VC fund (Cat II) · SEBI registry
THIRD EYE CINEMA FUND
Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Media & Entertainment · Mumbai
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Early stage (Pre-Series A)
- Primary sector
- Media & Entertainment
- City
- Mumbai
- HQ / office
- Morya Landmark 1, Off Link Road, Oshiwara, Andheri West, Mumbai 400053
- Fund registered
- 2013
- Corpus (as reported)
- Planned raise of up to ~INR 250 crore (announced 2014); targeted ~25% returns
- Website
- www.thirdeyecf.com
About
Third Eye Cinema Fund (TECF) is a SEBI Cat II AIF founded around 2013-2014 in Mumbai, one of India's early SEBI-approved film-investment funds using a 'mini-studio' portfolio approach across the film value chain. Kewal Handa (ex-MD, Pfizer India) has been associated as chief executive.
Investment focus
Film/media investment fund (NOT startup VC) — invests in small & mid-budget films (INR 5-25 crore) and across media, gaming, licensing, merchandising, animation, VFX, studios, digital content and film rights (Bollywood, Hollywood and regional Bengali/Punjabi/Marathi films)
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”
- IN/AIF2/13-14/0086
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found
Team & organisation
Small team; CEO noted publicly as Kewal Handa. Precise count of investment professionals not disclosed.
Trust-structured Category II AIF (SEBI reg. IN/AIF2/13-14/0086, registered 19-Nov-2013); single-strategy fund investing in companies engaged in production, promotion, marketing and distribution of films. Office: 204 Morya Landmark 1, Off Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400053.
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- Film/media investment fund (NOT startup VC) — invests in small & mid-budget films (INR 5-25 crore) and across media, gaming, licensing, merchandising, animation, VFX, studios, digital content and film rights (Bollywood, Hollywood and regional Bengali/Punjabi/Marathi films)
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About this record
- ⚑ film/media fund — NOT startup VC; PE-style sector fund
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Sources: http://www.thirdeyecf.com/about-us.aspx; https://foundersuite.com/firms/third-eye-cinema-fund