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AI Foundry
AI Foundry is a venture building platform and institutional alternative investment manager dedicated to developing core intellectual property for the global intelligence economy. Operating at the intersection of venture capital, advanced corporate strategy, and academic research, the firm builds and scales tech-first platforms targeting significant transformations across finance, robotics, and industrial automation. Through a systematic approach to venture incubation, AI Foundry enables early-stage tech innovators to confidently navigate product-market transitions, build defensible data systems, and deliver sustainable absolute value for institutional allocators worldwide.
Fund Snapshot
| Parameter | Details |
| Fund Name | ART Venture Fund |
| Fund Type | Venture Capital Fund |
| AIF Category | Category II AIF (SEBI-Registered) |
| Structure | Close-Ended |
| Target Corpus | $100 Million |
| Investment Focus | Deep Tech, AI-First Companies, and Robotics |
| Ecosystem Anchor | ARTPARK (AI & Robotics Technology Park at IISc) |
| Sponsor Entity | AI Foundry |
Fund Purpose
The ART Venture Fund is established to anchor, capitalize, and scale early-to-growth stage AI-first companies and robotics enterprises emerging out of India’s technological corridors. Backed by the research translation ecosystem of ARTPARK at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the fund addresses the highly specialized capital and technological needs required to build deep tech infrastructure. Its core target is to transform groundbreaking artificial intelligence and autonomous research into commercialized, high-impact enterprise solutions that solve structural global challenges.
Fund Philosophy
AI-First Institutional Foundations
We invest exclusively in businesses where artificial intelligence is not merely an optional feature, but the core engine of the entire product. The fund prioritizes building long-term architectural advantages by backing platforms that use proprietary datasets to structurally re-engineer traditional industries.
Deep Research Translation
True technical defensibility takes time to build. By working closely alongside premier academic translation hubs like ARTPARK and IISc, the fund actively bridges the gap between theoretical laboratory breakthroughs and production-grade software or hardware deployment.
Structural Smart Capital
Deep tech companies have completely unique scaling timelines and resource requirements. The fund goes beyond standard financial metrics, deploying specialized ecosystem support that balances specialized AI talent acquisition, computing infrastructure access, and data pipeline compliance.
Human-Centric Automation
We back technologies that aim to enhance human productivity and reduce cross-industry operating costs. From autonomous mobile mechanics to specialized generative systems, our framework looks for leapfrog software designs capable of performing accurately across complex, real-world environments.
Operator-Led Incubation
Capital without deep sector expertise risks misallocation. The fund applies a highly hands-on operator methodology, teaming up with experienced Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs) and Technologists-in-Residence (TIRs) to validate product-market fit, refine go-to-market strategies, and de-risk early execution.
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Subhashis Banerjee
Subhashis Banerjee serves as the Co-Founder and CEO of AI Foundry and the Founder of the ART Venture Fund, where he guides the investment committee and directs portfolio incubation frameworks. An accomplished technology executive and system architect, Subhashis brings extensive institutional experience in distributed computing networks, internet-scale software engineering, and multi-stage corporate development. Under his tactical leadership, the platform continues to merge deep academic research with commercial venture assets, deploying programmatic capital to scale India's next generation of globally competitive AI enterprises.
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The fund operates under a dedicated deep tech mandate, investing in cutting-edge artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics startups capable of driving down enterprise costs and creating next-generation automated verticals.
The fund is organized as a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), ensuring compliance with normalized asset valuation guidelines, regular investor reporting, and strict institutional governance structures.
The ART Venture Fund is targeting a total capital pool of $100 Million to systematically fund and support early-stage through growth-stage AI architectures.
Beyond equity injection, the fund provides portfolio companies with unprecedented structural access to elite AI research talent, high-performance computing infrastructure, validated public data blocks, and deep intellectual property (IP) frameworks.
The fund works in tandem with ARTPARK (AI & Robotics Technology Park), a non-profit joint initiative of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and AI Foundry, which operates with foundational seed support from the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology.
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