Colossa Ventures defines its focus broadly, backing not only women founders but also companies where women are key leaders or primary economic beneficiaries, and treats this as a performance-driven investment thesis rather than an impact or philanthropic goal. Founded by financial-market veterans Ashu Suyash (former CRISIL CEO and Fidelity India head) and Vandana Rajadhyaksha (from ICICI Ventures and Aditya Birla Private Equity), the fund pairs its Capital-Capability-Confidence model with academic partners like IIT Bombay and IIT Madras to support a cross-disciplinary, science- and deeptech-heavy portfolio built around women-led ventures.