Asiana Fund, JC Capital launch ₹1,000 Cr fund for deeptech startups

Asiana Fund and Taiwan's JC Capital created the Asiana-JCC Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation Fund at ₹1,000 Cr (₹600 Cr base corpus plus ₹400 Cr option) for Indian startups in semiconductors, robotics, materials, aerospace, and defense. Plans include 12–15 deals at Series A and B stages and connecting startups with Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem.

• Fund size ₹1,000 Cr: ₹600 Cr base and ₹400 Cr option
• Sponsors to invest over 20% of fund corpus
• Target 12–15 startups at Series A and Series B
• Focus: semiconductors, robotics, materials, aerospace, defense