FUNDS

Rockstud Capital Investment Fund II, a 2024 vintage, is a SEBI-registered Category I Alternative Investment Fund (Angel Fund) focused on backing early-stage, IP-led deep technology companies building manufacturing-driven solutions. The fund partners with technically strong founding teams addressing complex industrial and technological challenges with the potential to scale into globally relevant businesses.

Fund II is designed to support companies from the earliest stages of innovation through initial commercialization. By engaging with founders early and continuing to support them through key development milestones, the fund enables disciplined portfolio construction across technology maturity, market validation, and scaling pathways. The strategy reflects Rockstud’s focus on supporting breakthrough technologies emerging from India with strong global applicability.

Broad Investment Focus

  • Stage: Seed to Pre-Series A
  • Strategy: Early backing of IP-led deep technology ventures with long-term manufacturing and industrial relevance
  • Sectors: Defence & strategic systems, space & aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and energy & climate infrastructure
  • Geography: India-based companies with global market potential
  • Investment Approach: Partnering with technically driven founding teams solving complex engineering and industrial challenges

Rockstud Capital Investment Fund I, a 2019 vintage, is a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund and the firm’s first institutional investment vehicle. The fund followed a hybrid investment strategy, combining early-stage private market investments with selective participation in listed equities to balance long-term venture exposure with public market insights and liquidity.

Fund I played a foundational role in shaping Rockstud Capital’s investment approach — enabling the firm to partner with emerging founders while building discipline around capital allocation, portfolio construction, and risk management. The experience and insights from this fund continue to inform Rockstud’s underwriting framework, founder partnerships, and long-term value creation strategy.

Broad Investment Focus

  • Stage: Early-stage private companies alongside selective listed equity exposure
  • Strategy: Hybrid investment approach combining venture investments with public market participation
  • Sectors: Enterprise technology, consumer brands, fintech, mobility, and life sciences
  • Geography: India
  • Investment Approach: Partnering with founders at key inflection points to support early scaling and institutionalization of businesses