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Yali Capital

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: No. 505, B Block, 3rd Cross, AECS Layout, Kundalahalli, Bengaluru - 560037, Karnataka, India
Fund registered: 2023
Investments on record: 6
Corpus (as reported): ₹893 crore (~US$104 million) maiden fund, final close July 2025 (exceeded target of ₹500 cr + ₹310 cr greenshoe)
Website: yali.vc
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About

Yali Capital is a Bengaluru-based deep tech venture capital firm (SEBI-registered Category II AIF) backing early- and late-stage Indian deep tech startups in semiconductors, defence, robotics, AI, genomics, aerospace and smart manufacturing. It closed its maiden ₹893 crore (~$104M) fund in July 2025, exceeding its target. It was co-founded by Ganapathy 'Gani' Subramaniam (Founding Managing Partner, ex-Texas Instruments, co-founder of Cosmic Circuits) and Mathew Cyriac (General Partner, former co-head of Blackstone India PE), with Karthikeyan Madathil as Partner and Lip-Bu Tan (Intel CEO) as advisor.

Investment focus

Stage: Pre-seed/Seed and Series A (~two-thirds early-stage) plus selective late-stage (Series D+). Sector: deep tech — semiconductors, defence, robotics, AI, genomics/life sciences, aerospace/surveillance, smart manufacturing.

Cheque size

Not disclosed; invests across Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A and late-stage (Series D+); ~two-thirds of fund into early-stage deeptech

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI registration

SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Deeptech VC (private SEBI Category II AIF) / Cat II”

IN/AIF2/23-24/1438

SIDBI Fund of Funds

On the SIDBI FFS list

Funds: Yali Deeptech Fund I

Yes — on official SIDBI FFS supported-AIF list (Yali Deeptech Fund I)

Notable portfolio

Perceptyne (robotics — $3M seed co-led by Yali, Oct 2024); 4baseCare (genomics / precision oncology — Series A led by Yali); C2i Semiconductor (fabless chip design); LatentForce; PointAI; Deeplase

Team & organisation

~4 core investment/leadership professionals (Ganapathy Subramaniam – Founding Managing Partner; Mathew Cyriac – General Partner; Karthik Madathil – Partner; Sunil Patil – CFO), plus advisor Lip-Bu Tan; ~12 total incl. ops/comms

SEBI-registered Category II AIF with a GIFT City-based feeder vehicle for global investors (dual structure); single maiden deeptech fund

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Frequently asked

What does Yali Capital invest in?: Stage: Pre-seed/Seed and Series A (~two-thirds early-stage) plus selective late-stage (Series D+). Sector: deep tech — semiconductors, defence, robotics, AI, genomics/life sciences, aerospace/surveillance, smart manufacturing.
What cheque size does Yali Capital write?: As compiled from public sources: Not disclosed; invests across Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A and late-stage (Series D+); ~two-thirds of fund into early-stage deeptech
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About this record

⚑ Private firm confirmed (SEBI Cat-II AIF), but LP base includes government/DFI money — DPIIT Fund of Funds (managed by SIDBI) and the Self-Reliant India Fund — alongside Infosys, Qualcomm Ventures, Tata AIG, Evolvence and Singularity FOF. This is LP-level government participation only, not government control; the GP/manager is private. Emails on the official site are Cloudflare-obfuscated (decoded to [contact on file] and [contact on file], both on the firm's own domain). Very young firm (debut 2025), so no track record/exits yet.

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://yali.vc/; https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/yali-capital-raises-893-crores-to-back-indias-deep-tech-revolution-302513254.html