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VC fund (Cat I) · SEBI registry

INDUSAGE TECHNOLOGY VENTURE FUND I

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Bengaluru

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At a glance

Stage focus: Early stage (Pre-Series A)
Primary sector: Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics)
City: Bengaluru
HQ / office: Bangalore, Karnataka (registry: No 9/1 Madras Bank Road, off St Marks Road, 560001); fund earlier shown at Adyar, Chennai
Fund registered: 2013
Investments on record: 5

About

SEBI Category I Venture Capital Fund (reg. IN/AIF1/13-14/0064, registered 29 Jul 2013) managed within IndusAge Partners / IndusAge Capital Managers LLP, an Indian tech-focused VC firm founded in 2000.

Investment focus

Early-stage technology venture capital — IP-led/deep-tech technology and tech-services companies (mobility, cloud, telecom, consumer internet, energy, fintech, health)

SEBI registration

SEBI AIF Category I — reported as “Cat I”

IN/AIF1/13-14/0064

SIDBI Fund of Funds

None found

Notable portfolio

ideaForge; Cloudleaf; Get My Parking; Wooqer; Ineda Systems

Team & organisation

Founder/key person: Sudhir Rao ([contact on file]). Specific fund team size not disclosed.

Category I AIF — Venture Capital Fund (SEBI Reg. IN/AIF1/13-14/0064, registered 29-Jul-2013). Cross-border early-stage tech fund. IndusAge Partners later combined with Walden Riverwood Ventures to form WRVI Capital, now rebranded Celesta Capital; principal Sudhir Rao now at Celesta. Registry HQ listed Bangalore but operational office is Chennai (123A Justice Ramaswamy St, Adyar, Chennai 600020).

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About this record

⚑ rebrand — IndusAge Partners later combined with Walden Riverwood into 'WRVI Capital'; legacy indusage.com domain now 301-redirects to celesta.vc, so no live standalone IndusAge site confirmed

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.sebi.gov.in/sebi_data/attachdocs/1480410338614.pdf; https://www.celesta.vc/people/sudhir-rao