About Artha Group:

Artha Group is a performance-first investment house managing over 1,250 crores (USD 150M+) across venture capital, private equity, and cross-stage capital strategies.

Our fund platforms include:

Artha Venture Fund: India-focused early-stage sector-specific fund (B2C, mobility, fintech, B2B SaaS, Deeptech, Spacetech).

Artha Continuum Fund: India + global cross-stage vehicle for high-velocity, high-upside opportunities.

Artha Select Fund: A fund of winners: follow-on capital into our top-performing companies.

With a track record of backing 130+ companies and completing 30+ exits, we operate with a sharp focus on founder partnerships, capital judgment, and long-term alignment.

Our investors include leading family offices and UHNIs across India and globally, a testament to our success.

Role Overview:

Were hiring Principal to lead investment execution and portfolio development across our core funds:

- 1 role in Gift City, Gandhinagar for Artha Continuum Fund.

Reports to: Managing Partner, Artha Continuum Fund.

Youll be responsible for full-cycle investing, from sourcing and thesis development to diligence, structuring, and post-investment portfolio work.

Youll lead a team of Associates and Analysts, run internal reviews, and set the bar for research quality and investment judgment.

This is a Partner-track role for professionals ready to own capital, conviction, and execution at a high-performance fund.

What Youll Lead:

End-to-End Deal Execution:

- Build proprietary sourcing pipelines (India and global).

- Drive founder meetings, diligence, modeling, and IC prep.

- Lead term sheet negotiation, legal closure, and disbursement.

Portfolio Value Creation:

- Advise founders across GTM, hiring, org design, and downstream capital.

- Identify underperformance early; own risk-mitigation conversations.

- Track and report KPIs, milestones, and board-level insights.

Team Leadership:

- Mentor and manage Associates and Analysts.

- Enforce follow-up, research depth, and memo quality.

- Run internal investment reviews and pre-IC forums.

Fund Strategy & Reporting:

- Contribute to LP dashboards and investor updates.

- Support new fund design, co-investment structures, and sector allocations.

- Represent Artha at founder forums, investor summits, and panels.

Candidate Profile:

- 710 years in venture capital, private equity, or fund investing.

- Strong deal sheet: youve led or co-led 3+ investments end-to-end.

- Experience across sourcing, founder interaction, diligence, and IC presentation.

- Confident communicatorcan defend a thesis without overplaying.

- Bonus: operator background, product/strategy experience in a startup.

Note: Candidates with only investment banking or transaction advisory experience will not be considered.

This is a buy-side investor role, not a transaction support or fundraising job.

Key Traits for Success

- An ownership-first mindset with high performance standards.

- Strong follow-up discipline and pipeline hygiene.

- Experience leading junior team members and upholding execution clarity.

- Sharp financial acumen, cap table intuition, and modeling fluency.

- Ability to build trust with both founders and fund leadership.