Fund profile / India

Campus Fund III

Geography
India
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
$100M
Focus
AI/ML, EdTech, Digital Health and SaaS
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About Campus Fund III

Campus Fund III is a venture capital firm based in India, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Digital Education Consumer, Digital Health, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionIndia
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
EdTech
Digital Health
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Indian student/early founders with operating chops, deep customer insight

campus/student founders
AI
India-focused
early-stage
deep tech
space-tech
moonshot
quick commerce
verticalized logistics

Bullish Signals

18K+ LinkedIn followers, active communityexternal
Google Cloud & Times of India partnershipexternal
FutureX AI 2026 event host, Mumbaiexternal
TAQSHA x TOI co-hosted fireside, Apr 30linkedin
Exclusive 10-slot access, high selectivitylinkedin
600+ student alumni now investors/founderslinkedin
Students drive sourcing, diligence, convictionlinkedin
19.7K followers, backing hardware/defense/moonshot builderslinkedin
Focus on India-first founders returning homelinkedin
21.1K followers, Ethereal Exploration Guild space-tech milestonelinkedin
The Anchorage space project scaling rapid progresslinkedin
Portfolio teams executing ambitious moonshot visions dailylinkedin
Kiddo investment: Feeding India founder, Zomato ops veteranlinkedin
Backing verticalised quick commerce, not horizontal platformslinkedin
Values deep customer insight + founder operating credibilitylinkedin
21.3K followers, actively investing post-Stanford returneeslinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Student-led process may lack institutional rigorexternal

Founder Do's

Engage with Campus Fund events
Connect via Google Cloud partnerships
Apply for FutureX AI 2026 fireside slots
Register via Luma for exclusive events
Network with CF alumni (now VCs/founders)
Build hardware/defense/moonshot tech from India
Join Ethereal Exploration Guild ecosystem for space-tech
Show proven execution, founder credentials, deep market insight

Founder Don'ts

Assume passive student involvement
Skip community-building opportunities
Pitch if not India-based or India-focused

33 signals on Campus Fund III

16 bullish · 1 contrarian · 8 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 5 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$100M
Saves0
People

Key People

Richa Bajpai

Farman ChauhanFounder/Leader
Richa BajpaiPartner/Advisor
Manu J. NairPartner/Advisor
Shubhayu SardarPartner/Advisor
Prashant SharmaPartner/Advisor
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