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The private capital files.

Who holds what, what it's worth, and who's actually returning capital: India's capital providers, venture to sovereign, tracked position-by-position.

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capital providers tracked
480
positions tracked
300
unicorns in tracked books
101
exit events · last 24 mo
Built forLPs · rival GPs · sector teams
CadenceRefreshed monthly
VintageJuly 2026

Market pulse · the water these firms swim in

The India venture backdrop as of July 2026: sourced, with the series conflicts disclosed rather than averaged away.

$17.5bn
India PE-VC deal value, H1 CY2026: -5% YoY (Venture Intelligence)

The broader private-capital market is not collapsing, but it is no longer giving every GP an easy beta tailwind

$5.2bn
Indian startup funding, H1 2026: -9% YoY, 501 deals (Inc42)

Deal count rose 7% YoY even as capital fell: more selective cheque sizing, not a dead market

~$16bn
India VC + growth funding, 2025 (Bain-IVCA; +1.2x YoY)

Narrower tech-only series disagree: Tracxn $10.5bn (-17%), Nasscom $9.1bn (+23%): different universes

18
startup IPOs in 2025: ₹41,248 Cr raised, ~52% OFS

VCs realised ~$2bn from IPO exits in 2025, +30% YoY; 8 of 15 new-age listings now below issue

~$5.4bn
VC fund-raising 2025: 2x YoY

Peak XV $1.3bn, Nexus $700M, Accel $650M, A91 $665M lead the restock

85% at par
secondaries pricing vs concurrent primaries (EY, 650 rounds)

Where discounted: avg 19% (±9%): the GP-led liquidity market is functioning

$676M
AI funding H1 2026: >4x YoY, 57 deals (Inc42)

The one unambiguous H1 2026 growth sector; every GP now claims AI, but only a few have DPI-compatible AI exposure

24+
DRHPs filed: the 2026-27 exit queue

Razorpay filed confidentially; Zepto filed updated papers for a July-targeted listing: the liquidity calendar is now live

The league table

Ranked by GW GP Score: our research opinion on franchise strength, weighted hardest on whether LPs actually get paid. Equity investors first; the credit, growth-buyout and sovereign desks, different asset classes scored through their own lenses, sit below. Compare any two →

FranchiseAUMLatest fundUnicornsExits · 24moGW GP ScoreOutlookConf.
01Prosus Ventures
Growth → listed · ecosystem + AI · $100M+ cheques
$7bn+ deployed in digital India · balance sheet$7bn+ deployed · evergreen6279G2 StrongPositiveHigh
02Info Edge Ventures
Seed → growth · consumer, AI, deeptech · Temasek co-anchor
₹4,900 Cr deployed · marked ₹41,300 Cr (Mar 2026)>₹2,000 Cr expected (w/ Temasek) · 20254179G2 StrongPositiveHigh
03WestBridge Capital
Series A → IPO and beyond · crossover
$7bn evergreen (firm); ~$10bn India AUM (2022 press reporting)$7bn · evergreen7378G2 StrongStableMedium
04Peak XV Partners
Seed (Surge) / Venture / Growth · India + APAC
$10bn+ · 16 funds$1.3bn combined · 202640477G2 StrongStableMedium
05Nexus Venture Partners
Inception / Seed / Series A · India + US
~$3.2bn$700M · 20258476G2 StrongPositiveMedium
06Accel India
Pre-seed (Atoms) / Seed / Series A
~$3bn committed across 8 India funds$650M · 20257476G2 StrongPositiveMedium
07Bessemer India
Early-stage · $5-40M cheques
$570M India-dedicated ($220M Fund I + $350M Fund II) + global-fund history$350M · 20254476G2 StrongPositiveMedium
08Stellaris Venture Partners
Seed / Series A · concentrated (25-30/fund)
>$600M across 3 funds$300M · 20241275G2 StrongPositiveMedium
09Fireside Ventures
Early + growth consumer · $1-12M cheques
~$650M (₹5,300 Cr)$253M (₹2,265 Cr) · 20252275G2 StrongPositiveMedium
10Premji Invest
Growth + early-stage tech + public equities · India + US
$10bn+ evergreen$10bn+ · 20064275G2 StrongStableMedium
11Endiya Partners
Seed · product/deeptech · India-to-global
~$200M cumulative (E)$100M · 20251275G2 StrongPositiveMedium
12Elevation Capital
Seed–Growth + late-stage/pre-IPO (Holdings)
$3.5bn+$400M · 20255574G2 StrongStableMedium
133one4 Capital
Seed / Series A
$750M+~$225M target · in market4374G2 StrongPositiveMedium
14A91 Partners
Growth / Series B-C · $10-50M cheques
~$1.57bn raised across 3 funds$665M · 20252273G2 StrongStableMedium
15SoftBank Vision Fund
Late-stage · harvest mode → AI restart ($20-25M cheques)
$10.6bn deployed India · $7.2bn realised$10.6bn India · 2017-20218471G2 StrongDevelopingMedium
16Lightspeed India
Seed–Growth · AI, deeptech, consumer
~$1.1bn India-dedicated + global-pool access ($9bn, Dec 2025)$9bn+ · 20258270G2 StrongDevelopingMedium
17Chiratae Ventures
Seed / Series A / Series B · deeptech tilt
$1.3bn across 7 funds$150M closed / $350M target · 20258469G3 SoundDevelopingMedium
18India Quotient
Pre-seed / Seed · ₹1-15 Cr · consumer-first
~$250M (E)$129M · 20251369G3 SoundStableMedium
19Speciale Invest
Pre-seed/Seed deeptech + growth vehicle · ₹7-10 Cr entries
~₹1,130 Cr closed (~$135M) + ₹1,400 Cr raising₹1,400 Cr target · raising0168G3 SoundPositiveLow
20Blume Ventures
Pre-seed / Seed / Series A
~$900M$175M first close · 20256367G3 SoundStableMedium
21DSG Consumer Partners
Seed → early consumer · first cheques up to $5M
$300M+$114M · 20230166G3 SoundStableMedium
22Kenro Capital
Growth secondaries · $20-30M cheques · India + SEA
Undisclosed · >$120M deployed in year oneUndisclosed · 20241165G3 SoundPositiveLow
23Together Fund
Seed / Series A · $1-10M · AI-native only · US-India corridor
>$200M (firm claims $250M+)$150M target · 20230165G3 SoundPositiveLow
24Prime Venture Partners
Seed · $2-4M first cheques · fintech, AI, SaaS
>$200M deployed · ~$350M raised (E)$100M · 20250065G3 SoundStableMedium
25Z47
Seed / Early / Early-growth
~$1.5-3.5bn (managed vs firm-claim: disputed basis)$300-400M target · raising11462G3 SoundNegativeMedium
26General Catalyst India
Seed → growth + company creation
$5bn India pledge over 5 years ($43bn global AUM)$5bn / 5 years · 20263062G3 SoundDevelopingLow
27pi Ventures
Seed / Series A · AI + deeptech infra · $250K-3M
~₹927 Cr (~$115M) across two funds₹702 Cr · 20220261G3 SoundDevelopingLow
28Oister Global
Late-stage secondaries · pre-IPO 12-24 months
ACE series: ₹400 Cr (II) + ₹500 Cr (III) · JV target $500M (status unclear)₹500 Cr (₹250 Cr + greenshoe) · 20261160G3 SoundDevelopingLow
29Tiger Global
Crossover · harvest + selective follow-ons
~$2-4bn active India positions (E) · PIP 16 ~$2.2bn global~$2.2bn · 202512360G3 SoundNegativeMedium
30Arkam Ventures
Seed–Series B · $1-5M cheques · middle-India + applied AI
~$256M (Fund I $106M + Fund II target $150M, open)$150M target (cut from $180M) · open3058G3 SoundDevelopingLow
31Creaegis
Growth · $25-40M lead cheques · 12-15 positions
$425M maiden fund (~deployed)$425M · 20230058G3 SoundDevelopingLow
32Kalaari Capital
Pre-seed / Seed · AI-first cheques $1-6M
~$650Mup to $200M (Reliance/Jio anchor) · 20218355G3 SoundNegativeMedium
33Northpoint Capital
Seed / Series A · $1-8M cheques · 15-20 positions
$150M · Fund I closed$150M · 20250054G4 AdequateDevelopingLow
34Mettle Capital
Series A/B + selective seed · enterprise AI, deeptech, consumer
Pre-close · $350-400M target$350-400M target · raising0043G5 SpeculativeDevelopingLow

