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Will help few good start-ups become large companies, says Nandan Nilekani

The firm has started looking out for potential investments in the growing start-up space in India

Last year, technocrat Nandan Nilekani returned to IT major Infosys, which is the tech-enabler for the GST Network
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Last year, technocrat Nandan Nilekani returned to IT major Infosys, which is the tech-enabler for the GST Network

Alnoor Peermohamed
Fundamentum, the investment firm set up by former UIDAI chairman and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, and Helion Venture Partners’ co-founder Sanjeev Aggarwal last year, received $20 million from Canadian pension fund CDPQ on Thursday. The firm has started looking out for potential investments in the growing start-up space in India. Nilekani tells Alnoor Peermohamed that while there are enough venture funds available in the market, Fundamentum has a clear differentiation as it will invest in companies looking to scale up by leveraging experiences of building large companies. Edited excerpts:
 
How is Fundamentum going to be different from other funds?

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