Principal - Prime Fund

Artha Group; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,240,000 - 3,960,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Carry participation in fund

Job summary

A prominent investment firm in Mumbai is seeking a Principal to lead research and investment for their Artha Prime Fund. The ideal candidate will possess 8-12 years in equity research or public market investing, engage directly with listed promoters, and demonstrate strong financial analysis skills. This high-responsibility role demands accountability, with a fixed annual salary of ₹36,00,000 and an additional retention bonus. A clear path to Managing Partner is available for successful candidates.

Qualifications

• 8 - 12 years in equity research, public market investing, or pre-IPO diligence.
• Demonstrated experience interacting with listed promoters.
• Strong grip on financial statements and forensics.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and investment execution for Artha Prime Fund.
• Hunt overlooked pre-IPO and microcap opportunities.
• Manage and mentor analysts to evaluate investment cases.

Skills

Equity research

Public market investing

Financial analysis

Team leadership

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Job description

Artha Group is a performance-led investment house managing over ₹2,300 crores (USD 150M+) across venture capital, private equity, and cross-stage strategies. Our fund platforms include:

• Artha Venture Fund - Early-stage VC (B2C, mobility, fintech, B2B SaaS)
• Artha Continuum Fund - Cross-stage investing across India + global markets
• Artha Select Fund - Follow-on capital into top-performing portfolio winners
• Artha Quest Fund - India’s first search fund platform for operator-led buyouts
• Artha Prime Fund - A new public market fund focused on pre-IPO and micro-cap equities

Artha Prime Fund invests in promoter-backed companies with real fundamentals and asymmetric upside - before the rest of the market catches on. This is where deep diligence, capital judgment, and non-obvious sourcing create outsized returns.

Role Overview

We’re hiring a Principal to lead research, investment execution, and team building for the Artha Prime Fund. This role demands a sharp eye for financial edge, an instinct for underpriced companies, and the ability to build and lead from Day 1.

You’ll be:

• Hunting down overlooked pre-IPO and microcap opportunities
• Interfacing with listed company promoters and management teams
• Leading a team of analysts to dig deep into numbers, risk, and catalysts
• Presenting conviction-based investment memos to the IC
• Traveling on-site to validate businesses and triangulate the truth

This is a high-conviction, high-upside role with a clear path to Managing Partner. If you’re a CA or finance-first investor with grit, speed, and intuition—this is your platform.

Key Responsibilities

Investment Sourcing & Screening

• Build a live pipeline of overlooked public market opportunities
• Develop thesis-driven ideas based on mispricing, governance, or hidden catalysts
• Leverage promoters, brokers, filings, and forums to identify leads
• Tear down balance sheets and cash flow statements - look for where the bodies are buried
• Conduct site visits, distributor calls, and product testing to go beyond the PDF
• Run red flag analysis: auditor notes, related-party deals, and shareholding movements
• Present sharp, quantified investment cases to internal IC and LPs
• Track target prices, performance milestones, and exit timelines
• Continuously re-evaluate conviction based on price movement + new info

Team Leadership & Execution Clarity

• Manage and mentor 1 - 3 analysts or interns
• Enforce rigorous timelines, follow-up cadence, and reporting hygiene
• Build internal tracking systems and dashboards before you’re asked to

Candidate Profile

• 8 - 12 years in equity research, public market investing, or pre-IPO diligence
• Demonstrated experience interacting with listed promoters or public market boards
• Strong grip on financial statements, forensics, and market timing
• Must be a Chartered Accountant (CA) or show equivalent financial depth
• Ability to work fast, travel often and chase clarity through complexity
• Low ego, clear writing, and ownership-first mindset

This is not a back-office research role.

This is an on-ground, truth-hunting investor role - built for someone who thrives on accountability and action.

Compensation Structure

• ₹36,00,000 fixed annual salary
• ₹4,00,000 confirmed annual retention bonus (paid after 12 months)
• Performance bonuses based on fund and role KPIs
• Carry participation in Artha Prime Fund (shared at the offer stage)

Fixed comp is non-negotiable.

All upside is earned via performance, reporting, and results.

Incomplete or blank answers to any question = automatic disqualification.