Kairon Capital Debuts With ₹200 Crore Fund

Deepankur Malhotra, a former Amazon India executive who worked on investments in consumer brands has launched Kairon Capital, a consumer-focused venture capital firm targeting a ₹200 crore fund, including a ₹50 crore greenshoe option.

The firm has completed its first close at ₹90 crore, with investments from FMCG major Emami and several D2C founders, including Saurabh Jain of Livspace, Rohit Chawla of Innovist, and Yogesh Kabra of XYXX.

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“This is a very intentional LP (limited partner) base,” said Malhotra, who was previously associated with mid-market private equity firm Olympus Capital. “These are people who have built, scaled or enabled consumer businesses firsthand, alongside family offices and strategic institutional and corporate capital that understand brands, distribution and scale.”

Kairon Capital plans to invest in about 14–15 startups, from seed to early Series A stages, with cheque sizes between ₹2 crore and ₹14 crore.

“The segment we’re focused on sits between early experimentation and scaled institutional capital,” Malhotra said. “There are many consumer businesses that have figured out what works but are still underserved when it comes to thoughtful, founder aligned capital at the right stage.”

With the first close completed, Kairon Capital has begun deploying capital and is reviewing opportunities across consumer sectors. It expects to announce its first investments in the coming months.

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