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Claypond Capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka
At a glance
- HQ / office
- Bengaluru, Karnataka (registered office: 15th Floor, UB City-area/JW Marriott building, Bengaluru 560001)
- Corpus (as reported)
- US$300M+ earmarked for startup investing plus ~US$300M reserve for family businesses, funded by ~$1B Manipal Health stake sale to Temasek (Forbes, 2023); Ranjan Pai net worth US$2.8B (Forbes, Nov 2025)
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About
Claypond Capital is the single-family office of Dr. Ranjan Pai, launched in 2023 after the Temasek-Manipal Health deal and incorporated as Claypond Capital Partners Pvt Ltd (Bengaluru, May 2024); Tracxn counts 9+ direct investments with 3 in the last 12 months (Mar 2026). It positions itself as 'confidence capital' for later-stage Indian startups, with marquee bets including Zepto, Akasa Air, PharmEasy and Bluestone, and hired Sekhar Garisa as Managing Director in 2025.
Investment focus
Late-stage / growth 'confidence capital' (Series B to pre-IPO); selective earlier-stage co-invests · Healthcare/healthtech, consumer & quick commerce, fintech, education, aviation; broadly sector-agnostic
Cheque size
Not formally disclosed; observed range roughly US$5–50M — led Easy Home Finance's $35M round (2025), co-led ~$125M Akasa Air consortium with Premji Invest (2024-25), Rs 80 cr GrayQuest co-invest (Jan 2025)
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
Not a SEBI AIF / offshore
Notable portfolio
Zepto; Akasa Air; PharmEasy; Bluestone; Purplle; HealthifyMe; GrayQuest; Easy Home Finance
Team & organisation
Dr. Ranjan Pai (Chairman, Manipal Education & Medical Group / MEMG)
Active later-stage cheque-writer in healthcare, education and consumer — sectors UP is prioritising; portfolio companies (Zepto, PharmEasy, Purplle, Easy Home Finance) are expanding into Tier-2 UP markets, and MEMG's healthcare/education arms are natural partners for UP institutional tie-ups.
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Frequently asked
- What does Claypond Capital invest in?
- Late-stage / growth 'confidence capital' (Series B to pre-IPO); selective earlier-stage co-invests · Healthcare/healthtech, consumer & quick commerce, fintech, education, aviation; broadly sector-agnostic
- What cheque size does Claypond Capital write?
- As compiled from public sources: Not formally disclosed; observed range roughly US$5–50M — led Easy Home Finance's $35M round (2025), co-led ~$125M Akasa Air consortium with Premji Invest (2024-25), Rs 80 cr GrayQuest co-invest (Jan 2025)
- How do I pitch Claypond Capital through iHub India?
- Create a free startup account, open a funding round, and send a structured pitch from this profile. If the investor accepts, contact details are shared and the conversation moves into a tracked deal room.
About this record
- ⚑ none (note: deliberately low public profile — no website; a '[contact on file]' email appears only in MCA/registry aggregators, not on any owned property, so not usable as a published contact)
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://www.forbes.com/sites/anuraghunathan/2023/09/07/indian-billionaire-ranjan-pai-is-looking-to-cement-his-legacy-with-a-billion-dollar-windfall-is-a-calculated-bet-to-fund-troubled-startups-the-first-step/; https://tracxn.com/d/single-family-office/claypondcapital/__0ASSigF90JgsIJe0M2oDKMoih3_29_uYKSr0R5Z8iDI; https://indianstartupnews.com/funding/easy-home-finance-raises-usd-35-million-in-funding-led-by-ranjan-pai-claypond-capital-7550246