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Axis Mutual Fund

22nd & 23rd Floor, One Lodha Place, Senapati Bapat Marg, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400013, India

Overview

Axis Mutual Fund launched its first scheme in October 2009, since then Axis Mutual fund has grown strongly.

Total investments
7
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
6
Active investors
2

Sector focus

  • Financial Services
  • Hedge Funds
  • Stock Exchanges
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Investment portfolio

  • Wakefit

    Participated · Equity · Dec 2025

    Founded in 2016, Wakefit has built a full-stack model that spans product design, in-house manufacturing, distribution, and customer engagement. Its portfolio covers mattresses, furniture, and home furnishings sold via its website, company-owned–company-operated (COCO) stores, and major e-commerce and multi-brand outlets. Wakefit operates five manufacturing facilities across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Haryana that use imported machinery and automation to streamline production and reduce waste. For the six months ended 30 September 2025, the company generated ₹724 crore in revenue from operations and ₹35.5 crore in profit. Management plans to deploy fresh capital to open 117 new COCO stores, purchase new equipment, fund lease payments for existing outlets, and bolster marketing. The firm is preparing for a ₹1,289 crore IPO that would value it at roughly ₹6,400 crore. Wakefit’s growth trajectory positions it among the fastest Indian home-and-furnishings brands to surpass ₹1,000 crore in total income within the organised segment.

  • Meesho

    Participated · Equity · Dec 2025

    Meesho operates a large-scale online marketplace that, in FY25, connected over 500,000 transacting sellers with 199 million annual transacting users who placed 1.8 billion orders. The platform generated Net Merchandise Value of ₹29,988 crore in FY25, reflecting 29 % year-on-year growth after a 21 % rise in FY24. While it reported a FY25 net loss of ₹3,942 crore due to one-time items tied to its public-listing restructure, losses narrowed sharply to ₹700.72 crore in the first half of FY26 as revenue rose to ₹5,577.54 crore. Meesho plans to channel fresh capital into cloud infrastructure, marketing and brand initiatives, and inorganic growth via acquisitions, alongside general corporate purposes. The company’s marketplace model focuses on low-cost, long-tail consumer goods, enabling micro-entrepreneurs to sell online. Backers include SoftBank, Elevation, Peak XV, Venture Highway and Y Combinator, several of whom will partially exit through the upcoming IPO. The business is preparing to debut on public markets on 10 December.

  • Capillary Technologies

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2025

    Capillary Technologies India is a software product company offering artificial-intelligence-driven, cloud-native SaaS applications that help enterprise customers deepen consumer and channel-partner loyalty. Its platform is deployed globally, targeting large enterprises that want to enhance engagement and retention. For the six months ended September 2025, the company recorded consolidated revenue of ₹359.21 crore, following FY 25 revenue of ₹598.25 crore. To accelerate growth, the company is moving toward a public listing on the BSE and NSE. A portion of the IPO proceeds will come from a fresh issue of shares, providing new capital to the business. Capillary’s upcoming listing is being managed by JM Financial, IIFL Capital Services and Nomura Financial Advisory & Securities (India), with MUFG Intime India acting as registrar. The firm’s strategy centers on expanding its AI-driven loyalty product suite and scaling its global enterprise footprint.

  • Groww

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2025

    Founded in 2016, Groww began as a direct-to-consumer mutual fund distributor and has evolved into a full-stack wealth management platform offering stockbroking, digital lending, and allied financial services. It now holds the position of India’s largest stockbroker with 13 million active traders as of February, outpacing rivals Zerodha and Angel One. The company recently deepened its advisory capabilities by acquiring PayU-backed fintech Fisdom for roughly $150 million. Financially, Groww’s FY25 revenue rose 31 % year-over-year to Rs 4,056 crore while net profit more than tripled to Rs 1,819 crore, a sharp turnaround from the prior year’s one-time tax-driven net loss. Its valuation has more than doubled since 2021, reflecting strong investor confidence. In May, Groww confidentially filed draft papers with SEBI for an IPO targeting $700 million–$1 billion, underscoring its near-term expansion ambitions. Existing backers include Peak XV Partners, Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital, Iconiq Capital, and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC.

  • WeWork India

    Participated · Equity · Oct 2025

    Founded in May 2016 and headquartered in Bengaluru, WeWork India provides a range of flexible workspace solutions under the global WeWork brand. Its portfolio spans 59 operational centres with 94,440 desks across 6.48 million square feet of leasable area as of September 30 2024. Management states the business is now self-sustaining, having invested heavily in infrastructure over the past eight years and recently using internal funds to pay down debt. Current cash generation is sufficient to fund ongoing operations and further expansion, so the company is not seeking primary capital in its IPO. Instead, the listing is intended to provide liquidity and position the company for future growth opportunities using existing resources. WeWork India benefits from affiliation with WeWork Global, which operates in 35 countries and roughly 600 locations worldwide, augmenting brand recognition and enterprise customer acquisition.

Team

  • Chandresh Nigam

    Maging Director And CEO

  • Rajiv Anand

    Founder

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