About Avendus
Avendus is an investment bank founded in 1999. It is primarily based in Mumbai, India. As of Jun 2025, Avendus has facilitated 323 deals, comprising 120 M&A deals and 203 funding rounds. It has facilitated 18 deals in the last 12 months. It primarily facilitates Seed and Business Acquisition deals for India and United States based companies. The deals facilitated are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Retail. Most recently, it facilitated the $15M Series B round of Celebal Technologies on May 12, 2025 and the acquisition of CDI Engineering Solutions by Tata Consulting Engineers on Jan 01, 2025. Apart from facilitating deals, Avendus has also invested in 34 companies and acquired 1 company till Jun 2025.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
Mumbai, India
No. of Deals facilitated
323
No. of Deals facilitated in last 12 months
18
Top Deal Types
Business Acquisition, Series C
Top Locations of Deals
Funding Rounds Facilitated
M&A Facilitated
Team profile of Avendus
Avendus has a team of 182 members including 69 Partners and 70 Principals located in India, United States and 1 more locations. Avendus' team sits on the board of 11 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Avendus:
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Avendus News
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Lenskart converts to public entity ahead of potential $1-billion IPOMoneycontrol•Jun 09, 2025•Lenskart, Kotak Investment Banking, AXIS Capital, Citi and 9 others
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Mizuho to acquire Avendus Capital for $700 millionMoneycontrol•Jun 09, 2025•Mizuho Financial Group, Avendus
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Juspay closes $60 million funding from Kedaara Capital, others; valuation doubles to more than $900 millionStartupNews•Apr 07, 2025•Juspay, Kedaara, SoftBank, Accel and 4 others
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NxtGen Datacenter Seeks $300 Million in FundingLivemint•Apr 04, 2025•NxtGen Datacenter, Avendus, IFC, Axon Partners Group and 1 other
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Axis AMC appoints Nandik Mallik as Head - Equity & Hybrid for its proposed SIFsCNBC-TV18•Mar 05, 2025•Axis AMC, Avendus
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Piramal Enterprises to exit Shriram insurance ventures, sell stakes for up to Rs 5,000 crore: ReportMoneycontrol•Mar 03, 2025•Piramal Enterprises, Shriram General Insurance, Shriram Life Insurance, Avendus and 6 others
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Darwinbox to raise $150 million from KKR, Partners Group, othersMoneycontrol•Feb 26, 2025•Darwinbox, KKR, Partners Group, Axon Partners Group and 22 others
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Avendus Capital advises SpotDraft on its USD 54 million fundraise led by Vertex Growth, Trident Growth Partners and existing investors
Avendus•Feb 13, 2025•SpotDraft, Avendus, Vertex Growth, Trident Growth Partners and 3 others