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IAN Alpha Fund

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 10 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Series ASeed

Deploying now
100%of best year9cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque18days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.9MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $3.0MRounds led8 of 10Sole investor1 roundsMostly inIndia, 100%
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IAN Alpha Fund highlights

  1. 01

    9 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $2.4M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $3.0M as they say
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2026

    9 rounds

  2. Oct
    ThinkMetalIN · IAN Group$2.8MLed
  3. Jul
  4. Jun
    TrueFan AISeries A · IN · Inc42$10MWith 3 others
  5. Jun
    AquapulseIN · IAN Group$4.7MWith 1 other
  6. May
    BigEndian SemiconductorsSeed · IN · IAN Group$6.0MLed
  7. Apr
    SportVotSeries A · IN · IAN Group$3.4MLed
  8. Apr
    RoshAiSeed · IN · IAN Alpha Fund$2.4MLed
  9. Feb
    MojroSeries A · IN · IAN Alpha Fund$3.0MLed
  10. Feb
    PeptrisSeries A · IN · IAN Alpha Fund$7.7MLed
  11. 2025

    1 round

  12. Oct
    Morphing MachinesSeries A · IN · IAN Alpha Fund$4.3MLed

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 3 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 26 we have independently watched raise

AlphafundAnscer Robotics RoboticsAquapulse Water technologyBig Endian DeeptechBrainsight AI AID-Propulse Deeptech startupDhruvaspace Space technologyDial4242 Technology-enabled emergencyE-trnlEndureAir UAV companyFinancialexpressFluxgen Climate techInnovodigm Biotechnology companyInvest in IANLamark Biotech BiotechnologyLearntube AI AI-poweredMojro AI-powered supplyMorphing Machines SemiconductorPeptris AI-driven drugPrantae Medtech startupRosh Ai AISerigen Medtech companySkyeAir Drone technologyThe Full ListTruefan AI AI-poweredthe IAN Group

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as IAN Alpha Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies IAN Alpha Fund put money into.

Quick answers about IAN Alpha Fund

What does IAN Alpha Fund invest in?

IAN Alpha Fund invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is IAN Alpha Fund?

10 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 8. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has IAN Alpha Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ThinkMetal (Oct 2026), Farm Watt Innovations (Undisclosed round, Jul 2026) and TrueFan AI (Series A, Jun 2026).

How big are IAN Alpha Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.9M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $3.0M.

Does IAN Alpha Fund lead rounds?

Yes: it led 8 of its 10 investments on record (80%).

Where does IAN Alpha Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in India (100%).

Is IAN Alpha Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does IAN Alpha Fund invest alongside?

Most often IvyCap Ventures (2 rounds together) and Speciale Invest (2 rounds together).

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