India, Sept. 2 -- Consumer-focussed VC firm Venturi Partners has marked the first close of its second fund at $150 Mn (around INR 1,300 Cr). The fund has a target corpus of $225 Mn (about INR 2,000 Cr).

The VC firm launched the second fund in March this year to back startups operating in the retail, education, healthcare and FMCG space in India and Southeast Asia. It plans to back 10 startups across these sectors with an average ticket size of $15 Mn to $40 Mn.

Founded in 2020, Venturi Partners is an investment platform for family offices who are looking to invest in consumer-led business in Asia. The firm invests in consumer-focussed growth stage businesses by participating in their Series B to Series D rounds.

It launched its first f...