VC fund (Cat II) · SEBI registry
India SME Investments Trust
Growth (Series C+) · Rural / Bharat · Bengaluru
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Growth (Series C+)
- Primary sector
- Rural / Bharat
- City
- Bengaluru
- HQ / office
- Mumbai, Maharashtra (with a Bengaluru office)
- Fund registered
- 2018
- Investments on record
- 22
- Website
- www.indiasmeinvestments.com
- Profile ↗
About
India SME Investments is an India-centric private equity firm (founded 2019) backing early-growth small and medium businesses focused on domestic consumption in Tier 2/3 markets; Motilal Oswal has co-invested across part of its portfolio. It runs Fund I and Fund II (India SME Investments AIF Trust II).
Investment focus
Early-growth equity in small and medium-sized companies, primarily operating in Tier 2/3 India serving the domestic-consumption / lower-middle-class segment. Sectors: Consumer, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Financial Services.
Cheque size
Growth-stage equity; deal examples ~INR 100–125 Cr at platform level (e.g., Citykart ~INR 100 Cr, Mantra Group ~INR 125 Cr); per-company SME cheques not separately disclosed
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”
- IN/AIF2/18-19/0664
- IN/AIF2/23-24/1433
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found — no verified SIDBI/government FoF or DFI LP commitment located. (Founder Mitin Jain was a 2026 GP Watchlist honouree at an event supported by SIDBI, but that is event sponsorship, not an LP/anchor relationship.)
Notable portfolio
KreditBee; Mantra Softech; Kushal's; Bonkers Corner; Mefron
Team & organisation
~16 people including 3 partners; investment team of ~8 (Mitin Jain, Adit Dawda, Avish Shah, etc.) plus advisor
India-centric PE firm; trust-structured Category II AIF, multi-fund (Fund I and AIF Trust II / Fund II); founded 2019
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Frequently asked
- What does India SME Investments Trust invest in?
- Early-growth equity in small and medium-sized companies, primarily operating in Tier 2/3 India serving the domestic-consumption / lower-middle-class segment. Sectors: Consumer, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Financial Services.
- What cheque size does India SME Investments Trust write?
- As compiled from public sources: Growth-stage equity; deal examples ~INR 100–125 Cr at platform level (e.g., Citykart ~INR 100 Cr, Mantra Group ~INR 125 Cr); per-company SME cheques not separately disclosed
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About this record
- ⚑ PE / growth-equity fund (not classic early-stage VC)
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://www.indiasmeinvestments.com/contact; https://www.indiasmeinvestments.com/people