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Z47's fintech portfolio has seen mixed outcomes, with some companies struggling for traction, reflecting the ecosystem's "middle journey" as described in its report.
Chiratae Ventures' exit from PB Fintech is only one of a handful of full or partial exits from its fintech portfolio, fewer than those executed by other VC firms.
The Bengaluru-based startup will use the fresh capital to advance Mission Synapse, a 12-month programme to demonstrate its satellite connectivity, in-orbit computing and power technologies.
The other selected fund managers include Kalaari Capital, Speciale Invest, IvyCap Ventures, Ideaspring Capital and TVS Capital Funds.
The fund is targeting a total corpus of Rs 1,500 crore, including a green-shoe option, with NABARD as its anchor investor.
The funding round also saw participation from existing investor Invention Engine.
The startup will use the fresh capital to expand its wealth and investment teams, strengthen its technology platform and build its investor education ecosystem.
The funding round also saw participation from a group of angel investors.
The fledgling proprietary components business, stiff competition in its core fan business, dependence on imports and continued losses could put greater scrutiny on the valuation Atomberg seeks through the IPO.
At Bessemer, he will invest at the early stage across AI, consumer and healthcare sectors.
Existing investors Z47 and Lok Capital participated in the round along with Norinchukin Capital and Alteria Capital.
The Mumbai-based startup will deploy the fresh capital to expand its engineering team, among others.
The cohort also includes founders with backgrounds at companies such as Airbnb, Microsoft Research, Google and India's recently minted unicorn Sarvam AI.
The new fund has received commitments from Play Capital, a Nordic Fund of Funds (FoFs) and family offices such as Eraya, Twin & Bull Investments and Heritage Investments.
Several domestic and global institutional investors including Mirae Asset Mutual Fund and SBI Life Insurance bought the shares.
The fund has already deployed nearly Rs 55 crore across four deeptech startups.
The funding round saw participation from Foundation Capital.
RPS Ventures, founded by former SoftBank Vision Fund managing partner Kabir Misra, held a 1.12% stake in Meesho as of June 2026.
The funding round also saw participation from existing investors Accel, S32 (Section 32), Prosus Ventures, Hitachi Ventures and Wipro Ventures.
The round also saw participation from Entrepreneur First and a group of angel investors, including backers from quantitative trading firms.
