VC fund (Cat I) · SEBI registry
BISWA BANGLA SILPA TRUST
Not disclosed · MSME & SME finance · Kolkata
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Not disclosed
- Primary sector
- MSME & SME finance
- City
- Kolkata
- HQ / office
- Kolkata, West Bengal (4th Floor, Hemanta Bhavan, 12 B.B.D. Bag East)
- Fund registered
- 2015
About
A SEBI-registered Category I Venture Capital Fund set up by the Government of West Bengal's Department of MSME and Textiles, associated with the state's 'Biswa Bangla' initiative to support handloom weavers, craftspeople and traditional artisans through product diversification and marketing.
Investment focus
Government-promoted Category I VCF supporting West Bengal MSME / handloom, handicrafts and textiles sector (artisans, weavers)
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category I — reported as “Cat I”
- IN/AIF1/15-16/0184
SIDBI Fund of Funds
Yes — This is the West Bengal MSME Venture Capital Fund, a State Government of West Bengal initiative (Dept. of MSME & Textiles) managed in association with SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd; fund manager email is @sidbiventure.co.in and registered office is at Govt of WB, Hemanta Bhavan, Kolkata (sidbiventure.co.in/wb_fund.html)
Team & organisation
Trust-structured Category I Venture Capital Fund (SEBI Reg. IN/AIF1/15-16/0184, regd 09-Nov-2015); single State-government-sponsored MSME VC fund managed via SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd
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- What does BISWA BANGLA SILPA TRUST invest in?
- Government-promoted Category I VCF supporting West Bengal MSME / handloom, handicrafts and textiles sector (artisans, weavers)
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About this record
- ⚑ non-profit / government-promoted (state MSME development vehicle, not a private startup VC)
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Sources: https://www.sidbiventure.co.in/wb_fund.html; https://sebi.gov.in/sebi_data/attachdocs/1480410338614.pdf