{
  "id": 280787,
  "title": "Chennai-based Anicut Capital to invest in 20 startups with ₹175-crore fund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/chennai-based-anicut-capital-to-invest-in-20-startups-with-175-crore",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-07T21:04:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-based-anicut-capital-to-invest-in-20-startups-with-175-crore-fund/article71279941.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chennai-based Anicut Capital, an alternative asset management firm, has launched a new fund called Grand Anicut Seed Fund (GASF) with a target corpus of ₹175 crore. This is the company's second fund for early-stage investments, following their successful Grand Anicut Angel Fund (GAAF). GASF aims to invest in over 20 startups, ranging from pre-e to Series A stage, across deep-tech, enterprise-tech, consumer, and financial services sectors. Ajay Anand, a partner at Anicut Capital, stated that the company has been investing in early-stage equity since 2021, building a strong investment playbook in these sectors that has generated strong returns. The fund is targeting a first close soon, with institutional investors, HNIs, and domestic and foreign family offices as potential investors. Anicut Capital has already deployed funds and closed three deals, with plans to continue investing in startups at their 0-to-1 journey, providing capital and strategic support as they create next-generation categories and build enduring businesses.",
  "summary": "Chennai-based Anicut Capital, an alternative asset management company, has launched the Grand Anicut Seed Fund (GASF) with a target corpus of ₹175 crore and a greenshoe option of ₹75 crore. The fund will focus on Pre-e to Series A investments across deep-tech, enterprise-tech, consumer, and financial services startups, with a plan to invest in over 20 startups with ticket sizes ranging from ₹5 crore to ₹8 crore. The fund is targeting a first close soon and plans to build on its proven strategy by partnering with exceptional founders in their 0-to-1 journey, providing both capital and strategic support as they create next-generation categories and build enduring, market-leading businesses.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}