Founded in 2000, we were one of the pioneers of the investment ecosystem in India.Over the years, we have grown our scope in terms of both investment and industry. Originally started as an angel investor, we have expanded into seed-stage, early-stage and growth-stage investments, as well as re-structures and buy-outs. Initially focused on technology and technology enabled ventures, we have extended into consumer products and services; health and wellness; education and skills-development; media and entertainment; corporate and industrial parks and Pharma. Our investment strategy has permitted us to be a part of the success of many companies. Today, we are one of the Corner-stones of the Indian’ investment landscape.
Moreover, given the increased capital base and evolving market conditions, we have transformed from an incubator and accelerator into a fund-of-funds model. As a FoF model, we play the role of either an anchor-investor or a co-investor in a variety of seed capital, venture capital, private equity and special situation investment funds. These funds combined have over USD 1 billion of assets-under-management.
iLabs through Hyderabad Angels made several seed level Investments.
Hyderabad Angels was established in 2012. The fund invests, amounts generally under USD 1 million, in seed-stage technology enabled product and service Companies. The Hyderabad Angels’ team includes business leaders and industry experts, who are known to work with entrepreneurs to create tangible, as well as, intangible value for startups.
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iLabs through the iLabs Venture Capital Fund was an early-stage anchor-investor in a number of leading companies such as Associated Broadcasting Network Pvt Ltd (TV9 Network), DQ Entertainment Etc;.iLabs is a limited partner of Endiya Partners and Fireside Ventures.
The iLabs Venture Capital Fund was established in 2000. The Fund invested in early-stage technology and technology enabled ventures, media and entertainment, education and skills-development companies with its investments exited, its operations laid the foundation for our investment portfolio, domain knowledge, corporate experience and network of contacts.
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iLabs has made investments as a Co-investor along with Peepul Capital in Several India based companies across various industries.
iLabs Group, by itself, is an anchor-investor in a number of promising companies.
iLabs is an anchor-investor in industrial parks such as IHTC, IGTC and Sri City; engineering and manufacturing investments such as Sigma; and power investments such as Sai Wardha and Tanjore Power Generation Pvt Ltd..
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Our investment and advisory team includes entrepreneurs, investment bankers, business leaders, industry experts, brand curators and consumer visionaries, who bring together education and experience from across all major corporate functions. Moreover, our team is committed to delivering step-by-step support to our portfolio companies.
iLabs Group’s network has been built in India. This helps our team best understand the dynamics of the Indian corporate and personal culture. Our network is our key advantage, it helps us find and leverage potential investment opportunities. It also helps us facilitate information and deal flow. In fact, our exceptional human capital, wide-spread network and strong relationships make us the investment platform of choice!
At iLabs Group, we combine the forte of our local investment team with our global network. In addition to capital, we partner with companies, mentor entrepreneurs and grant companies access to our professional and personal network, which thereby helps organisations achieve robust growth and scale.
Our sector focus in narrow enough to be razor-sharp! In fact, we have only picked domains, from which we originate and comprehend in-depth. Those who work with our team, realize soon enough that we are not just investors, but also domain experts.
iLabs Group takes on a flexible approach towards investments with value creation being our cornerstone to investment. Owing to our investment platforms, we are open to evaluate and invest in any opportunity that presents potential for transformation, regardless of geography, industry, market-cycle or investment-stage. In fact, we are also open to participate in multiple rounds of investments to match the requirements of a company.
iLabs Group strives to achieve excellence in nurturing and building great companies and successful brands. The group also aims to maximise corporate and stakeholder value and deliver high returns.
Our team’s skills-set allows us to provide value-additions such as the following:
Moreover, we engage experts from our network to provide strategic counsel to startups. In doing so, we build a strong presence in India, with a truly tailored approach to investments.
iLabs Group witnessed success in investment and asset management due to its ability to navigate organisational challenges through tailored operational and branding strategies. Moreover, our team’s domain knowledge and expertise in building portfolio companies has given us a penchant to generate and execute innovative solutions to complex problems.
At iLabs Group we believe in value-investing. We stay steadfast on investing in fundamentals with a realistic view to actual company value, ability to improve company operations, micro/macro-economic conditions and industry multiples. Moreover, our team is committed to offering advice on structures and exit strategies to our portfolio companies.
Founded in 2000, we were one of the pioneers of the investment ecosystem in India.Over the years, we have grown our scope in terms of both investment and industry. Originally started as an angel investor, we have expanded into seed-stage, early-stage and growth-stage investments, as well as re-structures and buy-outs. Initially focused on technology and technology enabled ventures, we have extended into consumer products and services; health and wellness; education and skills-development; media and entertainment; corporate and industrial parks and Pharma. Our investment strategy has permitted us to be a part of the success of many companies. Today, we are one of the Corner-stones of the Indian’ investment landscape.
Moreover, given the increased capital base and evolving market conditions, we have transformed from an incubator and accelerator into a fund-of-funds model. As a FoF model, we play the role of either an anchor-investor or a co-investor in a variety of seed capital, venture capital, private equity and special situation investment funds. These funds combined have over USD 1 billion of assets-under-management.
