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VC fund (Cat II) · SEBI registry

KOTAK INDIA VENTURE FUND I

Multi-stage · Pharma & Life sciences · Mumbai

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At a glance

Stage focus: Multi-stage
Primary sector: Pharma & Life sciences
City: Mumbai
HQ / office: 27BKC, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051
Fund registered: 2017
Website: www.kotakalternateasset.com
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About

A private-equity/venture fund (and its successor Fund II) managed by Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd (now Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd), the alternate-assets arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group, which has raised/managed/advised over US$18bn across asset classes since 2005. The venture franchise targets healthcare and life-sciences companies from seed to Series B.

Investment focus

Private equity / growth-stage private companies, with healthcare and life sciences focus (Seed to Series B); also consumer, financial services and technology under the broader Kotak PE platform

SEBI registration

SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat I/Cat II”

IN/AIF2/17-18/0370
IN/AIF1/25-26/1884

SIDBI Fund of Funds

None found

Team & organisation

Firm-wide ~248 employees (Kotak Alternate Asset Managers LinkedIn); fund-specific team not disclosed

Public limited company (Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd) managing a SEBI AIF (Cat I/II venture) fund at 27 BKC; part of multi-fund Kotak alternates platform. SEBI Cat II manager Regn IN/AIF2/22-23/1088.

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About this record

⚑ PE/growth fund within a large Kotak Mahindra Group alternate-assets platform; rebrand (manager renamed Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd -> Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd)

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://pitchbook.com/profiles/fund/14370-04F; https://www.kotakalternateasset.com/contact-us/