The private credit desk

Venture debt and growth credit: the counterparties every equity book above calls when it wants runway without a repricing. Scored on the same five factors read through a credit lens: realisation means repayments and recoveries, not OFS multiples.

PlatformCommitments / AUMLatest vehicleBorrower unicornsEvents · 24moGW GP ScoreOutlookConf.
01Trifecta Capital
Venture debt (₹25-30 Cr avg) + growth equity crossover
₹5,400 Cr raised · ₹8,700 Cr deployed (incl. recycled)₹2,000 Cr target (incl. greenshoe) · raising30275G2 StrongPositiveMedium
02Alteria Capital
Venture debt + short-duration credit · up to ₹200 Cr tickets
₹4,350-4,500 Cr (~$540M) · ₹7,500+ Cr deployed₹1,550 Cr · 202416271G2 StrongStableLow
03InnoVen Capital
Later-stage venture debt · larger tickets, IPO-bound credits
$850M+ deployed India · NBFC + AIF (₹740 Cr first close)n.d. (~$150M AUM, E) · 2008-35169G3 SoundStableMedium
04BlackSoil
Alternative credit · venture + SME/impact · ₹5-30 Cr tickets
₹1,918 Cr assets · ₹14,000 Cr cumulative disbursed (merged)₹1,918 Cr assets · 2016-11168G3 SoundPositiveMedium
05Stride Ventures
Venture debt / growth credit · $10-15M tickets · India + GCC + UK
$1.6bn+ credit enabled · ~$415M across closed funds$300M target · raising12266G3 SoundDevelopingLow

The growth & buyout desk

Mid-market PE: control deals, continuation vehicles and staged public-market exits. Where the venture books above sell, these desks often buy.

FirmAUM / raisedLatest vehicleUnicorn-class holdsEvents · 24moGW GP ScoreOutlookConf.
01Kedaara Capital
Control + minority growth · $100M+ · operating-heavy (CD&R model)
$6bn+ across four funds$1.74bn · 20245581G2 StrongPositiveMedium
02ChrysCapital
Buyouts + growth minority · industrials, healthcare, services
~$8.5bn raised · $5.5bn deployed · $7.8bn realised$2.2bn · 20254380G2 StrongPositiveMedium
03True North
Control / significant-minority mid-market · FS, healthcare, consumer + private credit
~$3bn+ raised across six PE funds + credit platform$650M + ₹150M INR sleeve target · raising1475G2 StrongStableMedium
04Multiples
Growth → control buyouts · $50-150M · FS, consumer, tech, healthcare
$1.8bn AUM · ~$3bn raised incl. CV$430M · 20254273G2 StrongStableMedium

The sovereign & crossover desk

State-linked permanent capital investing directly in Indian private markets: the counterparties on the other side of half the cap tables above.

InvestorIndia exposureLatest activityUnicorn-class holdsEvents · 24moGW GP ScoreOutlookConf.
01Temasek (India)
Growth minority → control · consumer, healthcare, financial services, green
~$50bn India book (Mar 2025) · $10bn/3yr commitment~$50bn India NPV · evergreen8382G2 StrongPositiveMedium
02GIC (India)
Public + private · FS, infra, real assets, late-stage tech
India book est. $35-50bn (E) · ~$20bn financial services (stated)Group ~$936bn (R); India undisclosed · evergreen5273G2 StrongStableLow
03ADIA (India)
Direct stakes + platform JVs + anchor books · FS, consumer, healthcare, renewables
India privates est. $15-20bn+ (E) · $4-5bn GIFT vehicle$4-5bn planned · 20244170G2 StrongStableLow

Fund analytics screener · LP decision table

One screen for re-up quality, cash conversion, fund status, mark drift, partner churn and next liquidity. Values are computed from public dossiers and labelled estimates where underlying fund-level data is not public.

