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
We’re hiring Principals to lead investment execution and portfolio development across our core funds:
- 2 roles in Mumbai for Artha Venture Fund
Reports to: Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund
You’ll be responsible for full-cycle investing, from sourcing and thesis development to diligence, structuring, and post-investment portfolio work.
You’ll 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 You’ll 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
- 7–10 years in venture capital, private equity, or fund investing
- Strong deal sheet: you’ve led or co-led 3+ investments end-to-end
- Experience across sourcing, founder interaction, diligence, and IC presentation
- Confident communicator—can 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
Compensation Structure
- Total annual package - ₹45,00,000
- ₹36,00,000 fixed annual salary
- ₹4,00,000 annual retention bonus (paid after 12 months)
- ₹5,00,000 in ESOPs granted annually (each annual grant comes with its own vesting schedule)
- Performance bonus linked to portfolio KPIs and personal execution
- Carry in the fund (disclosed at final interview)
Fixed compensation is non-negotiable.
All upside is earned through performance, not negotiation.
Incomplete answers to screening or reflection questions will result in disqualification.