Category: Fund

VC firm Seafund eyes up to 25 deep-tech investments, aims for follow-up too

VC firm Seafund eyes up to 25 deep-tech investments, aims for follow-up too The investments will be made over the next two to three years as part of the firm’s second fund, a Category-II AIF (alternate investment fund)   Early-stage venture capital firm Seafund is targeting investments in 20-25 deep-tech companies over the next two […]

Seafund – Venture Capital Investor

Seafund: Powering Early-Stage Innovation Across India’s Tech Landscape Seafund is a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm founded in 2018, actively investing in early-stage startups across sectors like high tech, fintech, sustainability, and enterprise applications. As of April 2025, it has made 24 investments, primarily in the seed stage, with 4 deals in the last year. Its […]

Seafund: Empowering Founders with Capital, Networks, and Dedication

Seafund: Empowering Founders with Capital, Networks, and Dedication Seafund’s investment thesis is built on five pillars, emphasising people, technology, deeptech, conviction, and contrarian plays.   Starting the initial journey by working with friends who were founders in the early 2010s and then starting a fund, coming under the regulatory umbrella, and accessing institutional money was […]

Seafund Fuels Sustainability with 5 DeepTech Startup Investments

SeaFund Fuels Sustainability with 5 DeepTech Startup Investments Seafund Ventures has invested Rs 5 crore across 5 sustainability focused startups. The fund plans to invest 20% of its entire investible corpus in Clean Energy and the  EV value chain including sectors like Transportation, Logistics and Circular Economy. Seafund is currently raising its second fund with […]

Seafund sets Sight On Second VC Vehicle’s Final Close, Firms Up Sectoral Play

Seafund sets Sight On Second VC Vehicle’s Final Close, Firms Up Sectoral Play Mayuresh Raut, Co-founder, Seafund The Finance Act 2023 proposed to extend Angel Tax even to non-resident investors from April 1, 2024. In Short Union Budget 2024 presentation on July 23 Venture capitalists demand removal of angel tax Government support needed for startup […]

Angel tax abolished, boost for investors, startups

Angel Tax Abolished: Boosting Opportunities to Invest in Startups India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the abolition of the angel tax for all investors, easing compliance and tax disputes. This move encourages innovation and growth in the startup ecosystem. Industry experts welcome this change as it creates a better environment to invest in startups India […]

Funding builders of future technology

Funding builders of future technology Why Seafund focuses on early-stage technology startups Founding team: (L-R) Manoj Agarwal, Mayuresh Raut, Narendra Bhandari | Photo Credit : Seafund is a category-2 alternative investment fund (AIF) registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Focused on early-stage technology startups, the fund house operates out of Bengaluru […]

This VC firm is betting big on deeptech startups with bigger cheques

Seafund: Powering Early-Stage Tech Ventures with Strategic Funding for Startups in India Seafund is a SEBI-registered Category-II AIF focused on funding for startups in India, especially in early-stage technology ventures. Headquartered in Bengaluru and Delhi, it was founded by Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Mayuresh Raut, and Narendra Bhandari. The firm has built a diverse B2B portfolio […]

Seafund Discusses Investments in the EV Sector

Seafund aims to raise 1200 cr by end ’24 K Amoghavarsha kamoghavarshagivemint.com BENGALURU   Early-stage venture capital firm Seafund expects to finish an ongoing exercise to raise its second fund by the end of next year even as it chases technology startups in a variety of domains, a top executive told VCCircle. The VC firm, […]