FirmRe-up verdictLatest fundCash conversionExit eventsIPO queueMark driftPartner churnConcentrationEvidence
Prosus Ventures
GW 79 · Positive
Strong re-up
81/100
$7bn+ deployed · evergreen
Mid-cycle
Visible but incomplete
25Positive mark drift
11/0/1
Stable bench
0 signals
High concentration
Consumer & Commerce (56%)
Current
High
Info Edge Ventures
GW 79 · Positive
Conditional positive
75/100
>₹2,000 Cr expected (w/ Temasek) · 2025
Fresh dry powder
Visible but incomplete
13Constructive
5/3/2
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (42%)
Current
High
WestBridge Capital
GW 78 · Stable
Strong re-up
81/100
$7bn · evergreen
Mid-cycle
High cash conversion
33Positive mark drift
7/6/0
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (34%)
Current
Medium
Peak XV Partners
GW 77 · Stable
Strong re-up
76/100
$1.3bn combined · 2026
Fresh dry powder
High cash conversion
45Positive mark drift
11/3/1
Watch
1 signals
Moderate concentration
AI (30%)
Current
Medium
Nexus Venture Partners
GW 76 · Positive
Strong re-up
76/100
$700M · 2025
Fresh dry powder
High cash conversion
43Constructive
7/6/1
Watch
1 signals
Diversified
AI (28%)
Current
Medium
Accel India
GW 76 · Positive
Strong re-up
82/100
$650M · 2025
Fresh dry powder
Visible but incomplete
41Positive mark drift
8/2/0
Stable bench
0 signals
Diversified
Consumer & Commerce (24%)
Current
Medium
Bessemer India
GW 76 · Positive
Strong re-up
82/100
$350M · 2025
Fresh dry powder
High cash conversion
42Positive mark drift
8/1/1
Stable bench
0 signals
Diversified
Fintech (26%)
Current
Medium
Stellaris Venture Partners
GW 75 · Positive
Strong re-up
79/100
$300M · 2024
Mid-cycle
Visible but incomplete
22Positive mark drift
5/4/0
Stable bench
0 signals
Diversified
AI (26%)
Recent
Medium
Fireside Ventures
GW 75 · Positive
Strong re-up
84/100
$253M (₹2,265 Cr) · 2025
Fresh dry powder
High cash conversion
23Positive mark drift
8/1/0
Stable bench
0 signals
High concentration
Consumer & Commerce (74%)
Recent
Medium
Premji Invest
GW 75 · Stable
Strong re-up
79/100
$10bn+ · 2006
Aging flagship
Visible but incomplete
22Positive mark drift
6/2/0
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (34%)
Stale
Medium
Endiya Partners
GW 75 · Positive
Strong re-up
80/100
$100M · 2025
Fresh dry powder
High cash conversion
20Positive mark drift
6/2/0
Stable bench
0 signals
Diversified
SaaS & Dev Tools (28%)
Current
Medium
Elevation Capital
GW 74 · Stable
Conditional positive
75/100
$400M · 2025
Fresh dry powder
High cash conversion
52Positive mark drift
9/3/2
Watch
1 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (42%)
Recent
Medium
3one4 Capital
GW 74 · Positive
Conditional positive
75/100
~$225M target · in market
Raise pressure
High cash conversion
32Constructive
4/5/2
Stable bench
0 signals
Diversified
Fintech (22%)
Current
Medium
A91 Partners
GW 73 · Stable
Strong re-up
79/100
$665M · 2025
Fresh dry powder
High cash conversion
25Positive mark drift
7/4/0
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (44%)
Current
Medium
SoftBank Vision Fund
GW 71 · Developing
Conditional positive
75/100
$10.6bn India · 2017-2021
Aging flagship
High cash conversion
46Constructive
6/5/1
Stable bench
0 signals
High concentration
Consumer & Commerce (52%)
Current
Medium
Lightspeed India
GW 70 · Developing
Conditional positive
67/100
$9bn+ · 2025
Fresh dry powder
Visible but incomplete
27Positive mark drift
8/3/2
Stable bench
0 signals
Diversified
Consumer & Commerce (26%)
Current
Medium
Chiratae Ventures
GW 69 · Developing
Conditional positive
70/100
$150M closed / $350M target · 2025
Fresh dry powder
High cash conversion
43Constructive
5/2/2
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (36%)
Current
Medium
India Quotient
GW 69 · Stable
Conditional positive
73/100
$129M · 2025
Fresh dry powder
High cash conversion
33Mixed
3/2/3
Stable bench
0 signals
High concentration
Consumer & Commerce (54%)
Current
Medium
Speciale Invest
GW 68 · Positive
Conditional positive
70/100
₹1,400 Cr target · raising
Raise pressure
Paper-heavy
11Positive mark drift
5/1/0
Stable bench
0 signals
High concentration
Deeptech & Space (62%)
Recent
Low
Blume Ventures
GW 67 · Stable
Conditional positive
72/100
$175M first close · 2025
Fresh dry powder
Visible but incomplete
33Positive mark drift
11/4/1
Stable bench
0 signals
Diversified
Consumer & Commerce (26%)
Current
Medium
DSG Consumer Partners
GW 66 · Stable
Conditional positive
75/100
$114M · 2023
Mid-cycle
Visible but incomplete
11Positive mark drift
6/1/0
Stable bench
0 signals
High concentration
Consumer & Commerce (84%)
Current
Medium
Kenro Capital
GW 65 · Positive
Conditional positive
71/100
Undisclosed · 2024
Mid-cycle
Paper-heavy
11Positive mark drift
3/0/0
Stable bench
0 signals
High concentration
Consumer & Commerce (60%)
Current
Low
Together Fund
GW 65 · Positive
Diligence-heavy
64/100
$150M target · 2023
Mid-cycle
Paper-heavy
11Positive mark drift
5/3/0
Stable bench
0 signals
High concentration
AI (56%)
Current
Low
Prime Venture Partners
GW 65 · Stable
Diligence-heavy
62/100
$100M · 2025
Fresh dry powder
Thin cash trail
02Constructive
4/3/1
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Fintech (40%)
Recent
Medium
Z47
GW 62 · Negative
Diligence-heavy
60/100
$300-400M target · raising
Raise pressure
High cash conversion
47Constructive
6/4/2
Watch
1 signals
Moderate concentration
Fintech (32%)
Current
Medium
General Catalyst India
GW 62 · Developing
Diligence-heavy
55/100
$5bn / 5 years · 2026
Fresh dry powder
Thin cash trail
02Positive mark drift
6/2/0
Watch
1 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (30%)
Current
Low
pi Ventures
GW 61 · Developing
Diligence-heavy
61/100
₹702 Cr · 2022
Aging flagship
Paper-heavy
22Positive mark drift
3/3/0
Watch
1 signals
Moderate concentration
AI (30%)
Current
Low
Oister Global
GW 60 · Developing
Diligence-heavy
64/100
₹500 Cr (₹250 Cr + greenshoe) · 2026
Fresh dry powder
Paper-heavy
12Positive mark drift
4/1/0
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (40%)
Current
Low
Tiger Global
GW 60 · Negative
Conditional positive
67/100
~$2.2bn · 2025
Fresh dry powder
High cash conversion
35Positive mark drift
8/0/2
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (40%)
Current
Medium
Arkam Ventures
GW 58 · Developing
Weak / wait
53/100
$150M target (cut from $180M) · open
Mid-cycle
Thin cash trail
02Positive mark drift
8/1/1
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Fintech (40%)
Current
Low
Creaegis
GW 58 · Developing
Weak / wait
54/100
$425M · 2023
Mid-cycle
Thin cash trail
01Constructive
4/2/1
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (30%)
Recent
Low
Kalaari Capital
GW 55 · Negative
Weak / wait
54/100
up to $200M (Reliance/Jio anchor) · 2021
Aging flagship
Paper-heavy
33Mixed
3/4/4
Stable bench
0 signals
Moderate concentration
Consumer & Commerce (44%)
Current
Medium
Northpoint Capital
GW 54 · Developing
Diligence-heavy
57/100
$150M · 2025
Fresh dry powder
Thin cash trail
00Positive mark drift
1/0/0
Stable bench
0 signals
High concentration
Consumer & Commerce (100%)
Current
Low
Mettle Capital
GW 43 · Developing
Weak / wait
36/100
$350-400M target · raising
Raise pressure
Thin cash trail
00Mixed
0/0/0
Stable bench
0 signals
Diversified
n.d.
Current
Low

