Catamaran
VC Fund
Bengaluru, India
Catamaran is a catalyst for creating innovative enterprises in India. We manage over $1 billion across asset classes.Through our VC/PE portfolio, we invest in bold ideas from passionate entrepreneurs and work with them across stages to build successful enterprises.Through our strategic partnerships portfolio, we work with respected globalFortune 500 corporations to create enduring enterprises in India.Drawing on the principles of Mr. Narayana Murthy, Founder of Infosys (NYSE: INFY) and of Catamaran, our portfolios reflect companies with not just great ambition, but with the integrity and grit needed to transform bold ideas into successful enterprises.
- Total investments:
- 40
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Catamaran invests in
Stages Catamaran invests in
Countries Catamaran invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $400k–$30M
- Series A
- $587k–$42M
- Series B
- $3.4M–$19M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 7 (18%)
- E-Commerce 5 (13%)
- Apps 3 (8%)
- Internet 3 (8%)
- Aerospace 3 (8%)
Stage
- Series A 9 (23%)
- Series B 6 (15%)
- Seed 4 (10%)
- Series C 3 (8%)
- Private Equity 3 (8%)
Country
- India 21 (53%)
- United States 3 (8%)
- United Kingdom 2 (5%)
- Singapore 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Deepak Padaki
President
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President | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Amit Ranade
Head of Investments
|
Head of Investments | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
MD Ranganath
Chairman
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Chairman | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
N.R.Narayana Murthy
Managing Partner, Founder
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Managing Partner, Founder | Total investments: 12 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foseco is a company that makes products for the metallurgical industry. The products are additives and consumables designed to improve the physical properties and performance of castings. | Post-IPO Secondary / Aug 27, 2026 | ||
| Matel Motion manufactures synchronous machines for industrial, HVAC, pumping, and e-mobility applications. | $13.7M / Series B / Aug 03, 2026 | ||
| Innoviti develops payments processing, credit distribution, and payments management software solutions. It offers uniPAY, a unified payment and card management system for retailers; quickEMI, a solution that provides consumers the option of paying for their purchases in installments on their credit cards; pgEMI, a solution that provides consumersthe option of paying for their purchases in installments; and fastCollect, an automated collection technology for banks and retailers/online megastores. Innoviti serves markets, such as retail, mobile, lifestyle, entertainment, jewelry, education, cabs, holidays, hotels, restaurants, wellness, healthcare, online, and banks. | $11.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 28, 2026 | ||
| At its core, SEDEMAC is the coming together of talented engineers with the zeal for development and large scale deployment of innovative control technologies & products.Founded in a lab at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; we currently have world-class development & manufacturing facilities in Pune, India. Our products are nowused on millions of vehicles and other equipment world-wide.We sell innovative and critical-to-the-application control products, incorporating fresh control technologies conceived and developed in-house, to leaders of large markets. These products are manufactured in the millions each year in our own world-class manufacturing facilities.We pride ourselves on having been able to institute a culture which allows creative engineers to flourish. A culture which values creativity, diligence, being bold, honesty, focus on what is being said as opposed to who is saying it and respect for the individual. | Corporate Round / Apr 21, 2025 | ||
| Innoviti develops payments processing, credit distribution, and payments management software solutions. It offers uniPAY, a unified payment and card management system for retailers; quickEMI, a solution that provides consumers the option of paying for their purchases in installments on their credit cards; pgEMI, a solution that provides consumersthe option of paying for their purchases in installments; and fastCollect, an automated collection technology for banks and retailers/online megastores. Innoviti serves markets, such as retail, mobile, lifestyle, entertainment, jewelry, education, cabs, holidays, hotels, restaurants, wellness, healthcare, online, and banks. | $13.8M / Series E / Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| Udaan is a B2B trade platform that brings manufacturers, traders, retailers, and wholesalers into a single platform. The platform is about making business easy in India, about making B2B commerce convenient and efficient. They believe B2B is the new B2C in India. It connects retailers with wholesalers and traders who sell more than 15 lakh productsranging across categories from electronics and apparel to grocery and fresh produce.Udaan chat feature allows users to have a personal and secure conversation in real-time, in a language of your choice. It enables a direct connection between buyers and sellers which allows one-on-one discussions to negotiate terms of trade between transacting parties. India has 50m+ SMBs, who form the core of the Indian economy and society. They are the entrepreneurial pulse of India. They believe the internet is a great equalizing platform. They want to bring their energies together in bringing the power of the Internet to these millions of entrepreneurs.Udaan was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. | $340M / Series E / Dec 14, 2023 | ||
| Aequs (formerly QuEST Global Manufacturing) specializes in precision machining, sheet metal fabrication, assembly, forging, and special processing for the aerospace, automotive, and oil & gas industries. Customers include Airbus, UTAS, Eaton, Baker Hughes, Halliburton, and Bosch.The Aequs manufacturing facilities are located in Bengaluru,Belagavi, and Houston. The Belagavi facilities are located in Aequs SEZ, India’s first precision engineering special economic zone. Aequs SEZ has developed into an integrated aerospace manufacturing ecosystem that houses several interrelated capabilities that are either unavailable in India or are difficult to come by in one location. | $53.8M / Private Equity / Oct 30, 2023 | ||
| Aequs is a diversified contract manufacturing company across the aerospace, and consumer durable goods. | Private Equity / Oct 30, 2023 | ||
| Gokaldas Exports is the One Stop Shop for the world's most acclaimed brands. It is the largest manufacturer and exporter of apparels in India with an annual turnover of US$200 Million. 25,000 people across 23 manufacturing units work to ensure that whatever the global trend, Gokaldas Exports is always in Fashion. | Post-IPO Equity / Oct 12, 2023 | ||
| Communication, built for a hyper connected world. Switch to Port Messenger for a safer, more private way to connect—no numbers, no spam, just conversations on your terms. | $400K / Seed / Sep 11, 2023 | ||
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FAQ
What does Catamaran invest in?
Catamaran invests primarily in Manufacturing, E-Commerce and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 40 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Catamaran's check size?
Catamaran typically joins rounds of $400k–$30M at Seed, $587k–$42M at Series A and $3.4M–$19M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Catamaran participates in.
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Who are the partners at Catamaran?
The team at Catamaran includes Deepak Padaki (President), Amit Ranade (Head of Investments) and MD Ranganath (Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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