Cornerstone Ventures launches Fund II at $200 Mn

Venture capital firm Cornerstone Ventures has announced the launch of its second fund with a target size of $200 million including a green-shoe option of $50 million.

The fund ticket sizes range from $5 million to $15 million in a mix of early- to growth-stage startups. As per Cornerstone, it plans to invest in 15-20 startups with the latest fund.

The Mumbai-based firm plans to invest across software platforms and marketplaces operating in sectors such as financial services and insurance, retail, consumer goods and ecommerce, distribution and supply chain, and healthcare products and services.

Its portfolio companies of the first fund includes Credilo, THB, Blubirch, and Dhiway.

The fund claims to have facilitated $1-2 million additional annual recurring revenue for each of its portfolio companies and been an active participant in their respective growth journeys. 

The firm first launched Cornerstone Ventures Fund-I in 2019 with a size of about $50 million. The fund was deployed across 21 portfolio companies, primarily focused on B2B enterprise software-as-a-service business models.