Catalyst tape · source to score pressure

The latest public datapoints translated into research pressure: which GP it hits, why it matters, and what would move the score. This is the private-market equivalent of an earnings-calendar shock table.

2026-07-03
Healthcare IPO
Manipal Hospitals gets SEBI nod for a ~$1.2bn IPO

SEBI approved a ~₹8,000 Cr fresh issue plus an OFS of ~4.32 Cr shares; Temasek's control asset now guides to a late-July/early-August 2026 listing at a reported $10-13bn valuation.

Score pressurePositive for Temasek's exit-realisation dimension once the listing prices; India's biggest-ever healthcare IPO converts a long-held control position into a monetisation engine.

Affected files

WatchPrice band, listing date, and post-listing float behaviour of India's largest private hospital platform.

2026-07-02
Market beta
India PE-VC value down 5% YoY in H1 CY2026

The broad private-capital backdrop is selective rather than euphoric; fundraising and mark support now need firm-specific proof.

Score pressureRaises the bar for weak-DPI managers and stale flagship vehicles; rewards funds with fresh closes or visible exits.

Affected files

WatchSeparate broad PE-VC softness from venture AI strength before changing sector-positioning scores.

2026-07-02
Quick-commerce IPO
Zepto's grey-market price slips as a brokerage flags the profitability bar

Anand Rathi puts Zepto's unlisted price at ₹38-40, down from ₹50-52 in March 2026, and estimates it needs ~3,000 daily orders/store (vs ~1,500-1,800 for rivals) to reach profitability, naming Eternal/Blinkit the 'safer' quick-commerce trade instead.

Score pressureSoftens near-term DPI expectations for Zepto-heavy books; watch whether the IPO prices through the caution or the brokerage view holds.

Affected files

WatchFinal DRHP pricing, whether the July IPO-wave listing (~₹8,000 Cr) confirms or slips, and any second brokerage view corroborating or disputing the profitability bar.

2026-07-02
Consumer tech IPO
ShareChat parent targets a ~$400M IPO for FY28 after turning profitable

Mohalla Tech turned operationally profitable in Q1 FY27, with an annualised revenue run-rate of ~₹1,400 Cr growing 30%+, driven by micro-drama content, and is now guiding to a ~$400M listing next year.

Score pressureFirst positive signal on the long-marked-down ShareChat position since the 2021 peak; still a year-plus from an actual print.

Affected files

WatchAny priced round ahead of the IPO that would reset the residual mark, and continued profitability through FY27.

2026-07-01
AI repricing
Indian AI startup funding >4x YoY in H1 2026

$676M across 57 AI deals makes AI the cleanest growth pocket in the current venture tape.

Score pressureSupports sector-positioning scores only where AI exposure is backed by credible entry price, ownership and exit path.

Affected files

WatchDo not reward AI labels without DPI-compatible positions; paper-heavy AI books stay on proof watch.

