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VC fund (Cat I) · SEBI registry

VENTUREEAST TENET INDIA FUND

Multi-stage · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Bengaluru

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At a glance

Stage focus: Multi-stage
Primary sector: Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics)
City: Bengaluru
HQ / office: Chennai, Tamil Nadu (registry); also operates from Bangalore
Fund registered: 2025
Investments on record: 100
Corpus (as reported): ~USD 325M+ across funds (firm-wide, current)
Website: www.ventureast.net
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About

Ventureast is one of India's oldest venture capital managers (investing since 1997) with 100+ investments; the Tenet India Fund is one of its legacy SEBI Category I venture funds. (Listed portfolio names are firm-wide; not all are necessarily from the Tenet fund specifically.)

Investment focus

Early-stage venture capital; deeptech (climate, mobility, energy, agri), enterprise/SaaS/AI software, B2B, fintech, healthcare, clean-tech

Cheque size

Not explicitly disclosed (seed through early/growth stage; seed and Series A form the bulk)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI registration

SEBI AIF Category I — reported as “Cat I”

IN/AIF1/25-26/2008

SIDBI Fund of Funds

Yes — SIDBI is among Ventureast's institutional LPs (alongside LIC, Oriental Insurance, Bank of Baroda, IOB; plus DFIs IFC Washington, CDC UK, FMO Netherlands). Tenet Fund is also IIT-Madras (Tenet Group) linked.

Notable portfolio

MoEngage; Kissht; Acko; LOHUM; Infinite Uptime; VideoVerse; Vedix

Team & organisation

~17 team members including 6 partners and 1 principal (firm-wide)

Category I AIF (Venture Capital Fund) within the Ventureast multi-fund platform; Tenet is an early/seed-stage fund (IIT-Madras Tenet Group linked); manager Ventureast (operates from Bangalore/Chennai/Hyderabad)

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Frequently asked

What does VENTUREEAST TENET INDIA FUND invest in?: Early-stage venture capital; deeptech (climate, mobility, energy, agri), enterprise/SaaS/AI software, B2B, fintech, healthcare, clean-tech
What cheque size does VENTUREEAST TENET INDIA FUND write?: As compiled from public sources: Not explicitly disclosed (seed through early/growth stage; seed and Series A form the bulk)
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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.ventureast.net/; https://in.linkedin.com/company/ventureast