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Where creativity meets capital.
Managed by Creativeland Asia
SEBI-encouraged funds — venture capital, SME, social-impact and infrastructure. Close-ended, generally unleveraged.
Ventureland Asia Advisory Services LLP is a Category I AIF and the venture capital arm of Creativeland Asia, one of India's largest independent creative and advertising agencies. Founded in 2017 by Sajan Raj Kurup — founder and Creative Chairman of Creativeland Asia — Ventureland Asia is positioned as an 'ideas investment engine' that combines financial capital with the branding, design, and digital capabilities of the Creativeland Group. The firm invests in consumer brands, media, and creative economy businesses, providing founders with both financial backing and hands-on creative, marketing, and technology support. Ventureland Asia bridges the typical cultural gap between investors and entrepreneurs by offering operational partnerships, not just capital. With an initial fund of $10 million across bridge and marquee tranches, the firm's portfolio includes Masala Baby Inc (New York-based kids apparel brand), Spice Story, and Rolling Stone India (acquired in 2021). The fund is managed from Mumbai, operating out of Creativeland Asia's Santacruz West headquarters.
Sajan Raj Kurup
Founder, Ventureland Asia / Founder & Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia
Sajan Raj Kurup is the Founder of Ventureland Asia and Founder & Creative Chairman of Creativeland Asia Group. He founded Creativeland Asia over a decade ago, building it into one of India's largest and most awarded independent agencies. In 2017, he launched Ventureland Asia to extend the Creativeland ecosystem into venture investing, backing creative economy businesses with a combination of capital and creative expertise. He identified a gap between traditional VC herd mentality and the real value-creation potential of brand-led businesses.
Srijib Mallik
CEO, Ventureland Asia / COO, Creativeland Asia
Srijib Mallik leads Ventureland Asia as CEO and serves as Chief Operating Officer of Creativeland Asia. A mathematician by training, he joined Creativeland Asia as COO in 2016 before taking on the additional role of heading the Ventureland investment platform. He structured Ventureland's maiden SEBI-registered AIF and has been central to all of the firm's investments. He played a key role in the acquisition of the Rolling Stone India publishing rights in 2021.
Venkat Balasubramanian
CFO, Creativeland Asia Group (former)
Venkat Balasubramanian served as CFO of Creativeland Asia Group and played a pivotal role in structuring Ventureland's maiden venture capital fund alongside CEO Srijib Mallik. He brings over 20 years of experience across creative, media, and cultural industries in over 30 countries, having previously worked with the Smithsonian Institution, Agenda 21 (UN), Universal Forum of Cultures (Barcelona), The Earth Centre (UK), and Wieden+Kennedy.
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