7 months ago
Exfinity Fund II Exits, Prepares for Fund IV
Exfinity Venture Partners is a company that invests in new technologies.
They recently sold parts of three of their investments to big companies, which allowed them to give back all the money they had collected from their investors for their second fund.
One of their investments, called Pixis, made a lot of money, over 60 times what they originally invested.
Now, they are starting to raise money for their fourth fund, which will focus on areas like artificial intelligence, robotics, and other advanced technologies.
Exfinity Venture Partners completed three strategic exits in the past year, returning full capital to Fund II investors.
Kinara.ai was acquired by NXP Semiconductors, Locus by Ingka Group, and AI Palette by GlobalData.
Pixis delivered over 60x MOIC with a partial exit, while Exfinity retained a significant stake.
Fund II continues to hold positions in cybersecurity, spatial intelligence, and enterprise AI startups.
Exfinity has initiated fundraising for Fund IV, focusing on AI, robotics, semiconductors, and other emerging technologies.
- Who
- Exfinity Venture Partners
- What
- Completed strategic exits and initiating Fund IV
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- When
- Past 12 months, Fund IV fundraising initiated
- Why
- To return capital to investors and focus on emerging technologies
Key facts
- Firm
- Exfinity Venture Partners
- Fund II
- 2016 vintage
- Exits
- Kinara.ai, Locus, AI Palette
- Acquirers
- NXP Semiconductors, Ingka Group, GlobalData
- Pixis Exit
- 60x MOIC, partial exit
- Fund IV Focus
- AI, robotics, semiconductors, cybersecurity, quantum computing, life sciences, climate tech, mobility
Quotes
Shailesh Ghorpade
Managing Partner at Exfinity Venture Partners
“These repeated acquisitions of Indian-origin deep-tech companies by Fortune 500 and multinational buyers show that strategic M&A has become a highly viable and lucrative exit path—on par with IPOs, growth-stage up-rounds, and private equity outcomes.”
thehindubusinessline.com