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VC Firm Launches $100M AI Focused Fund

CosmicTaco · 2025-05-15T13:42:06.412344+05:30

- BAT VC, led by former X India head Manish Maheshwari, unveils a $100 million fund targeting early-stage AI startups in India and the US. - The firm aims to leverage India's growing AI talent pool and the convergence of US innovation capital with Indian expertise. - BAT VC's Fund II has garnered interest from top-tier institutional LPs, strategic investors, and family offices in both regions. - The investment strategy involves supporting startups pre-product-market fit and facilitating access to customers, capital, and talent. - BAT VC cites India's AI sector as entering a 'golden era,' offering a compelling cross-border investment landscape. Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/former-x-india-heads-vc-firm-floats-100-mn-fund-to-back-indo-us-startups/)

BAT VC, led by former X India head Manish Maheshwari, unveils a $100 million fund targeting early-stage AI startups in India and the US.
The firm aims to leverage India's growing AI talent pool and the convergence of US innovation capital with Indian expertise.
BAT VC's Fund II has garnered interest from top-tier institutional LPs, strategic investors, and family offices in both regions.
The investment strategy involves supporting startups pre-product-market fit and facilitating access to customers, capital, and talent.
BAT VC cites India's AI sector as entering a 'golden era,' offering a compelling cross-border investment landscape.

Source: Inc42