What cheque size does Centre Court Capital write?

As compiled from public sources: INR 8-24 Cr per early-stage deal (40-50% reserved for follow-on)

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Centre Court Capital

Pre-seed / Idea · Sports · Mumbai

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At a glance

Stage focus: Pre-seed / Idea
Primary sector: Sports
City: Mumbai
HQ / office: 8th Floor, AJL House, Bandra East, Mumbai 400 051, Maharashtra, India
Fund registered: 2022
Investments on record: 6
Corpus (as reported): INR 410 Cr (~$49M) maiden fund (Fund I), final close 2025 (surpassed original INR 350 Cr / ~$42M target set at launch in April 2024). SEBI-registered Category II AIF; ~10-year fund life.
Website: centrecourtcapital.com
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About

Centre Court Capital is a Mumbai-based, early-stage venture capital fund (SEBI-registered Category II AIF) founded in 2024 by Mustafa Ghouse (former CEO of JSW Sports and Asian Games tennis bronze medallist) and Alok Samtaney (ex-investment director, TVS Capital). It is a sector-specialist micro-VC investing exclusively in sports tech, fitness & wellness, and esports/gaming startups, and announced the final close of its maiden fund (Fund I) at INR 410 Cr, surpassing a INR 350 Cr target set at the April 2024 launch. Named LPs/backers include Parth Jindal / Sajjan Jindal Family Trust (anchor), SIDBI, Premji Invest, GMR Sports, SanRaj Group, and athletes/founders such as Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, Rishabh Pant, Jemimah Rodrigues, Binny Bansal, Mithun Sacheti and Ankit Nagori.

Investment focus

Pre-seed / seed / seed-plus early-stage. Sector-specialist: sports tech, fitness & wellness, and esports & gaming/social gaming only. Ticket size INR 8-24 Cr (~$1M-$3M).

Cheque size

INR 8-24 Cr per early-stage deal (40-50% reserved for follow-on)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI registration

SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Seed / micro-VC (sector-specialist AIF) / Cat II”

IN/AIF2/22-23/1204

SIDBI Fund of Funds

On the SIDBI FFS list

Funds: Centre Court Capital Fund I

Yes — on official SIDBI FFS supported-AIF list (Centre Court Capital Fund I)

Notable portfolio

Airoclip (AI-driven casual game studio); FanCraze / Fancraze Technologies Inc (cricket fan engagement); Michezo Sports Infrastructure (sports facility design/delivery); Stupa Sports Analytics (racquet-sports data analytics); Quidich Innovation Labs (sports broadcast/aerial tech); Quintar Inc. (spatial XR/AR fan experiences)

Team & organisation

~4 (Mustafa Ghouse GP, Alok Samtaney Partner, Faraz Abdi VP, Priya Shah Financial Controller)

VC manager running SEBI Category II AIF; single maiden fund (Fund I), sector-specialist (sports tech, fitness/wellness, esports/gaming); GIFT City offshore feeder planned

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Frequently asked

What does Centre Court Capital invest in?: Pre-seed / seed / seed-plus early-stage. Sector-specialist: sports tech, fitness & wellness, and esports & gaming/social gaming only. Ticket size INR 8-24 Cr (~$1M-$3M).
What cheque size does Centre Court Capital write?: As compiled from public sources: INR 8-24 Cr per early-stage deal (40-50% reserved for follow-on)
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About this record

⚑ Sector-specialist micro-VC (sports/fitness/gaming ONLY) — not a generalist; will NOT fit non-sports/gaming UP startups. JSW/Jindal-group-linked (Parth Jindal / Sajjan Jindal Family Trust is anchor) and SIDBI (a government DFI) and Premji Invest are reported LPs — but the fund itself is a PRIVATE SEBI-registered Category II AIF, not a government vehicle. Single maiden fund, no exits yet. HQ in Maharashtra, not UP. Original record gave founding year as 2022 — CORRECTED to 2024 (fund floated April 2024). Multiple third-party scraper/data profiles exist (PitchBook, Tracxn, Superscout) — email NOT taken from those; verified from the firm's own site.

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://centrecourtcapital.com/; https://www.businesstoday.in/mutual-funds/story/centre-court-capital-ccc-backed-by-sajjan-jindal-family-trust-launches-rs-350-cr-fund-424304-2024-04-04