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India's 1st Multi-Stage VC
Managed by Venture Catalysts
SEBI-encouraged funds — venture capital, SME, social-impact and infrastructure. Close-ended, generally unleveraged.
Venture Catalysts Angel Fund is a Category I AIF (Angel Fund) managed by Venture Catalysts Private Limited (VCats), India's first and largest integrated multi-stage venture capital platform, founded in 2016 by Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, Anil Jain, Anuj Golecha, and Gaurav Jain. Operating from Mumbai, VCats has built a pan-India and global presence across 55+ cities in 9 countries and manages a portfolio of 300+ startups with a combined valuation exceeding $10 billion. The Venture Catalysts Angel Fund provides angel and early-stage capital, typically between $200,000 and $2 million per deal, across sectors including fintech, SaaS, D2C, healthtech, and consumer internet. The fund operates within VCats' broader multi-stage platform — Venture Catalysts++ — which encompasses the 9Unicorns Accelerator Fund, Elev8 (growth stage), Beams Fintech Fund, VCATS Angel Growth Fund, and Spyre PropTech Venture Fund. VCats also operates a co-working and incubation network through Incubate Hub, offering its portfolio companies mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to an HNI and family office investor network.
Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma
Co-Founder & President, Venture Catalysts / Elev8
Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Venture Catalysts++. He holds a PhD in Management from Amity Business School and a diploma in mentoring startups from Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. A former EVP at VentureNursery and charter member of TiE Global, Dr. Apoorva identified a critical gap in India's integrated startup incubation landscape and co-founded VCats in 2016. Under his leadership, VCats has backed 300+ startups and built a global investor network of 6,000+ angel investors. He is responsible for investment strategy and portfolio management across the VCats platform.
Anil Jain
Co-Founder, Venture Catalysts / Elev8
Anil Jain is Co-Founder of Venture Catalysts and a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in real estate, public markets, and private investing. He is also Co-Founder of Wallfort Properties and the General Partner of Spyre PropTech Venture Fund — India's first PropTech-focused VC. At VCats, Anil leverages his extensive industry contacts to grow the investor and entrepreneur network.
Anuj Golecha
Co-Founder, Venture Catalysts / Partner, Elev8
Anuj Golecha is a Co-Founder of Venture Catalysts and a Chartered Accountant with expertise in deal structuring and portfolio management. He is a Partner at Banshi Jain & Associates (BJAA) and Co-Founder of Samyakth Capital, India's first hybrid growth fund. He has made notable angel investments in BharatPe, Fynd, Beardo, and PeeSafe, among others.
Gaurav Jain
Co-Founder, Venture Catalysts / Elev8
Gaurav Jain is Co-Founder of Venture Catalysts, where he drives the firm's thesis around technology-driven startups, particularly in SaaS and fintech. He holds educational credentials from Stanford and has a background as a former executive at Reliance Private Equity. At VCats, he is responsible for investment strategy and portfolio development.
Mohit Rakhecha
Operations / Compliance Contact
Mohit Rakhecha handles operations and compliance at Venture Catalysts / Elev8 Venture Partners, serving as the SEBI-registered email contact for Elev8 Capital AIF.
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