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Longshot Capital: Capital Raising
Unacademy cofounders Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini are raising a ₹700 Cr Category II AIF to back AI and deeptech seed and pre-Series A startups, with about ₹250-300 Cr in commitments and a first close targeted for January 2027.
Source: Inc42 (India)
- Who
- Longshot Capital · India
- What happened
- Unacademy cofounders Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini are raising a ₹700 Cr Category II AIF to back AI and deeptech seed and pre-Series A startups, with about ₹250-300 Cr in commitments and a first close targeted for January 2027.
- When
- 2026-10-26
- Source
- Inc42 (India)
- So what
- Longshot Capital raising is a leading indicator for everyone it is about to fund.
The leadership read
Longshot Capital raising is a leading indicator for everyone it is about to fund. Capital at the fund level converts into operator demand across a portfolio, not into appointments at the manager. The Asia question is which stage and sector the fund leans into, because that is the shape of the hiring that follows next year.
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