VC fund (Cat I) · SEBI registry
Avora SME Fund
Public markets (listed) · Travel & Hospitality · Mumbai
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Public markets (listed)
- Primary sector
- Travel & Hospitality
- City
- Mumbai
- HQ / office
- Mumbai (Senapati Bapat Marg, Dadar West), Maharashtra per SEBI registry; site also lists a Kolkata office
- Fund registered
- 2024
- Investments on record
- 1
- Corpus (as reported)
- Target fund size ~INR 40 crore; 3+2-year term; launched June 2025 (firm-disclosed)
- Website
- avoraadvisors.in
- Profile ↗
About
Avora SME Fund is a SEBI-registered Category I AIF (IN/AIF1/24-25/1732) managed by Avora Advisors, focused on high-growth Indian SMEs with strong governance and favourable valuations. It acts as an anchor investor in SME IPOs and had participated in 3 SME IPOs by early 2026.
Investment focus
SME / pre-IPO and SME-IPO anchor investing in listed-SME-platform companies (sectors include jewellery, engineering, hotels & resorts)
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category I — reported as “Cat I”
- IN/AIF1/24-25/1732
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found
Notable portfolio
Suba Hotels (SME IPO anchor)
Team & organisation
2 partners (Ankita Rathi, CA/CS; Aditya Bhutra, B.Tech IIT-K / MSc Finance / CFA)
SEBI-registered Category I AIF (IN/AIF1/24-25/1732), target corpus INR 40 Cr, term 3+2 years, launched June 2025; managed by Avora Advisors. Site address Kolkata (21 Hemant Basu Sarani); source HQ lists Mumbai (Senapati Bapat Marg, Dadar West)
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- SME / pre-IPO and SME-IPO anchor investing in listed-SME-platform companies (sectors include jewellery, engineering, hotels & resorts)
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About this record
- ⚑ SME / public-market anchor fund (not classic startup VC); registry HQ is Mumbai but the official site lists a Kolkata address — verify current office
Compiled from SEBI registrations and 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://avoraadvisors.in/; https://www.linkedin.com/company/avora-advisors/