Brand Capital, India

Brand Capital is the strategic investment arm of The Times Of India and a part of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL). We work with young businesses in creating iconic brands for businesses by putting unmatched might of our media offerings along with our brand building expertise. At the core we engage with growth- oriented Indian entrepreneurs; established as well as new-gen; to provide funding for long- term advertisement solutions. Brand Estate, our realty-focused arm, helps to propel real-estate brands to top-of-mind by providing innovative brand-building solutions. Overall, our aim is to help businesses targeting similar consumer segments ride on the equity of our power brands. We also work closely with the investor and mentor eco-system through our initiatives like SCALEUP and PROPEL, that bring budding young businesses in deep contact with investors and experts to help develop strategic direction and access to capital. Most trusted brands in India and globally have an underlying common thread – a sustained Brand Building effort. At Brand Capital, our mission is to ideate, articulate and establish your business’ growth potential through the Branding prism. Through our unique and pioneering models, Brand Capital provides critical leverage for brand-led growth and value creation.

Venture Catalysts++ | India's 1st Multi-Stage VC

Established in the year 2016, Venture Catalysts++ is India's first multi-stage VC dedicated to creating the world's most prominent startup ecosystem. Our global presence is established across a total of 50+ cities in countries such as UAE, USA, UK, Singapore, Luxembourg, Thailand, Canada, Eastern Africa, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, and Southern Africa. With $700Mn syndicated across 300+ portfolio startups and a $10 Bn+ portfolio valuation, our ultimate aim is to democratize angel investing. We empower startup founders who dared to dream with 10+ Alternate Investment Funds s It is one of the largest early stage players in India with 3000+ angel investors spread across 11 cities in 3 countries - India, Hong Kong & Qatar. Globally, marquee investors such as YCombinator, Greenoaks, Axis Capital, Alpha Capital, Rocketship, FJ Labs (investors of Airbnb, Uber, Facebook) have co-invested with Venture Catalysts. With its focus on developing startup ecosystem in Tier II, III cities in India, Venture Catalysts has launched its incubation program in cities like Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Raipur, Surat and Nagpur besides metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata. These centres not only offer incubation support to startups but also organise regular investor education sessions for potential angel investors viz. HNIs & industrialists. Besides raising seed stage and Series A investments for startups, Venture Catalysts is known for its startup building capability, strategic guidance, generating business leads, leveraging its network across the globe through its partners and providing phenomenal returns to its investors. It is evident from the fact that more than 10 incubatee companies of Venture Catalysts have raised Series A investment in the last two years especially when the market had not been very upbeat. Today, Venture Catalysts has taken the leadership position in startup investments and incubation and has been rated as India's top Early stage Investor by leading national media.

FreeFlow Ventures

FreeFlow is a Venture Builder and Venture Studio partner based in India (With functional offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Kenya, Dubai, USA). We are a fast-paced Startup that helps other Startups to grow and reach success through various competitive advantages. At FreeFlow, we help Startups to identify business ideas, find capital, and manage & govern ventures by providing essential services to help them meet their business objectives and entrepreneurial goals. We give shape to ideas through our vast ecosystem, thus enabling and expediting the time to market to keep you ahead in the entrepreneurial arena. FreeFlow, as an Investor, allocates funding to scale up innovative Startups too! FreeFlow is the nationally accredited partner of Invest India and is a government-affiliated body.

Argos Fund

Argos Wityu is an independent European private equity group supporting management buyouts of medium sized companies and has offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Luxembourg, Milan, The Netherlands and Paris. Argos Wityu finds solutions for complex transactions (MBI’s, spin-offs) favouring business restructuring and growth before leverage. Our approach is characterised by a very close relationship with management teams, an entrepreneurial spirit, transparency and a strong sense of social responsibility. Argos Wityu is a member of Invest Europe as well as national associations in France (France Invest), Italy (AIFI), Switzerland (SECA), BVA (Belgium) and BVK (Germany). Argos Wityu SAS is regulated by the AMF and is AIFMD compliant.

Roark Capital

Roark is an Atlanta‐based private equity firm with $40 billion in assets under management. Roark focuses on investments in consumer and business service companies, with a specialization in franchise and franchise-like business models. Roark prides itself on being a trusted partner for management and business owners. We believe that successful partnerships begin with providing a compelling value proposition to all business constituencies. A win‐win‐win approach leads to a positive business environment where all stakeholders – customers, employees, franchisees, strategic partners, service providers, management and shareholders – share in the growth and success of our businesses. We want to partner with entrepreneurs and executives who share this vision. Since inception, affiliates of Roark have acquired 112 franchise/multi‐location brands which generate approximately $96 billion in system revenues from 109,000 locations located in 50 states and 121 countries.