India’s First Dedicated Venture Capital Fund for Space Startups Gains Momentum; Investments Expected from FY2027: Dr. Jitendra Singh

• Antariksh Venture Fund (AVF) — India's first dedicated VC fund for space-tech startups, ₹1,005 crore corpus, operationalised under IN-SPACe with SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd (SVCL) as investment manager.
• Investments into selected startups expected to begin Q1 of FY2027; SEBI registration and initial closing already completed.
• Examinable for Prelims (numbers, agencies, dates) and Mains GS-III (S&T, economy, space sector reforms).