Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- Stride Ventures has launched three funds across India, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the UK, raising $300 million over the past six months to be deployed in their respective territories, top executives at the venture debt platform said.

"These regions were chosen deliberately: India remains our home base and a benchmark for venture and growth credit. The GCC represents a rapidly maturing ecosystem with strong policy support, and the UK serves as a strategic gateway to Europe's innovation and financial hubs," Apoorva Sharma, managing partner at Stride Ventures, told Mint.

The GCC is an alliance of Middle Eastern countries Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.

The funds, which wer...