may adopt or integrate additive manufacturing for low-volume, high-complexity components.
- CEO / Founder
- Ankit Kedia
- Team Size
- 2-10
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $19M
- Latest Round
- Venture Round
- Key Investors
- Srikar Reddy (Sonata Software); Siddharth Bafna (Lodha & Co); Sekhar Boddu (Former Amazon technology director)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Venture Capital Fund I; Venture Capital Fund II (first close at Rs 160 crore / ~$19M)
Technological Advantage
Focus on downstream adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies like AM within portfolio companies, rather than direct AM technology development; leverages deep industry networks and execution expertise to help startups navigate India's fragmented supply chain and qualification processes.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides patient capital and operator-led execution support to Indian startups in aerospace, robotics, energy transition, and industrial hardware, enabling them to leverage modular, contract-manufacturing-first models and potentially integrate AM for competitive advantage.
How They Differentiate
Specializes exclusively in early-stage Indian manufacturing and deep tech with an operator-led, execution-focused model, unlike generalist VCs; emphasizes modular manufacturing and software integration over capital-intensive factory builds.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Early-stage manufacturing, deep tech, and climate startups in India
Industry Verticals
Aerospace; Robotics; Energy Transition; Industrial Hardware; Manufacturing; Climate Tech
Competitors
Nexus Venture Partners; Iron Pillar; Blume Ventures
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
First close of Fund II at Rs 160 crore (~$19M); target corpus of Rs 300 crore with greenshoe option of Rs 100 crore; already deployed capital into seven startups from Fund II.
Major Milestones
First close of Fund II at Rs 160 crore (~$19M); Deployment into seven startups from Fund II; Lead investor in Quintrans' $750K pre-seed round
Notable Customers
Manastu Space (aerospace propulsion); CraftifAI (AI-driven manufacturing); Quintrans (direct-drive linear motion systems)