2026-07-01
Regulatory fallout
Dream Sports shuts its fintech arm as the RMG ban keeps biting

Dream Money, the mutual-funds/digital-gold/lending arm launched Aug 2025 to offset the real-money-gaming ban's revenue hit, is closing by 2026-07-30; the company frames it as refocusing on its DreamStreet stock-broking unit.

Score pressureConfirms the Dream11 impairment thesis is still deepening rather than recovering across every book holding the position.

Affected files

WatchAny RMG-ban litigation or legislative movement; DreamStreet traction as the stated pivot.

2026-07-01
Portfolio realisation
GIC affiliate confirmed as Genus Power block seller

Chiswick Investment Pte Ltd sold 11.03% of Genus Power for ₹955.6 Cr, cutting the stake from 15.11% to 4.08%, resolving the prior (R) attribution with a sourced, larger figure.

Score pressurePositive, concrete realisation event for GIC's thinly-disclosed book; the confirmed attribution itself is a data-quality upgrade regardless of the sale's size.

Affected files

WatchWhether GIC exits the residual 4.08% and how the desk's other public-market stakes (IRB InvIT, Euler Motors) trend.

2026-06-15
Fintech liquidity
Razorpay files confidential DRHP

The expected ₹5,000-6,000 Cr issue is the bellwether fintech realisation event for the 2026-27 IPO queue.

Score pressurePositive for holders if valuation and OFS quantum hold; negative if the listing clears materially below the $7.5B private peak.

Affected files

WatchDRHP details, OFS participants, valuation range and post-listing block-sale behaviour.

Re-rating watch · what would move the GP score

A score is only useful if the reader knows what can change it. This board converts fresh catalysts, DPI evidence, fund status, source freshness and partner churn into upgrade/downgrade bias.

FirmCurrent scoreBiasPressureUpgrade triggerDowngrade triggerNext review
General Catalyst India
Developing outlook · Low conf.
62Downgrade watch-8 to -6
GW estimate
Senior India investing hires to replace the Mohan gap.Another senior departure or weak attribution on the next fund's named partners.First large post-pledge deployments: none individually verified since Feb 2026.
Peak XV Partners
Stable outlook · Medium conf.
77Upgrade watch+6 to +7
GW estimate
Meesho liquidity clears with credible OFS/block-sale evidence.Another senior departure or weak attribution on the next fund's named partners.Rajan Anandan status: conflicting public signals as of Jul 2026.
Prosus Ventures
Positive outlook · High conf.
79Upgrade watch+5 to +6
GW estimate
Swiggy liquidity clears with credible OFS/block-sale evidence.Rapido IPO preparation: the book's next flagship listing.Jar ~$50M round, in talks, unconfirmed.
A91 Partners
Stable outlook · Medium conf.
73Upgrade watch+5 to +6
GW estimate
Go Digit liquidity clears with credible OFS/block-sale evidence.River EV round (~$80M at ~$200M, Feb 2026 talks): unconfirmed as of Jul 2026.Atomberg DRHP (~Jul 2026 target) and FY27 listing: the next conveyor event.
Tiger Global
Negative outlook · Medium conf.
60Upgrade watch+5 to +6
GW estimate
PhonePe liquidity clears with credible OFS/block-sale evidence.GAAR ruling fallout: appeals, settlements, structure migrations.PhonePe IPO revival: deferred Mar 2026; Tiger's full exit rides on it.
Creaegis
Developing outlook · Low conf.
58Downgrade watch-6 to -4
GW estimate
Fund II launch and size.IPO/secondary window fails to convert paper marks into distributions.Medikabazaar arbitration outcome (₹278.7 Cr claim).
WestBridge Capital
Stable outlook · Medium conf.
78Upgrade watch+4 to +5
GW estimate
PhysicsWallah liquidity clears with credible OFS/block-sale evidence.Vedantu IPO ($100-150M at $500-600M reported): edtech markdown print.Rapido IPO ambitions: a listing would mark the cohort's largest single position.
Accel India
Positive outlook · Medium conf.
76Upgrade watch+4 to +5
GW estimate
Zetwerk liquidity clears with credible OFS/block-sale evidence.Risk-factor wording, regulator follow-up and any valuation discount embedded in the final offer.Mid-vintage (2014/2017) DPI repair: next leaked or disclosed print vs the 0.13-0.15x Nov 2024 snapshot.
Bessemer India
Positive outlook · Medium conf.
76Upgrade watch+4 to +5
GW estimate
Perfios liquidity clears with credible OFS/block-sale evidence.Perfios IPO (~$500M at ~$2bn target): the book's biggest pending realisation.Sarvam Series B final size and formal lead designation ($234M first close of ~$300M; press conflicting).
Endiya Partners
Positive outlook · Medium conf.
75Upgrade watch+4 to +5
GW estimate
Separate broad PE-VC softness from venture AI strength before changing sector-positioning scores.Cure.fit IPO-track mention: single-source, verify.Kissht post-listing performance and Endiya's residual management.

Evidence ledger · source quality control

The weakest evidence files first. Primary sources, dated 2025-26 material and low-confidence fields determine whether a GP score is publication-ready or due for source work.

