Principal – Venture Capital

Salary

₹36 - 36 LPA

Min Experience

7 years

Location

جوجارات غانديناغار الهند

About the role

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 three Principals to lead investment execution and portfolio development across our core funds:

  • 2 roles in Mumbai for Artha Venture Fund
  • 1 role in Gift City for Artha Continuum Fund

Reports to: Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund / Artha Continuum 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

  • ₹36,00,000 fixed annual salary (paid monthly)
  • ₹4,00,000 annual retention bonus (paid after 12 months)
  • ₹5,00,000 ESOP grant (as per vesting policy)
  • 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.

About the company

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.

Skills

venture capital
private equity
fund investing
sourcing
diligence
investment committee
financial modeling
cap table
portfolio management
team management