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Aakrit Vaish’s Activate Closes Maiden VC Fund At $105 Mn To Back AI Startups

The early-stage venture capital firm plans to invest in 20-25 enterprise software and artificial intelligence startups over the next three years.

Anjali J.
Anjali J.Venture Capital Reporter
16th September, 20263 min read
Aakrit Vaish’s Activate Closes Maiden VC Fund At $105 Mn To Back AI Startups
Aakrit Vaish, former founder of Haptik, launches Activate Ventures.Photo: VenturLoop

Key Highlights & Takeaways

  • •$105 Mn fund backed by leading global tech LPs, institutional endowments, and sovereign wealth offices.
  • •Check sizes will range from $1.5 Mn to $4 Mn in Seed and Pre-Series A rounds.
  • •Primary thesis focuses on vertical enterprise AI agents and developer infrastructure.

Operator-Led Venture Capital for India's AI Wave

Activate, the early-stage venture capital firm launched by serial entrepreneur Aakrit Vaish, has formally completed the final close of its inaugural $105 Million fund.

The fund was oversubscribed, drawing capital from prominent global technology founders, sovereign institutions, and institutional venture funds across the US, Singapore, and India.

"Founders building in AI today require investors who understand latency bottlenecks, GPU cluster management, and enterprise data compliance from firsthand operational experience." — <strong>Aakrit Vaish</strong>, General Partner, Activate

Deployment Strategy

Activate aims to build a focused portfolio of 20 to 25 companies, reserving over 40% of the total fund corpus for follow-on commitments in breakout Series A rounds.

Topics:#Venture Capital#AI Startups#Activate#Seed Funding
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