FirmEvidence scoreSource mixFreshnessLatest sourceGapRefresh action
Northpoint Capital
Low dossier confidence
14
Evidence-risk file
0P · 3S · 1E
0% primary
Current
2026
Entrackr: Liquidnitro $19.1M Series A (Jan 2026)No primary source structured.Find a filing, official firm disclosure, regulator table or LP document before next score action.
Mettle Capital
Low dossier confidence
14
Evidence-risk file
0P · 3S · 1E
0% primary
Current
2026
Inc42: Mettle targets $350-400M (May 2026)No primary source structured.Find a filing, official firm disclosure, regulator table or LP document before next score action.
Creaegis
Low dossier confidence
16
Evidence-risk file
1P · 3S · 1E
20% primary
Recent
2025
Entrackr: GIVA ₹530 Cr Series C (Jun 2025)Low-confidence fields: Exit data, Portfolio data, Team data, Performance proxy.Upgrade Exit data evidence before changing the score.
Speciale Invest
Low dossier confidence
19
Evidence-risk file
0P · 4S · 1E
0% primary
Recent
2025
Inc42: Fund III ₹600 Cr close (Aug 2025)No primary source structured.Find a filing, official firm disclosure, regulator table or LP document before next score action.
Oister Global
Low dossier confidence
21
Evidence-risk file
0P · 3S · 1E
0% primary
Current
2026
Inc42: ACE Fund III launch ₹500 Cr (May 2026)No primary source structured.Find a filing, official firm disclosure, regulator table or LP document before next score action.
Premji Invest
Medium dossier confidence
22
Evidence-risk file
2P · 2S · 1E
40% primary
Stale
2024
Business Standard: more money into AI on $10bn base (Apr 2024)No 2025-26 source label structured.Refresh with a dated 2025-26 source before relying on current score direction.
Kenro Capital
Low dossier confidence
28
Evidence-risk file
1P · 3S · 1E
20% primary
Current
2026
Entrackr: GIVA Series C extension (Feb 2026)Low-confidence fields: Exit data, Portfolio data, Team data, Performance proxy.Upgrade Exit data evidence before changing the score.
Prime Venture Partners
Medium dossier confidence
38
Evidence-risk file
0P · 4S · 1E
0% primary
Recent
2025
Entrackr: Fund V $100M close (Mar 2025)No primary source structured.Find a filing, official firm disclosure, regulator table or LP document before next score action.
Arkam Ventures
Low dossier confidence
42
Evidence-risk file
2P · 3S · 1E
33% primary
Current
2026
DealStreetAsia: NIIF in talks (May 2026)Low-confidence fields: Exit data, Team data, Performance proxy.Upgrade Exit data evidence before changing the score.
General Catalyst India
Low dossier confidence
45
Evidence-risk file
1P · 4S · 1E
17% primary
Current
2026
TechCrunch: GC commits $5bn to India (Feb 2026)Low-confidence fields: Exit data, Performance proxy.Upgrade Exit data evidence before changing the score.
Fireside Ventures
Medium dossier confidence
48
Evidence-risk file
0P · 5S · 1E
0% primary
Recent
2025
Inc42: Fund IV $253M close (Dec 2025)No primary source structured.Find a filing, official firm disclosure, regulator table or LP document before next score action.
Stellaris Venture Partners
Medium dossier confidence
49
Evidence-risk file
1P · 3S · 1E
20% primary
Recent
2025
Business Standard: consumer, AI, deeptech focus (Sep 2025)Low-confidence fields: Performance proxy.Upgrade Performance proxy evidence before changing the score.

Research committee tape · where judgment should go first

A ranked tape of live GP questions, not a news feed. Priority rises when current sources, liquidity events, partner churn, fundraise risk or unusual DPI evidence make the next datapoint decision-relevant.

Diligence agenda · what can change the view

A research desk should show its open questions. This queue ranks the files where new filings, fund-close reports, OFS tables, partner moves or weak evidence can change the GP score fastest.

Sector crowding · who owns which theme

Share of each venture-equity book by sector (GW estimate): credit, growth and sovereign desks are excluded so the crowding read stays like-for-like. Deep red = concentration. Read a column before entering a theme: it's your competition map; read a row to see a franchise's bet.

FranchiseAIFintechConsumer & CommerceSaaS & Dev ToolsDeeptech & SpaceHealthcareEV & ClimateLogistics & Infra
Nexus Venture Partners28%10%20%24%2%4%·12%
Elevation Capital12%24%42%10%·4%2%6%
3one4 Capital14%22%22%14%8%8%12%·
Blume Ventures10%16%26%18%10%8%12%·
Peak XV Partners30%20%22%12%6%4%2%4%
Accel India22%20%24%16%10%4%·4%
Lightspeed India26%14%26%10%14%·4%6%
A91 Partners6%18%44%14%2%6%2%8%
Stellaris Venture Partners26%12%26%16%2%12%6%·
Fireside Ventures4%·74%··18%·4%
Z4716%32%26%10%2%4%·10%
Kalaari Capital22%12%44%4%6%·4%8%
Chiratae Ventures22%10%36%6%16%10%··
WestBridge Capital10%24%34%12%·10%4%6%
General Catalyst India12%10%30%·22%20%6%·
Bessemer India20%26%20%10%·22%·2%
Kenro Capital·40%60%·····
Northpoint Capital··100%·····
Mettle Capital········
Oister Global·20%40%20%···20%
Prosus Ventures8%26%56%··6%·4%
SoftBank Vision Fund4%18%52%6%··8%12%
Tiger Global·34%40%8%4%··14%
Arkam Ventures18%40%16%10%8%··8%
Together Fund56%··28%8%8%··
Info Edge Ventures18%14%42%·14%6%·6%
Premji Invest18%28%34%8%·6%·6%
Creaegis·28%30%··28%·14%
India Quotient·12%54%16%6%8%·4%
Endiya Partners12%16%·28%24%20%··
Prime Venture Partners10%40%20%20%·10%··
Speciale Invest14%··10%62%14%··
pi Ventures30%··6%28%22%14%·
DSG Consumer Partners··84%··12%·4%

Cross-reference: sector dossiers for the fundamentals behind each column, and the Capital Cycle Clock for where the cycle sits.

