VC fund (Cat II) · SEBI registry
Nandan Sproutlane Trust
Pre-IPO / Late stage · Not disclosed · Mumbai
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Pre-IPO / Late stage
- Primary sector
- Not disclosed
- City
- Mumbai
- HQ / office
- Gurugram, Haryana (offices in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Gurugram)
- Fund registered
- 2025
- Investments on record
- 27
- Corpus (as reported)
- Rs 200 crore target with Rs 150 crore green-shoe (Fund I, launched Feb 2026)
- Website
- sproutlane.in
About
Nandan Sproutlane Fund I is a SEBI Category II AIF (Reg. IN/AIF2/25-26/1963) whose investment manager is Sproutlane Partners LLP. It backs capital-efficient growth-stage ventures and enterprises via a blended VC + PE strategy. Linked to the Nandan Capital group (SEBI registered email is on the nandancapital.com domain).
Investment focus
Category II AIF — dual-engine venture capital + private equity; scale-up/growth-stage and pre-IPO 'capital-efficient' emerging-growth enterprises (targeting ~10-15 startups and ~10-12 later-stage enterprises)
Cheque size
INR 7-15 Cr average cheque (venture path); INR 10-15 Cr (IPO-bound path). Min LP investment INR 1 Cr.
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”
- IN/AIF2/25-26/1963
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found
Team & organisation
3 General Partners (Sidharth, Deepak, Harsh); 70+ years combined experience
Category II AIF (SEBI IN/AIF2/25-26/1963), single fund (Nandan Sproutlane Fund I, target INR 200 Cr + INR 150 Cr greenshoe); Investment Manager: Sproutlane Partners LLP
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- What does Nandan Sproutlane Trust invest in?
- Category II AIF — dual-engine venture capital + private equity; scale-up/growth-stage and pre-IPO 'capital-efficient' emerging-growth enterprises (targeting ~10-15 startups and ~10-12 later-stage enterprises)
- What cheque size does Nandan Sproutlane Trust write?
- As compiled from public sources: INR 7-15 Cr average cheque (venture path); INR 10-15 Cr (IPO-bound path). Min LP investment INR 1 Cr.
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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://sproutlane.in/; https://sproutlane.in