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Kitven Fund-5

Cat I · Managed by Kitven

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

Overview

About

Kitven Fund-5 (IN/AIF1/22-23/1237) is a SEBI-registered Category I Venture Capital Fund (registered March 2023) managed by Karnataka Asset Management Company Private Limited — the dedicated fund manager for all KITVEN (Karnataka Information Technology Venture Capital) funds, a family of government-backed VC funds operating in Karnataka since 1999. The fund is backed by the Government of Karnataka (through KSIIDC and KBITS) and institutional co-investors including SIDBI, KSFC, and others. It focuses on early to growth-stage technology and innovation-driven companies within Karnataka. The fund is registered at Khanija Bhavan, 4th Floor, East Wing, No. 49, Race Course Road, Bengaluru – 560001.

Investment philosophy

See Kitven 4 AVGC — shared manager (Karnataka Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd.) and shared philosophy: government-partnered VC investing in early-stage and growth-stage companies in technology, biotech, AVGC, semiconductors, and allied knowledge-based sectors within Karnataka, with a 3–5 year investment horizon using equity, preference capital, convertible debentures, or a combination thereof.

Team29

Manish Kumar

SEBI Contact Person

Engineering Degree in Computer Science

Shri Manish Kumar holds an Engineering Degree in Computer Science and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Information Technology and Venture Capital.

Khushboo Goel Chowdary

Board

Managing Director, KSIIDC

IAS

S S Nakul

Board

MD, KSFC

IAS

Rahul Sharanappa Sankanur

Board

MD, KITS

IAS

S Sreepathy

Board

GM, SIDBI

Chidananda S Vatare

Board

ED, KSIIDC

Vishal R

Board

Secretary (FR), Finance Dept, Government of Karnataka

IAS

M S Babu

Board

Independent Director

Vinod Kalkotwar

Board

Independent Director

Sridhar Mitta

Advisor

MD of e4e Business Solutions, former Technology head of Wipro

Prakash Mutalik

Advisor

Founder & CEO of RelQ Software (acquired by EDS Corporation)

Anant R Koppar

Advisor

Founder & CEO, K Two Technology Solutions

Registration

SEBI registration

SEBI-registered

SEBI registration no.IN/AIF1/22-23/1237

RegisteredMar 2023 (3 years ago)

Valid untilPerpetual

Contact personManish Kumar

AddressKHANIJA BHAVAN 4TH FLOOR, 49 RACE COURSE ROAD, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001

Investment manager

Kitven

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