KITVEN Fund
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KITVEN Fund is a State and Central Government financial institutions backed venture capital fund operating in Karnataka since 1999. It invests in early and growth stage companies in IT, biotech and other knowledge-based sectors within the state.
KITVEN Fund is a public fund headquartered in Bengaluru, India, founded in 1999. It invests directly in companies, from seed to growth, in information Technology, Bio-technology, Nano-technology and semiconductor. Its stated cheque size is Rs.50 lakhs to Rs.1.00 crore.
“The vision of the funds is to provide long-term patient capital to early and growth stage startups in the State of Karnataka that are in specific focus areas to enable them to build competitive products and solutions.”
— KITVEN Fund, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Public fund
- Invests in
- Karnataka
- Sectors
- Information Technology, Bio-technology, Nano-technology, Semiconductor, ESDM, Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Cheque size
- Rs.50 lakhs to Rs.1.00 crore
- Founded
- 1999
Team, as KITVEN Fund publishes it
- P V Harikrishnan Chief Executive Officer
- B Manish Kumar Vice President
Names and roles exactly as listed on kitven.in. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page KITVEN Fund publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
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- https://kitven.in/about-usstage_min, stage_max, thesis_quote, people
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Record 14915 · added 2026-10-20 · link last verified 2026-10-21 · confidence high
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