Venture Catalysts Group raises ₹150 crore 

Venture Catalysts, a multi‑stage venture investing platform, said it has raised ₹150 crore funding comprising a mix of primary and secondary transactions. The company said the proceeds will be used for leadership expansion, the launch of new funds, technology upgrades—including AI‑enabled diligence and LP reporting—and geographic expansion across key start-up hubs. 

The round drew participation from a cross‑section of India’s capital markets and business community. New backers include Ashish Kacholia and group, Authum Investments, AishwaryaRai, Karthik Sundar Iyer, Hardik Patel of Finquest, LNB Group, Mukul Agarwal, Shahrukh Khan Family Office, Sakal Media Group, Utpal Sheth and Vinod Dugar of RDB Group. 

They joined existing investors such as Radhakishan Damani (DMart), Kamal Agarwal (Haldiram), Enam Securities, Capri Global, Anil Singhvi (Zee Business) alongside founder‑investors AmanGupta (boAt), Ritesh Agarwal (OYO), Nirmit Parikh (Apna) Srinath Ramakkrushnan (Zetwerk), the firm said.

 Anuj Golecha, co-founder, Venture Catalysts said, “This fresh capital will deepen active deal flow, seed new fund strategies and enhance the technology backbone that supports our ecosystem—particularly AI‑driven solutions that enable investors and founders to collaborate at speed and scale.”