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Falcon Edge Capital is a venture capital and hedge fund.

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Falcon Edge Capital

founded date

01.01.2011

Number of employees

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 2011 in New York, Falcon Edge Capital focuses on private markets and seeks long-term partnerships. They invest in startups in India, particularly in the lending and ride-sharing industries. The fund prefers startups that are 4-5 years old and have multiple founders. They typically invest in rounds with four participants and have been active in 2-6 deals per year. Falcon Edge Capital has a track record of successful exits and typically invests in startups valued at over $1 billion. The fund's founders, Rick Gerson, Navroz Udwadia, and Ryan Khoury, bring expertise across various sectors.
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Alpha Wave Incubation

Alpha Wave Incubation

Alpha Wave Incubation is a $300 million early-stage fund managed by Navroz Udwadia, co-founder of Falcon Edge.

Sector

Closed End Investments

Subsector

Closed End Investments

Keywords

Venture Capital, Finance, Financial Services

count Of Investments

32

count Of Exists

1
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RIT Capital Partners

RIT Capital Partners

RIT Capital Partners is a venture capital firm focused on long-term capital growth.

Sector

Closed End Investments

Subsector

Closed End Investments

Location

London, UK

count Of Investments

13
Elixir Capital Management

Elixir Capital Management

Elixir Capital is a private equity fund manager investing in small to medium companies in emerging markets.

Sector

Closed End Investments

Subsector

Closed End Investments

Keywords

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance

Location

Palo Alto, CA, USA

count Of Investments

6

count Of Exists

1
GR Capital

GR Capital

GR Capital is a pan-European venture fund that invests in fast-growth tech companies across various sectors.

Sector

Closed End Investments

Subsector

Closed End Investments

Keywords

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Funding Platform

Location

Berlin, Germany

count Of Investments

20

count Of Exists

3
Red Dot Capital Partners

Red Dot Capital Partners

Red Dot Capital Partners is an Israel-based venture capital firm that invests in growth stage tech companies.

Sector

Closed End Investments

Subsector

Closed End Investments

Location

Savyon, Israel

count Of Investments

23

count Of Exists

4

Financials

Investments
101
Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
13.05.2024
Yes
08.05.2024
Yes
$13.18M
Local Amount - INR 1.1B
Marea Therapeutics

Marea Therapeutics

Marea is a biotechnology firm that uses the advancements in human genetics next-generation medications for cardiometabolic illnesses.

total rounds

2

total raised

$190M
Mitra Chem

Mitra Chem

Mitra Chem is a lithium-ion battery materials manufacturing company.

Sector

Chemicals

Subsector

Specialty Chemicals

Location

Palo Alto, CA, USA

total rounds

4

total raised

$87.05M
Stanza Living

Stanza Living

Stanza Living is India's largest shared living company, offering hassle-free daily living experiences to consumers.

Sector

Consumer Services

Subsector

Education Services

Location

New Delhi, Delhi, India

total rounds

8

total raised

$240.87M
Co-Investors
Exits
5
Transcend Therapeutics

Transcend Therapeutics

Transcend Therapeutics develops novel pharmaceuticals for critical care.

Sector

Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Subsector

Biotechnology

Location

Waltham, MA, USA

total rounds

4

total raised

$40M
Setu

Setu

Setu provides open APIs across four categories: bills, savings, credit and payments.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Software

Keywords

Financial Services, Payments, FinTech

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

total rounds

2

total raised

$18.55M
SenseHawk

SenseHawk

SenseHawk is a SaaS provider of data analytics, integration, and workflow management software for the infrastructure industry.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Software

Keywords

Software, SaaS, Project Management

Location

Saratoga, CA, USA

total rounds

2

total raised

$7.1M

People

Founders
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Navroz D. Udwadia
Navroz D. Udwadia

Navroz D. Udwadia

Navroz D. Udwadia is the Co-Founder and Partner of Falcon Edge Capital. He was an investment professional in Eton Park's Emerging Markets team in London. Mr. Udwadia graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a BA in English & Political Science and received an LLB in Law at the University of Oxford. Navroz also received an NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship Award and Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award.

current job

Alpha Wave Global
Alpha Wave Global

count Of Investments

5

Navroz D. Udwadia

Anirudh Singh
Anirudh Singh

Anirudh Singh

Anirudh serves as an advisor on early stage and growth equity investments in Indian companies across a wide range of sectors at NVP. Before joining NVP India, Anirudh worked as an investment analyst at Canaan Partners India, where he specialized in deal sourcing and due diligence of opportunities in the telecom, education, healthcare and IT sectors. He was also part of the investment team for the Series A investment in Naaptol.com. Prior to Canaan Partners, Anirudh worked with the corporate finance practice at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, India. In this role, he participated in all aspects of M&A and equity financing engagements in infrastructure sectors such as oil, gas and power. Anirudh has also held positions at General Atlantic Partners and Evalueserve, Gurgaon. Anirudh obtained a bachelor of engineering degree in electrical engineering from Thapar University and a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. While at IIMA, Anirudh also managed a $200,000 venture fund for investment in early-stage companies in the cleantech area.

current job

Alpha Wave Global
Alpha Wave Global

Anirudh Singh

Employee Profiles
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Mohamed Nawaz Muallim

Mohamed Nawaz Muallim

Program Coordinator

Navroz D. Udwadia

Navroz D. Udwadia

Co-Founder and Partner

Anirudh Singh

Anirudh Singh

Managing Director

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