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IKP Venture Trust - I

SEBI-encouraged funds — venture capital, SME, social-impact and infrastructure. Close-ended, generally unleveraged.

Overview

About

IKP Venture Trust – I (IN/AIF1/18-19/0632) is a SEBI-registered Category I AIF managed by IKP Venture Advisors Private Limited (CIN U93000TG2009PTC062441), part of the IKP Trust group based at Genome Valley, Hyderabad. IKP (India Knowledge Park / ICICI Knowledge Park) was founded in 1999 by ICICI Bank in partnership with the Government of Andhra Pradesh as India's first and largest biotech cluster. The investment management arm — also referred to as IKP Investment Management Company — manages the IKP Venture Trust and co-promotes the India Innovation Fund with NASSCOM. The parent IKP Trust group also runs IKP Knowledge Park (200-acre science park), IKP Centre for Technologies in Public Health, SughaVazhvu Healthcare, and IKP Centre for Advancement in Agricultural Practice. IKP is a DST-supported incubator and has partnered with BIRAC (DBT) on the Biotech Ignition Grant programme.

Investment philosophy

IKP Venture Advisors focuses on early-stage venture capital in life sciences, biotech, health tech, agri-tech, and engineering sectors. The fund invests at the intersection of advanced scientific knowledge and social impact, particularly in healthcare and life sciences, in companies that can move from lab to real world. IKP's approach combines mentoring, funding, and shared infrastructure through its 200-acre Genome Valley science park ecosystem. The group acts as bridge between scientific research and commercial application, partnering with startups, SMEs, research institutions, and government agencies.

Team37

Bhujanga Rao Kilari

Director, IKP Venture Advisors

Bhujanga Rao Kilari is a Director of IKP Venture Advisors Private Limited and IKP Knowledge Park, contributing to fund governance and the IKP group's life sciences investment activities.

Keerthy S

SEBI Contact Person

Keerthy S is the SEBI-designated contact person for IKP Venture Trust – I, based at the fund's registered address in IKP Genome Valley, Shamirpet, Hyderabad.

Aaqib Jameel

Programme Lead & SPOC

Anuradha Barua

Apoorva Bhatnagar

Programme Manager

Ashok Kumar Narisetti

Dedeepya Srinivas

B. Sudha Kalyani

Satya Prakash Dash

CEO, IKP Knowledge Park

Vithal Kumar L

Karthik Venkataraman

Regulatory Lead

Mohammad Azmal Khan

Registration

SEBI registration

SEBI-registered

SEBI registration no.IN/AIF1/18-19/0632

RegisteredJan 2019 (7 years ago)

Valid untilPerpetual

Contact personKeerthy S

AddressIKP, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shamirpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500101

Investment manager

IKP Knowledge Park

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