Introduction

The VCCircle Awards are India’s most coveted and pre-eminent honours for disruptive and fast-growth businesses in the private equity and venture capital ecosystem. Saluting the spirit of achievement and recognizing the contribution to brand India, the awards are a celebration of excellence as the organizations and visionaries are felicitated by their peers and the members of the grand jury. Now in its milestone 13th edition, the award ceremony will be held on February 16th 2024, along with VCCircle’s flagship India Limited Partners Summit 2024.

India Inc.’s most revered names will attend the ceremony including CEOs, prominent international and domestic private equity fund managers, limited partners and top executives of investment banks, accounting firms and law firms. The ceremony would recognize leading portfolio companies, fund managers, advisory firms and marquee deals that were a testimony of 2023 being an excellent year for alternative investments.


Methodology

The nominees across categories will be screened and shortlisted by VCCEdge, India’s premier research platform providing comprehensive private and public company financial data, private equity, venture capital, M&A, ECM and debt transactions data, key developments of companies and advanced search tools and features for the Indian investment ecosystem. Top contenders in each category will be further scrutinized for performance and compared against industry-specific benchmarks and peer group performance.


Awards Categories

  • Agri Company of the Year
  • Education Company of the Year
  • Consumer Company of the Year
  • Healthcare Offline Company of the Year
  • Healthcare Online Company of the Year
  • Financial Services Company of the Year
  • Industrial Company of the Year
  • Investment Bank of the Year By Deal Value (Large)
  • Investment Bank of the Year By Deal Volume (Large)
  • Law Firm of the Year By Deal Value (Large)
  • Law Firm of the Year By Deal Volume (Large)
  • Investment Bank of the Year By Deal Value (Emerging)
  • Investment Bank of the Year By Deal Volume( (Emerging)
  • Law Firm of the Year By Deal Volume (Emerging)
  • Law Firm of the Year By Deal Value (Emerging)
  • Exit of the Year (PE)
  • Exit of the Year (VC)
  • Fund Raiser of the Year (VC)
  • Fund Raiser of the Year (PE)

  • Eminent Jury 2024

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    Ambalika Banerji

    Former Executive Director - Direct Investments, National Investment & Infrastructure Fund
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    Dr Amit Kakar

    Managing Partner and Head of Asia, Novo Holdings Equity Asia Pte Ltd
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    Navneet Munot

    MD and CEO, HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.
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    Rishabh Mariwala

    Managing Partner, Sharrp Ventures | Harsh Mariwala Family Office

    Past Jury

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    Ashwini Asokan

    Founder and CEO, Mad Street Den
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    Gopal Srinivasan

    Managing Director & Chairman, TVS Capital
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    Neha Grover

    South Asia Lead, Private Equity, International Finance Corporation
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    Padmaja Ruparel

    Co-Founder , Indian Angel Network
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    Sunil Mishra

    Partner, Adams Street Partners & Vice-Chairman, Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association

    Past Winners 2023

    • Investment Bank of the Year (Large)
      Avendus Capital Pvt. Ltd.
    • Law Firm of the Year (Large)
      AZB and Partners
    • Investment Bank of the Year (Emerging)
      InCredMAPE
    • Law Firm of the Year (Emerging)
      Veritas Legal
    • Fund Raiser of the Year
      India Business Excellence Fund IV (Motilal Oswal)
    • Fund Raiser of the Year (Micro VC)
      MV Core Tech Fund I (Mela Ventures)
    • Agri Company of the Year
      63Ideas Infolabs Pvt. Ltd. (Ninjacart)
  • Consumer Company of the Year
    Sula Vineyards Ltd.
  • Healthcare Company of the Year
    Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
  • Financial Services Company of the Year
    Vivriti Capital Pvt. Ltd.
  • Industrial Company of the Year
    J M Baxi Ports and Logistics Ltd.
  • Exit of the Year (PE)
    Blackstone Advisors India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Exit of the Year (VC)
    Lighthouse India Fund III Ltd.
  • Education Company of the Year
    Educational Initiatives Pvt. Ltd.

  • Want to be part of it?

    VCC Events opens up the avenues for participation. Join hands to be a part of India’s largest gathering of alternative investments leaders, industry stakeholders and Asia’s influential limited partners, general partners and marquee advisors. Your chance to actively participate and augment yourself as thought leaders.


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