Trident Group<\/a>, has launched the Young Entrepreneurs Fund (YEF) to support retail and D2C (direct-to-consumer) startups. The fund has a target corpus of $10 million (Rs 85.8 crore). \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nChauhaan, who is in the process of obtaining an AlF CAT-3 license from SEBI for the fund, will use proceeds from his new book, #NCAYB (Nobody Cares About Your Brand), to fuel the fund. Additionally, he is bringing together a group of ex-founders, India-focused family offices, and sovereign-aligned institutional backers to support the initiative.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the CAT-3 structure offers flexibility, YEF is a pure private-stage mission. Our mandate is to fund pre-market Bharat-first innovations that need conviction capital, not listed company instruments. We may retain equity post-IPO in rare future cases, but we\u2019re not trading\u2014we\u2019re building long-term IP,\u201d said Chauhaan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fund is aiming for its first close by mid-May.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
YEF will focus exclusively on idea-to-early prototype stage ventures. \u201cThis is where conviction, character, and clarity matter more than traction. We back founders solving real Bharat-first problems with IP, not hype. Think of it as India\u2019s own Y Combinator meets DeepTech Builder Lab\u2014with a national mission lens,\u201d said Chauhaan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ticket sizes will range from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 2 crore across three formats: idea-stage grants of approximately Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, early prototype checks between Rs 75 lakh and Rs 1.5 crore, and select moonshot follow-ons of Rs 2 crore or more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fund has an eight-year lifecycle, with an option to extend it for an additional two more years. Its key focus areas include deep tech, clean mobility, agri-infrastructure, and health tech. In deep tech, YEF plans to support startups in fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced robotics.<\/p>\n
In clean energy, it will back solutions in renewable energy generation, green infrastructure, and carbon-neutral technologies. Additionally, rural platforms are a significant focus, with investments planned in agri-tech tools, rural fintech ecosystems, and digital literacy programs. YEF plans to build a cohort of 35\u201350 founders in its first round.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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