Beams Fintech Fund focusses on creating significant value for its portfolio companies and is looking to expand internationally and sees UAE well positioned to be the international hub and silk route to the rest of the Gulf, north and eastern African regions. Institutions such as Shuaa Capital, Mubadala, ADQ, ADIA, ADIC, Etisalat, Emaar, Banks etc have been active in India for some time and can work with Beams and its portfolio companies to create a larger and stronger Fintech economy between the two countries which will foster further innovation and development. Given the favourable demographic factors, the conducive regulatory framework pushed forward by the RBI, the CEPA, and historical relationship between the two countries, this is the right time for institutions & investors in the region looking to build Fintech portfolio to diversify geographically by evaluating newer opportunities coming out of India.
With a target size of $120 million & a greenshoe option, Beams strategy is to invest $15 mn-$20 mn in Growth Stages, Series B & C rounds of Fintech companies led by high-quality founders. Beams follows a very strong co-investment approach towards investing and actively offers co-investment opportunities to its LPs. Beams plans to build a concentrated portfolio of a dozen Fintech companies in a market currently valued at $80 billion+ and is likely to touch $250+ billion by 2030. India’s is launching beams first and largest integrated incubator, Venture Catalysts, that also has 9Unicorns, a $120 million early-stage sector-agnostic accelerator fund in its stable. Beams Fintech Fund is a Growth Capital Fintech Fund for India offering Ecosystem, Value Add & Capital to support the Fintech founders of tomorrow. Beams Fintech Fund will focus on investing in Growth Stage rounds (Series B & C) of financial technology companies run by exceptional entrepreneurs.