VC fund (Cat I) · SEBI registry
IRONCLAD VENTURES AF TRUST
Growth (Series C+) · Fintech · Noida
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Growth (Series C+)
- Primary sector
- Fintech
- City
- Noida
- HQ / office
- Sector 100, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Fund registered
- 2025
- Investments on record
- 40
- Corpus (as reported)
- Ironclad Ventures fund: INR 100 cr base corpus + INR 100 cr green-shoe (INR 200 cr total) (2025)
- Website
- www.ironcladamc.com
- Profile ↗
About
Ironclad Asset Management (SEBI PMS Reg INP000009074), founded by Krishna Killa (ex-Bain Capital, BCG), is a Noida-based India-focused asset manager. Its Cat I AIF 'Ironclad Ventures' is an ESOP-secondaries fund planning 30-40 secondary deals of INR 1-4 cr each to provide liquidity to startup employees.
Investment focus
Early/growth-stage Indian startups via ESOP secondary transactions; sectors fintech, SaaS, AI, consumer and digital (Cat I AIF). Affiliated PMS is stage/sector-agnostic public-market value+growth investing.
Cheque size
INR 1-4 Cr per deal
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category I — reported as “Cat I”
- IN/AIF1/25-26/1899
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found
Team & organisation
~7 (2-10 per LinkedIn); founder Krishna Killa plus small investment team
LLP-managed (Ironclad Asset Management LLP, SEBI PMS INP000009074) trust-structured Category I AIF (Ironclad Ventures Fund) — employee-secondaries / ESOP liquidity fund; firm also runs FlexiCap PMS
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Frequently asked
- What does IRONCLAD VENTURES AF TRUST invest in?
- Early/growth-stage Indian startups via ESOP secondary transactions; sectors fintech, SaaS, AI, consumer and digital (Cat I AIF). Affiliated PMS is stage/sector-agnostic public-market value+growth investing.
- What cheque size does IRONCLAD VENTURES AF TRUST write?
- As compiled from public sources: INR 1-4 Cr per deal
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About this record
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.ironcladamc.com/; https://www.linkedin.com/company/ironclad-asset-management1