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VC fund (Cat II) · SEBI registry

Lavni Ventures Trust

Seed · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Bengaluru

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At a glance

Stage focus: Seed
Primary sector: Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics)
City: Bengaluru
HQ / office: Bangalore (Jakkur), Karnataka; also offices in Pune (India) and Irving, Texas (USA)
Fund registered: 2024
Investments on record: 3
Corpus (as reported): Fund II targeting ~INR 200 Cr; first close reached (Aug 2025)
Website: lavniventures.com
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About

SEBI Cat II AIF (Lavni Ventures Fund II is a scheme of Lavni Ventures Trust; SEBI Reg. IN/AIF2/24-25/1623), founded 2020 and led by Vasu Guruswamy, Sanjay Kanvinde and Krishna Shivram. Invests in early-stage Indian deep-tech startups in health and climate.

Investment focus

Early-stage deep-tech / impact investing; Seed to Series B in health-tech and climate-tech (also medtech, edtech, cleantech, agritech). Initial cheques INR 2-8 Cr, follow-ons INR 8-15 Cr

Cheque size

Initial (Seed-Series A): INR 2-8 Cr (~US$225K-900K); follow-ons (Series A-B): INR 8-15 Cr (~US$0.9-1.7M)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI registration

SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”

IN/AIF2/24-25/1623

SIDBI Fund of Funds

None found

Notable portfolio

Padcare Labs; Monitra Healthcare; MedPrime Technologies

Team & organisation

~7 investment professionals: 3 General Partners (Vasu Guruswamy, Sanjay Kanvinde, Krishna Shivram), 3 Venture Partners, 1 Associate

Trust-based Category II AIF. Lavni Ventures Fund II is a scheme of Lavni Ventures Trust (SEBI Reg. IN/AIF2/24-25/1623). Multi-scheme trust structure; cross-border team (Bangalore/Pune India and Irving, Texas USA).

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Frequently asked

What does Lavni Ventures Trust invest in?: Early-stage deep-tech / impact investing; Seed to Series B in health-tech and climate-tech (also medtech, edtech, cleantech, agritech). Initial cheques INR 2-8 Cr, follow-ons INR 8-15 Cr
What cheque size does Lavni Ventures Trust write?: As compiled from public sources: Initial (Seed-Series A): INR 2-8 Cr (~US$225K-900K); follow-ons (Series A-B): INR 8-15 Cr (~US$0.9-1.7M)
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Sources: https://lavniventures.com/; https://lavniventures.com/team/