This venture fund is the first stage and was inaugurated by Sanjay Nayar, a KKR India former head, in 2022 under the name Sorin Investments. The company has completed the first fund and the most remarkable thing is that it has to be of a sum equal to INR 1,350 Cr that is the hat-trick made of the latter one.
It is happening when we view Sorin as a major player in the early-stage VC space, and, of course, in stark opposition to those days when the micro meaning small VCs reigned.
What Things Distinguish Sorin Investments?
- Beyond Capital
To Sanjay Nayar, partnering with on the capital means much more than only providing the money. Being the buddy, from which he can extract a lot of values, profiling, and an on-top-of-the-world-global network.
- Large Corpus
The corpus of 1,350 Cr owned by Sorin is more than other funds and is used to secure a stronger role in the rounds of Series A and B which are riskier.
- Smart Approach on Investments
That Biolomics intends to set as the destination of the funds the years 2025 and 2026, and prefer to invest in sectors that have both long-term and structural tailwinds and are very stable and growing.
A Perfect Strategic Planning on the Investments
- Areas of concentration: FinTech, climate, B2B tech, retail, consumer brands, healthtech, and SaaS are the Focus Areas where Sorin Investments places its Investments.
- Stage: Series A funding
- Selection Criteria:
The requirements and criteria for the selection of a project are:
- Innovative new ideas and scalable models
- A market wide enough to permit the product
- A proper match of the product with market
- The ability to draw the best talent, the first customers and besides that in the later stage possible investors to the business for Investments
Investments Till This Date:
The following is a list of Sorin's investments in different companies:
- Freed (debt resolution)
- Litestore (omnichannel enablement platform)
- Uniqus (tech-enabled climate startup)
- Venwiz (B2B tech startup)
- Shivalik Small Finance Bank
- The Pant Project (D2C apparel)
- Beacon (enterprise AI assistant)
Key Differentiators Observed in the Investments
Versatility among Experts: Many More Things with a Wide Team of Experts. The experts come with various tools (expertise) in the field of investment.
Wide Thesis: Diversification rather than only focusing on the technology sector is the aim, i.e. services and consumer brands are to be invested in.
Strong Network: The encountering of the market's genuine players by the entrepreneurs solving the problems in their companies with the help of the funding partner is a very effective way of problem-solving for both the individuals and the companies and is also a way to grow together and stay competitive, that's the experience that the company has as well.
Active Partnership: It is the responsibility of the board member to be liable for all the obligations that come with his position and also to be a mentor and an advisor to entrepreneurs.
A Vision to Achieve
Startups which are doing business responsibly and highly successful in India, are a large share of the ones that are going to be invested in by the fund that fits with the LPs' vision. These are the people who are the backbone of the startups.
Future Plans
A situation where Sorin will be bringing out one more funding will take place and the company is to initiate the internal talks in 2026 and start the roadshow in early 2027.
Final Talk
Being a key player in the market, Sorin Investments, that has significantly large funds, a team with elite skills, and an explicit vision, is of great help for the Indian start-up ecosystem. Through mentoring, networking and creating value, Sorin will make the entrepreneurs grow and at the same time, be able to develop a business that can last long.
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