What cheque size does Arkam Ventures write?

As compiled from public sources: USD 1-5M (writes $1M–$5M checks, leads or co-leads)

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Arkam Ventures

Seed · Rural / Bharat · Bengaluru

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At a glance

Stage focus: Seed
Primary sector: Rural / Bharat
City: Bengaluru
HQ / office: Bengaluru, Karnataka (Domlur/Defence Colony area)
Fund registered: 2020
Investments on record: 8
Corpus (as reported): ~$286M across two funds; Fund II (~$180M target) closed 2023
Website: arkamvc.com
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About

Bengaluru early-stage VC (est. 2020–21) by Bala Srinivasa & Rahul Chandra. Invests Seed–Series B under a 'Middle India / Next 400M' thesis across consumer-AI, fintech, deeptech, agtech, SaaS. ~$286M AUM.

Investment focus

Seed–Series B (~$1–5M); 'Middle India by Design' — consumer/AI, fintech, deeptech/space, SaaS, agtech, EV

Cheque size

USD 1-5M (writes $1M–$5M checks, leads or co-leads)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI registration

Registration category not stated — reported as “Early / growth VC”

SIDBI Fund of Funds

Yes — IFC (World Bank Group DFI) is an LP in Arkam Fund II with a proposed equity investment of up to US$15M (board-approved up to US$25M), per IFC project disclosure SII/50560. No SIDBI FFS / Indian govt fund-of-funds relationship verified.

Notable portfolio

Jumbotail; KreditBee; Jar; Smallcase; Skyroot Aerospace; SpotDraft; Signzy

Team & organisation

~6 investment professionals (2 Managing Directors – Rahul Chandra & Bala Srinivasa, 1 Head of Finance, 1 Principal, 2 Associates) plus analysts

LLP-managed Category II AIF; investment manager is Unitary Investment Management LLP (operating as 'Arkam'); multi-fund (Fund I, Fund II)

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Frequently asked

What does Arkam Ventures invest in?: Seed–Series B (~$1–5M); 'Middle India by Design' — consumer/AI, fintech, deeptech/space, SaaS, agtech, EV
What cheque size does Arkam Ventures write?: As compiled from public sources: USD 1-5M (writes $1M–$5M checks, leads or co-leads)
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About this record

⚑ DFI IFC is an LP in Fund II (LP only, not govt control). AUM via trackers.

Compiled from public sources as of 2026-07. iHub India lists investors neutrally and does not endorse, rank, or verify investment terms — confirm all details directly with the investor before transacting.

Sources: https://arkamvc.com/team; https://disclosures.ifc.org/project-detail/SII/50560/arkam-fund-ii