Contested positions · where the books overlap

Companies held by two or more tracked capital providers: computed from the position books. Top 12 of 76 shown; each holder's 12-mo signal shows whether the firms even agree on the mark. View all 76

CompanySectorStatusHeld byReads
BlueStone×7Consumer & CommercePublicAccel India · Kalaari Capital · Prosus Ventures · Info Edge Ventures · Stride Ventures · InnoVen Capital · BlackSoilAccel: Listed Aug 2025; 8.12x partial realisation: Kalaari: ₹443 Cr pre-IPO sales + ₹206 Cr at IPO (6.3x tranche); ~8x overall, ~40 lakh shares retained: Prosus: Held through the Aug 2025 listing: Info: ~3%: did NOT sell in the Aug 2025 IPO; company turned FY26-profitable: Stride: Fund III cohort; listed Aug 2025: InnoVen: 2024 cohort; listed Aug 2025: BlackSoil: Plus ₹10 Cr via Caspian: listed Aug 2025
Meesho×7Consumer & CommercePublicElevation Capital · Peak XV Partners · WestBridge Capital · Prosus Ventures · SoftBank Vision Fund · Tiger Global · Trifecta CapitalElevation: Listed Dec 2025 (+46% pop); 'Elevation's fund returner'; sold only ~4% in IPO: conviction hold: Peak: Holds 11.3% worth ₹5,342 Cr post-listing; 25.9x paper: WestBridge: 3.92% at RHP: bought from Venture Highway in 2023; no OFS sale found: Prosus: 11.2% (~$1bn); sold only ~$7M in OFS: $831M fair-value gain booked: SoftBank: Did not sell in the Dec 2025 IPO: Tiger: Bought INTO the anchor book at ₹111: public-side re-entry, not an exit: Trifecta: The graduation template
Zepto×7Consumer & CommerceUnicornNexus Venture Partners · Accel India · Lightspeed India · General Catalyst India · Stride Ventures · Trifecta Capital · Alteria CapitalNexus: Earliest institutional backer; updated DRHP filed Jun 2026; Nexus leads OFS while founders skip sale; ED/FEMA disclosure is the overhang: Accel: Quick-commerce exposure: Lightspeed: Followed on in CalPERS-led round at $7bn (Oct 2025); IPO queued: General: Led at $5bn Aug 2024; ~$7bn later marks; IPO-bound: co-held with Nexus, Lightspeed, Accel: Stride: Marquee borrower: the quick-commerce burn Stride's product exists to bridge: Trifecta: Cross-referenced: 4 equity holders + 2 credit desks on this platform now touch Zepto: Alteria: Unicorn
GIVA×6Consumer & CommerceSoonicornA91 Partners · Kenro Capital · Premji Invest · Creaegis · India Quotient · Stride VenturesA91: 9.58% pre-Series C; ₹530 Cr Creaegis round at $465M (Jun 2025): Kenro: Series C extension at ~₹4,900 Cr (+22%); alongside Premji Invest, Titan Capital: Premji: Led twice, participated in Creaegis-led Series C: four tracked firms now on this cap table: Creaegis: 240+ stores; fourth tracked firm on this cap table (A91, Kenro, Premji): India: ₹166 Cr returned with A91 in the Oct 2024 extension: Stride: Fifth tracked firm touching this name: four on equity, Stride on credit
Swiggy×6Consumer & CommercePublicElevation Capital · Accel India · Bessemer India · Prosus Ventures · SoftBank Vision Fund · InnoVen CapitalElevation: Listed Nov 2024; reported ~34x; major OFS seller from Fund V: Accel: ₹412 Cr OFS at ~35x (cost ₹11.17/share); mostly exited: Bessemer: Claimed as portfolio IPO; absent from OFS list: residual position unclear (U): Prosus: 22.31% held; sold >$500M in the Nov 2024 IPO, held the rest: SoftBank: Held through IPO; $807M value vs $450M cost (Q1 FY26): InnoVen: The incumbent-era marquee borrower
Infra.Market×5Logistics & InfraUnicornNexus Venture Partners · Tiger Global · Stride Ventures · Trifecta Capital · InnoVen CapitalNexus: Construction materials; DRHP filed: IPO pipeline: Tiger: 2025 follow-on; DRHP filed: cross-held with Nexus: Stride: DRHP filed: cross-referenced with equity holders Nexus, Tiger: Trifecta: DRHP filed: InnoVen: DRHP filed
ixigo×5Consumer & CommercePublicElevation Capital · Peak XV Partners · Prosus Ventures · Info Edge Ventures · Trifecta CapitalElevation: Listed Jun 2024; block sales at ₹226 vs ₹7.14 cost: up to 31.6x: Peak: 8.22x, ₹671 Cr value: Prosus: 15.16% via ₹1,296 Cr preferential + Peak XV/Elevation secondary: the listed-smallcap playbook: Info: Listed Jun 2024; unsold; Prosus now the big buyer on the register: Trifecta: 2024 IPO cohort
Lenskart×5Consumer & CommercePublicChiratae Ventures · Kedaara Capital · ChrysCapital · Temasek (India) · ADIA (India)Chiratae: Listed Nov 2025 at ~$7.9bn; Chiratae took earlier liquidity via secondaries (Madison $70M bundle): Kedaara: Sold 73.6 lakh shares in the Nov 2025 IPO (~7x gross on 2019 entry, E); remainder held: ChrysCapital: IPO-seller status conflicting across sources (C): Temasek: 4.86% pre-IPO; sold in the Nov 2025 OFS: sixth tracked holder of this name: ADIA: 12.45% pre-IPO (2nd after SoftBank); held through OFS; ~₹1,900 Cr block Jun 2026 post lock-in
Spinny×5Consumer & CommerceUnicornElevation Capital · Blume Ventures · General Catalyst India · Tiger Global · Alteria CapitalElevation: Series F $170M at $1.5-1.7bn (2025); Elevation Holdings' first cheque: Blume: Used cars; same asset Elevation Holdings bought into at $1.5-1.7bn: General: Co-held with Elevation, Blume: Tiger: Cross-held with Elevation, Blume, GC: Alteria: Warrants returned 28x (firm claim): the kicker showcase
Urban Company×5Consumer & CommercePublicElevation Capital · Accel India · Bessemer India · Prosus Ventures · Trifecta CapitalElevation: Listed Sep 2025; 19x on partial OFS (cost ₹5.39); ~9% retained: Accel: ₹390 Cr realised vs ₹14.28 Cr cost: 27x; sizable stake retained: Bessemer: Sold ₹173 Cr in OFS at 14.4x; listed +57.5%: Prosus: Doubled to 7.35% pre-IPO; did not sell at listing: Trifecta: Public
Country Delight×4Consumer & CommerceSoonicornElevation Capital · Z47 · Alteria Capital · Temasek (India)Elevation: D2C dairy & essentials: Z47: Co-held with Elevation: Alteria: Elevation and Z47 hold the equity: Temasek: Third tracked holder (Elevation, Z47)
Euler Motors×4EV & ClimatePrivateBlume Ventures · Trifecta Capital · BlackSoil · GIC (India)Blume: Commercial EVs; follow-on 2026: Trifecta: With BlackSoil, Alteria: the EV/climate Fund IV tilt: BlackSoil: With Trifecta, Alteria: the three-desk EV syndicate: GIC: Now credit-syndicated by three tracked debt desks

Computed from tracked (representative) books, so overlap is understated, not overstated (GW estimate).

