VC fund (Cat II) · SEBI registry
Playbook Partners India
Growth (Series C+) · E-commerce & Retail · Mumbai
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Growth (Series C+)
- Primary sector
- E-commerce & Retail
- City
- Mumbai
- HQ / office
- Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra (regional office in GIFT City)
- Fund registered
- 2023
- Investments on record
- 8
- Corpus (as reported)
- USD 250 million target fund; first close ~USD 130 million (Sep 2024)
- Website
- playbook.in
- Profile ↗
About
Playbook Partners India is a growth-stage venture capital firm operating Playbook India Fund II (Cat II AIF, IN/AIF2/23-24/1416) and a GIFT City vehicle. It invests in growth-stage Indian tech-enabled businesses; team has prior exposure to companies such as InMobi, Myntra, PolicyBazaar, Nazara, Rapido and Jupiter.
Investment focus
Growth-stage venture capital — backs companies with demonstrated product-market fit and favourable unit economics across retail, fintech, media, SaaS and tech-enabled (Digital India) businesses
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”
- IN/AIF2/23-24/1416
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found
Notable portfolio
KaarTech; Capillary Technologies; Renee Cosmetics; Everbrands; Exotel; InMobi; Myntra; Rapido
Team & organisation
~11 core team members (Managing Partner, MD, Venture Partner, associates, analysts, CFO)
Cat II AIF (Reg. IN/AIF2/23-24/1416) managed by Playbook Fund Advisors LLP; multi-vehicle incl. Playbook Partners GIFT (IFSCA IFSC/AIF2/2024-25/0124, managed by VCB Ventures LLP); Mumbai (Lower Parel) + GIFT City
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- What does Playbook Partners India invest in?
- Growth-stage venture capital — backs companies with demonstrated product-market fit and favourable unit economics across retail, fintech, media, SaaS and tech-enabled (Digital India) businesses
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About this record
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Sources: https://playbook.in; https://playbook.in/people