What cheque size does WaterBridge Ventures write?

As compiled from public sources: USD 0.5-3M (invests $500K–$3M across seed and Series A); also cited $1-5M range

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WaterBridge Ventures

Multi-stage · Fintech · Bengaluru

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At a glance

Stage focus: Multi-stage
Primary sector: Fintech
City: Bengaluru
HQ / office: New Delhi (Roseate House, Aerocity, 110037) and Bengaluru (The Leela Palace, Indiranagar, 560008)
Fund registered: 2016
Investments on record: 25
Corpus (as reported): ~$250M+ across SEBI AIFs; Fund I ~$30M (2016), Fund II $150M (2021), Fund III raised
Website: waterbridge.vc
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About

Indian early-stage VC (est. 2016) led by Managing Partner Manish Kheterpal (co-founder Ashish Jain). Seed–Series A plus growth, across consumer, fintech, health, edtech, SaaS, deeptech, climate, via SEBI AIFs.

Investment focus

Seed–Series A (~$0.5–3M) + growth fund; consumer, fintech, healthtech, edtech, global SaaS, deeptech, mfg-tech, climate

Cheque size

USD 0.5-3M (invests $500K–$3M across seed and Series A); also cited $1-5M range

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI registration

SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Seed / early VC / Cat II”

IN/AIF2/16-17/0244
IN/AIF2/18-19/0651
IN/AIF2/21-22/0983
IN/AIF2/23-24/1302

SIDBI Fund of Funds

On the SIDBI FFS list

Funds: Water Bridge Ventures II Trust; WaterBridge Ventures–I

Yes — on official SIDBI FFS supported-AIF list (Water Bridge Ventures II Trust; WaterBridge Ventures–I)

Notable portfolio

Atlan; Chalo; CityMall; Doubtnut; Bijnis; PocketPills; Magicpin

Team & organisation

~3-4 partners/key investment leads (founders Manish Kheterpal & Ashish Jain; Anjali Sosale partner) within a small team

LLP-managed Category II AIF; multi-fund (WaterBridge Ventures Fund I, II, III); New Delhi (Aerocity) HQ

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Frequently asked

What does WaterBridge Ventures invest in?: Seed–Series A (~$0.5–3M) + growth fund; consumer, fintech, healthtech, edtech, global SaaS, deeptech, mfg-tech, climate
What cheque size does WaterBridge Ventures write?: As compiled from public sources: USD 0.5-3M (invests $500K–$3M across seed and Series A); also cited $1-5M range
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Sources: https://entrackr.com/2021/11/waterbridge-ventures-raises-150-mn-for-its-fund-ii/; https://startup.siliconindia.com/startup-funding/venture-capital-firm-waterbridge-raises-150-million-second-fund-nwid-30443.html