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VentureSoul Partners closes maiden venture debt fund at Rs.300-Cr
VentureSoul Partners has announced the final close of its maiden debt fund at INR 300 crore. The firm also plans to raise an additional INR 300 crore through a greenshoe option by February 2026. Healthcare company Micro Labs is an anchor investor, with further commitments from corporate investors Rupa Group and Glen Appliances. Individual investors include E. Madhusudan, founder of Kreditbee, Omkar Shirhatti of Perfios, and promoters of Canpac and Zebronics Group. The fund had a first close in September 2024, raising INR 146 crore.Founded in June 2024 by Anurag Tripathi, Ashish Gala, and Kunal Wadhwa, all former HSBC bankers, VentureSoul Partners focuses on structured credit solutions for new-economy companies. Its Sebi-registered Category II alternative investment fund has already supported approximately 15 startups, including Playshifu, Zolostays, Metro Telworks, Metalbook, Captain Fresh, Mozark, and True Credits. The fund aims to issue average cheques of around INR 20-25 crore and is sector-agnostic, focusing on fintech, business-to-customer (B2C), business-to-business (B2B), and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies.
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