Beginning phase investment firm Stellaris Venture Partners said it has raised $225 million for its subsequent India-committed asset, amid what has effectively been a record-breaking year for startup funding in the country. With this asset, Stellaris Venture Partners presently has more than $300 million in resources under administration.

Prior to this, in 2017, Stellaris had shut its first asset at around $100 million. The firm was established that very year by three previous Helion Venture Partners chiefs, Ritesh Banglani, Alok Goyal and Rahul Chowdhri

Stellaris hopes to make 25-30 new interests in Seed and Series A rounds of innovation organizations from the new asset, it said in an explanation on Wednesday. The firm has effectively begun contributing capital from the second asset with responsibilities to 4 new businesses up until now. It most as of late put resources into D2C way of life brand Zouk.

Worldwide institutional capital structures over 80% of the capital base of the second asset which did a first close in April and was completely bought in inside 45 days.

In any case, in Fund 2, the VC firm has likewise extended the Stellaris Founder Network, the gathering of India’s top innovation business people that it influences for bargain sourcing, determination and portfolio support. Generally 20% of the capital of Fund 2 is contributed by individuals from this organization.

“The bigger second asset gives us dry powder to take advantage of this developing chance with a capacity to back business visionaries with more capital and backing them for more. We save an enormous save for our best-performing portfolio organizations and back them through 3-4 funding adjusts,” said Rahul Chowdhri, accomplice at Stellaris Venture Partners.

From its lady store, Stellaris put resources into 19 new businesses which incorporates any semblance of Mamaearth, an online purchaser brand of individual consideration items, which as of late declared its Series C gather pledges at more than $700 Million valuation and SaaS organization Whatfix, which is esteemed at more than $500 Million. Other outstanding organizations in Stellaris’ portfolio incorporate mFine, Slintel, Loadshare, Signzy and Propelld.

2021 has been a stupendous year for Indian new businesses up until now. 22 new unicorns have effectively been stamped so far this year, and more new businesses could join the desired rundown before the year attracts to a nearby.