Stride raises $300-mn India, UK, GCC funds

Stride Ventures launched three funds across India, Gulf Cooperation Council and the UK, raising $300 million in the past six months to be deployed in respective territories, top executives at the venture debt platform said.

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“These regions were chosen deliberately: India remains our home base and a benchmark for venture and growth credit. The GCC represents a rapidly maturing ecosystem with strong policy support, and the UK serves as a strategic gateway to Europe’s innovation and financial hubs,” Apoorva Sharma, managing partner at Stride Ventures, told