Catamaran Ventures
Bengaluru investment firm managing the assets of Infosys founder N. R. Narayana Murthy and his family; invests in public equity, growth VC and private equity.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Murthy
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Infosys (founder N. R. Narayana Murthy)
- HEADQUARTERS
- Bengaluru, India
- OFFICES
- Boston, MA, USA
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Industrial & ManufacturingMobility & LogisticsSpaceFintechConsumer & E-commerceEducationFood & AgricultureSoftware & SaaS
- GEOGRAPHY
- India
- STAGES
- Series ASeries BGrowth
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsPublic equitiesVenture capitalPrivate equity
Overview
Catamaran says it manages the assets of Infosys founder N. R. Narayana Murthy and his family, was institutionalized in 2011 and invests across public equity, growth-stage venture capital and private equity, alongside a proprietary quant portfolio. It currently focuses on export-oriented precision manufacturing and engineering companies in India, which it says make up 30% of its portfolio, and has formed strategic partnerships with Amazon (Prione) and Aon in India. It has offices in Bengaluru and Boston; its site also names a SEBI Category II AIF (Catamaran Ekam, manager Catamaran Ventures LLP).
Investment thesis
Long-term, family-backed capital for value-driven entrepreneurs, currently focused on export-oriented precision manufacturing and engineering companies in India.
Holdings & investments (24)
- Matel MotionIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2026
- Achira LabsHealthTech
- AkshayakalpaFood & Agriculture
- SpaceXSpace
- Port, by NumberlessExited
- SEDEMACIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Log9 MaterialsMobility & Logistics · Exited
- VerSe InnovationMedia & Entertainment
- LocoMedia & Entertainment · Exited
- RedditMedia & Entertainment · Exited
- National Stock ExchangeFintech
- MarcellusFintech
- UdemyEducation · Exited
- AckoFintech
- Hector BeveragesConsumer & E-commerce
- InnovitiFintech
- AequsIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Vedantu InnovationsEducation
- UdaanSoftware & SaaS
- Aon IndiaFintech · Exited
- PrioneConsumer & E-commerce · Exited
- Manipal EducationEducation · Exited
- ThreadsolSoftware & SaaS · Exited
- Priority VendorFintech · Exited
People
- Rounak AgarwalInvestments · source
- Sheetal BhatInvestments · source
- Karthik SwaminathanInvestments · source
- Jennifer O’BrienInvestments · source
- Udit BokariaInvestments · source
- Chirag JainInvestments · source
- Suraj MaluInvestments · source
- GayathriInvestments · source
- Narayana MurthyFounder and Chairman Emeritus · source
- M. D. RanganathChairman · source
- Deepak PadakiPresident · source
Frequently asked questions
Catamaran Ventures is a single family office based in Bengaluru, India.
Catamaran Ventures invests on behalf of the Murthy family (Infosys (founder N. R. Narayana Murthy)).
Catamaran Ventures invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, public equities, venture capital and private equity.
Catamaran Ventures invests at Series A, Series B and Growth stages in Industrial & Manufacturing, Mobility & Logistics, Space, Fintech, Consumer & E-commerce, Education, Food & Agriculture and Software & SaaS.
Key people at Catamaran Ventures include Narayana Murthy (Founder and Chairman Emeritus), M. D. Ranganath (Chairman), Deepak Padaki (President) and Rounak Agarwal (Investments).
Catamaran Ventures's holdings and investments include Matel Motion, Achira Labs, Akshayakalpa, SpaceX, Port, by Numberless, SEDEMAC, Log9 Materials and VerSe Innovation, among others.