The shadow pipeline · who gets paid next

Tracked-book companies queued for the 2026-27 listing window. This is the DPI calendar: each print re-marks every book that holds the name, and several books hold the same name. Full pipeline page →

Razorpay
Confidential DRHP filed Jun 2026
Peak XV Partners · Lightspeed India · Z47 · Tiger Global

₹5,000-6,000 Cr at $5-6bn: below the $7.5bn private peak; the bellwether print for every fintech mark

Zepto
Updated DRHP filed Jun 2026 · July target reported
Nexus Venture Partners · Lightspeed India · Accel India · General Catalyst India

$7bn last mark (CalPERS-led); domestic-ownership restructuring done: quick-commerce economics on trial

Darwinbox
Expected 2026
Peak XV Partners · Lightspeed India

HR SaaS; 3one4 already exited at 58x into the KKR round: listed comp for SaaS books

Zetwerk
IPO prep
Peak XV Partners · Accel India · Lightspeed India

Triple cross-hold: the most contested realisation event in the cohort

Infra.Market
DRHP filed
Nexus Venture Partners

Construction materials; Nexus's next big OFS candidate

OYO
₹6,650 Cr IPO filed · FY26
Lightspeed India · SoftBank Vision Fund

No OFS: holders locked to post-listing sales; >$1.4bn already realised in 2019

OfBusiness
Pre-IPO secondary in process
Peak XV Partners · Z47 · SoftBank Vision Fund · Tiger Global

Z47 running ~$200M part-stake sale at ~$5bn; $750M-1bn issue reported at $6-9bn

boAt (Imagine Marketing)
SEBI-approved ₹1,500 Cr · ~H2 2026
Fireside Ventures

Fireside sells ₹150 Cr in OFS: the D2C shelf’s benchmark print

Atomberg
DRHP targeted ~Jul 2026 · FY27 listing
A91 Partners

₹1,500-2,000 Cr; A91 diluting below 20% to avoid promoter classification

Perfios
IPO prep · ~$2bn target
Bessemer India

Bessemer holds >26%: the fintech-infra benchmark print

PhonePe
All-OFS IPO filed · deferred Mar 2026
Tiger Global

~$15bn valuation; Tiger and Microsoft exit fully: the highest-stakes pending fintech print

Flipkart
IPO expected 2026
SoftBank Vision Fund

SVF2 re-entered ~$700M in 2021; the e-commerce benchmark listing

KreditBee
Pre-IPO · $280M at ~$1.5bn (May 2026)
Arkam Ventures

Middle-India lending's first big public print

Udaan
Prep · slow
Lightspeed India

Valuation compressed from peak; test of B2B commerce marks

The capital graph · who moves together, who funds whom

Two computed views: firm pairs whose tracked books overlap most (co-investment gravity), and the institutions anchoring multiple tracked franchises (the LP trust map). Both derived from position books and disclosed fund anchors (GW estimate).

How the GP Score works

25%
Portfolio quality

Unicorn/soonicorn density, up-round momentum, loss ratio in the tracked book.

30%
Exit realisation

IPOs, M&A and secondary sales actually returning cash (DPI signals): the dimension Indian VC is graded hardest on post-2024.

15%
Sector positioning

Alignment of the current book and 2025-26 cheques with Gravitywell sector outlooks and the capital cycle.

15%
Capital velocity

Fund cadence, dry powder, discipline of deployment pace against the cycle.

15%
Franchise stability

Team continuity, LP re-up evidence, succession and spin-out risk.

The GW GP Score is a Gravitywell research opinion (0-100, mapped to the same G1-G6 ladder as our ratings), built from five weighted factors scored on public evidence: portfolio quality (25%), exit realisation (30%), sector positioning (15%), capital velocity (15%) and franchise stability (15%). Fund-level IRR/DPI/TVPI are not public in India; where we cite performance it is either a reported figure (sourced) or a labelled GW estimate band. Position lists are reconstructed from public disclosures and are representative, not exhaustive; ownership stakes are not shown because they are not reliably public. Read the full methodology →

Data & sourcing policy

Sourcing. Every figure is sourced and dated. We tier provenance: Primary (official, regulatory, exchange or company filings), Secondary (tier-1 industry research and reputable media), and GW estimate (our own reconstruction or opinion, labelled, never presented as external fact). We prefer primary where it exists, reconcile divergent prints to cited ranges, and hold every number point-in-time: dated, and never silently restated; revisions publish as dated changes.

Fact vs opinion. Facts vs opinion: market sizes, official prints, prices, named deals and agency ratings are sourced facts (Primary/Secondary). Scores, grades, purity weights, scenario paths and indicative sparkline points are Gravitywell's analytical opinion (GW estimate): labelled, not presented as external data.

PPrimary: Official / regulatory / exchange / company filingSSecondary: Tier-1 industry research or reputable mediaEGW estimate: Gravitywell reconstruction or opinion: our analysis, not an external fact

GW GP Scores are research opinions, not investment advice, not a solicitation, and not an assessment under any SEBI regulation. Dossiers are compiled from public sources believed reliable; firms named did not participate and figures marked E are Gravitywell estimates. Point-in-time: dated to the vintage shown and never silently restated.

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