Investor appetite for Indian venture debt fund grows

Investor appetite for Indian venture debt fund grows

India’s venture debt funds are attracting growing interest as investors seek to hedge themselves against riskier pure equity bets on startups. The total amount raised by venture debt funds through private equity and venture capital debt funds jumped from $62 million in FY2019-20 to $85 million in FY2020-21, data from private company tracker Venture Intelligence showed.