Colossa Ventures, is a SEBI registered independent venture capital management company, founded by Ashu Suyash (Former MD & CEO of CRISIL, Former India Country Head - Fidelity International, ex-Citibanker) and Vandana Rajadhyaksha (ex-Partner, ICICI Ventures and Aditya Birla Private Equity).
Ashu and Vandana set up Colossa Ventures with the strong conviction and data-backed insight that investing in ‘WomenFirst businesses’ makes immense business sense. This is underpinned by the simple fact that women comprise half the world, they make over 75% of all decisions that any household makes, and in the last decade a significant number of women are setting up meaningful businesses across sectors. 18% of unicorns in India have at least one female founder, and 33 women cofounded Unicorns and Soonicorns in India have already crossed a combined valuation of $30 billion. Data shows that the women founded companies' success rate is on par with their male counterparts, yet they continue to be underfunded. External research and our survey of over 100 founders indicates that limited access to funding, market linkages, and mentorship are the top 3 challenges that come in the way of success for women entrepreneurs . Colossa Ventures sees this milieu as a unique value creation opportunity that can deliver strong financial returns and knock on material social benefits through wider economic agency for women in India.
Colossa Logo: The word 'Colossa', originating from 'Colossal', which represents the monumental (colossal) opp... ortunity to invest in India's under-penetrated and undervalued women economy, bridging the large (colossal) funding gap that exists and making a huge (colossal) difference. The logo comprises of 3 C's in a wave which represents the transformation that Colossa seeks to deliver through Capital, Capability and Confidence. Read More
