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Campus Fund
Campus Fund is Campus Fund's scout program offering investment and support for student-led startups in India.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What Campus Fund offers
What Campus Fund is
Campus Fund is India's first and only student-run venture capital fund dedicated to backing student-entrepreneurs and recent graduates across India. Founded in 2020 by Richa Bajai as a thesis project at London Business School, the firm has grown to become a significant investor in early-stage, student-led startups with a focus on cutting-edge technologies. The fund primarily invests in Seed and Series A stages, targeting innovative sectors such as AI, IoT, and biotechnology.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Scout Program
- Host organization
- Campus Fund
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
What Scout program means
A scout program is a structured venture-capital program that recruits external people to help a fund discover, refer, evaluate, or sometimes invest in early-stage startups.
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Published program terms
- Investment
- $100,000,000
- Price
- Unknown
- Compensation
- Unknown
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
Campus Fund believes student-entrepreneurs bring unique advantages to building startups, including deep technical knowledge, flexibility, access to university resources, and diverse perspectives on global problems.
Eligibility
Eligible participants include student-entrepreneurs currently enrolled in university, those who have dropped out to pursue ventures, and recent graduates within the last three years.
Selection approach
Campus Fund accepts applications from student-entrepreneurs who are currently enrolled in university, have dropped out to pursue ventures, or graduated within the last three years.
- Stages
- Seed · Series A
- Sectors
- Artificial IntelligenceBiotech & Life SciencesEnergyFrontier & Deep TechInternet of ThingsRobotics & Autonomous Systems
- Regions
- AsiaIndiaUnited Kingdom
- Audience
- Students
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Hybrid
- Main location
- Bengaluru, India
- Cohort size
- 60
- Cohorts per year
- 4
- Engagement
- Unknown
Delivery model
Campus Fund operates with a hybrid presence, engaging with participants both online and in-person.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Open
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Participants receive capital investment, mentorship from experienced investors, access to a community of other student founders, industry connections, and operational guidance from successful entrepreneurs.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Campus Fund is published in Upseed as a scout program program hosted by Campus Fund. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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