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India – Venturi Partners has announced the launch of its second fund, targeting $225 million with a hard cap of $250 million, to support high-growth consumer brands in India and Southeast Asia.

Building on its first fund, the new fund will continue Venturi’s strategy of investing in consumer brands that are reshaping their industries and developing products and services for the changing needs of Asian consumers.

Venturi aims for a first close of $130 million by June 2025, with backing from existing investors. The second fund will focus on high-growth sectors, including retail, education, healthcare, and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), across India and Southeast Asia.

Nicholas Cator, founder of Venturi Partners, said, “Our investment philosophy remains unchanged: backing brands that create meaningful change and deliver innovative solutions to consumers. We take an active ownership approach with our portfolio companies, working closely with founders to help unlock growth and scale their businesses. With this second fund, we are excited to continue partnering with ambitious entrepreneurs across the region.”

In April 2022, Venturi raised $180 million from prominent families in Europe and Asia. Its first fund invested in seven high-growth consumer companies across education, F&B subscription, beauty and personal care, retail, and home interiors, including Livspace, Country Delight, Believe, Pickup Coffee, DALI, K-12 Techno, and JQR.

Venturi takes a hands-on approach, working closely with management teams to scale operations and drive long-term growth. Its experience in identifying and expanding consumer businesses has established it as a key investment partner for founders in India and Southeast Asia.

Singapore – Growth equity firm Venturi Partners announced it has invested a total of $25 million in DALI Discount, a rapidly expanding hard discount chain operating in the Philippines, to help support its growth and expansion. 

The firm’s investment is set to further accelerate DALI’s ambitious expansion plans to fulfil its mission to sell high-quality, affordable groceries for everyday consumption at the lowest possible price in its local neighbourhood stores. 

Leveraging its deep consumer industry expertise and extensive network, Venturi is well-positioned to support DALI in accelerating its expansion initiatives, enhancing operational efficiency, and further strengthening its market presence across the Philippines.

Venturi Partners’ decision to invest in DALI highlights the firm’s belief in the company’s hard-discounting business model, capable management team, and significant market potential to disrupt the retail sector in the Philippines.

This transaction represents Venturi’s second investment in the Philippines, following its investment in grab-and-go coffee chain Pickup Coffee last year. With this, DALI will join the firm’s portfolio of consumer-focused investments in India and Southeast Asia, including Livspace, Country Delight, and Believe. 

Meanwhile, Venturi will join Navegar, Creador, the Asian Development Bank, and other institutional investors and family offices on DALI’s cap table. 

DALI offers a core range of the 400 most needed consumer goods—food and non-food. The store chain is committed to providing customers with everyday low prices without sacrificing quality. 

Nicholas Castor, founding partner at Venturi, said, “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with DALI, a company that is democratising access to high-quality groceries in the Philippines. DALI’s commitment to maximising value for its customers aligns seamlessly with our consumer-first investment philosophy, and we see tremendous potential for the company to expand its reach and improve the lives of even more households across the Philippines.”

Singapore – Singapore-based investment platform that empowers brands in India and SEA, Venturi Partners, has announced that its maiden fund has hit its final close of US$175m. The platform may, however, increase the quantum of the fund with the demand for investments going up. 

The investment platform’s expertise lies in identifying and supporting Asian high-growth consumer companies with an online or offline presence in sectors ranging from FMCG to education and healthcare services. The Venturi team has, in their previous roles, invested in and supported a variety of consumer brands such as Byju’s, Lazada, and Burger King, as well as Domino’s, amongst others.

Venturi said that it has already deployed 30% of the fund across three investments in India and Southeast Asia, and aims to deploy the rest over the next 24 months. The platform invests US$10m to US$40m in series B to series D rounds. Moreover, the team has strong prior entrepreneurial and operating backgrounds and will leverage this experience to be a value-added partner to its companies.

Nicholas Cator, Venturi Partners’ managing partner, noted that their aim is to build a long-term, partnership-based investment platform with a small number of families with similar values that want to participate in the Asian consumer growth story. 

“We offer our families more transparency on our portfolio than a traditional fund and will offer up to 100% of their commitment in co-investment opportunities. This enables us to deploy larger amounts into our portfolio companies and to support them over multiple rounds,” said Cator.