Angel fund (Cat I) · SEBI registry
MCATS TRUST
Seed · Fintech · Bengaluru
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Seed
- Primary sector
- Fintech
- City
- Bengaluru
- HQ / office
- Jodhpur, Rajasthan (regional offices in Jaipur, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi)
- Fund registered
- 2023
- Investments on record
- 200
- Corpus (as reported)
- INR 100 cr SEBI-approved CAT-I Angel/AIF fund; announced plans for a ~Rs 4,000 cr impact portfolio by 2027
- Website
- www.marwaricatalysts.com
- Profile ↗
About
Marwari Catalysts (MCats) is a Jodhpur-headquartered startup accelerator and venture studio founded in 2019, backing early-stage 'Bharat-first' ventures, especially from Tier 2/3 cities. Its CAT-I AIF (MCATS Trust) provides angel-stage capital alongside its acceleration programs.
Investment focus
Early-stage startup accelerator and venture studio investing across sectors including fintech, D2C, AI/enterprise, agritech, healthtech, defencetech, climate and more
Cheque size
Small/signal ticket per startup (accelerator model); avg seed round size ~$167K reported (no disclosed fund ticket band)
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category I — reported as “Cat I”
- IN/AIF1/23-24/1476
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found
Notable portfolio
Jaipur Watch Company; Climekare; TURMS; Sarathi Healthcare; INKA
Team & organisation
~23-person program team; Founder/CEO Sushil Sharma plus 2 named partners (Gajendra Singh Chauhan, Divya Multani)
AIF Category I (Angel Fund), INR 100 Cr corpus targeting ~300 startups; managed by Marwari Catalysts (MCats Group), HQ Jodhpur with offices in Jaipur, Mumbai, Bengaluru
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Frequently asked
- What does MCATS TRUST invest in?
- Early-stage startup accelerator and venture studio investing across sectors including fintech, D2C, AI/enterprise, agritech, healthtech, defencetech, climate and more
- What cheque size does MCATS TRUST write?
- As compiled from public sources: Small/signal ticket per startup (accelerator model); avg seed round size ~$167K reported (no disclosed fund ticket band)
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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.marwaricatalysts.com/about; https://india.entrepreneur.com/news-and-trends/marwari-catalysts-rolls-out-inr-100-cr-aif-cat-1-fund-for/474888