Multi-stage venture investment platform Venture Catalysts has secured ₹150 crore (about $18 million) through a combination of primary and secondary share sales.
According to the company, the funds will be used to strengthen its leadership team, launch new investment vehicles, and introduce AI-driven tools for due diligence and reporting for limited partners.
The primary capital raise placed the firm’s post-money valuation at around $200 million, while existing stakeholders executed the secondary share sale separately with incoming investors.
Founded in 2016, Venture Catalysts runs both deal-by-deal syndication via angel alternative investment funds (AIFs) and a venture capital arm that sets up Category II AIFs in collaboration with fund managers and institutional anchors. The $200 million valuation applies exclusively to the parent entity and not to its managed funds.
The round drew participation from public market investors, corporates, and family offices. New investors include Ashish Kacholia and group, Authum Investments, Shah Rukh Khan’s family office, Aishwarya Rai, Hardik Patel of Finquest, Mukul Agarwal, Vinod Dugar, Utpal Seth, and the LNB Group. Existing backers such as Radhakishan Damani, Kamal Agarwal, Enam Securities, Capri Global, and founders including Aman Gupta (boAt), Ritesh Agarwal, Nirmit Parikh, and Srinath Ramakkrushnan also participated.
Currently, Venture Catalysts oversees more than $500 million across funds, with around $200 million already deployed through syndication over the past nine years from UHNIs, HNIs, and family offices. Its AIF portfolio spans 100 Unicorns, Beams Fintech Fund, Elev8 Venture Partners, and Spyre PropTech Venture Fund. To date, it has backed over 400 startups, including Renee Cosmetics, InsuranceDekho, BharatPe, Wiom, Zypp Electric, and Kissan Konnect.
