Cat I · Managed by Canbank Venture Capital
SEBI-encouraged funds — venture capital, SME, social-impact and infrastructure. Close-ended, generally unleveraged.
Imprints VC Fund (IN/AIF1/16-17/0233) is a SEBI-registered Category I Venture Capital Fund focused on the Technology sector — encompassing Electronics (Hardware, Semiconductors, Automation), Nano-Electronics, and IT (Consumer Tech, Mobile Tech & IoT). It is a 'daughter fund' under the Government of India's Electronics Development Fund (EDF), a Fund of Funds managed by Canbank Venture Capital Fund Limited (CVCFL) on behalf of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). CVCFL — the investment manager — is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canara Bank (CIN U85110KA1995PLC017248), incorporated in 1989 and one of India's earliest venture capital management companies. CVCFL has launched 6 direct VC funds with a combined corpus of INR 790 crore and manages the EDF Fund of Funds (INR 927 crore). The EDF channels government capital into daughter funds focused on ESDM (Electronics System Design and Manufacturing), Nano-Electronics, and IT. Imprints VC Fund was listed on the EDF's official sub-fund page (edfindia-canbankventure.com). CVCFL is registered at No. 29, 2nd Floor, Dwarakanath Bhavan, K.R. Road, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru – 560004. SEBI registration address (from the 2016 registry PDF): c/o IL&FS Trust Company Limited, IL&FS Financial Centre, Plot No. C-22, G-Block, BKC, Bandra East, Mumbai – 400051 (trustee address).
K. A. Srinivasan
EDF Contact / Investment Professional (at time of SEBI registration)
K. A. Srinivasan was the contact person listed in the SEBI 2016 AIF registry for Imprints VC Fund, reachable at srinivasan.ka@ventureast.net. The ventureast.net domain suggests an external advisor or co-manager relationship with VenturEast at the time of registration.
Ajay Lakhotia
Contact Person (at time of SEBI registration, 2016)
Ajay Lakhotia was listed as the contact person for Imprints VC Fund in SEBI's 2016 AIF registry (the entry immediately following K.A. Srinivasan). He is subsequently known as Co-Founder and CEO at StockGro and as Executive Director India at Fosun International.
Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava
Managing Director
Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava leads Canbank Venture Capital Fund Limited as MD & CEO. Portfolio companies and industry participants describe CVCFL under his leadership as 'one of the most forward-thinking venture capital funds in India, with a deep understanding of the Indian market and genuine intent to work alongside entrepreneurs.' He brings extensive experience in the VC/PE industry and banking sector.
Puneet Kumar Sharma
Senior Executive Vice President
P P Beena
Asst.Vice President
G Geetha Kamath
Project Manager
Suhasini M L
Administration Team Member
Sindhu
Project Manager
Priyadarshini G
Officer
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Nayana G N
Secretary - Accounts
S K Majumdar
BoardExecutive Director, Canara Bank
Sunil Kumar Yadav
BoardGeneral Manager, Canara Bank
Dhananjay Singh
BoardGeneral Manager, Canara Bank
Sanjay Palsamudram
AdvisorCEO of 7Rays Semiconductors
Pavan Krishnamurthy
AdvisorCo-founder, Ojas Ventures Fund; Strategic advisor
Dr. Ajai Chowdhry
AdvisorCo-founder, HCL; Padma Bhushan Recipient; Chairman, Mission Governing Board of the National Quantum Mission of India
Padma Bhushan Recipient
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