Principal – Artha Prime Fund (Pre-IPO & Micro Equities)

About Artha Group & Artha Prime Fund

Artha Group is a performance-first investment house managing ₹2,300 crores across domestic and international investment vehicles, including Category I & II AIFs, LLPs, and Private Limited companies. With active investments in 130+ startups, we operate at the convergence of capital precision and operational depth.

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

Research, Diligence & Modeling

• 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

IC Preparation & Portfolio Management

• 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

• Total annual package -
• ₹45,00,000
• ₹36,00,000
• fixed annual salary
• ₹4,00,000
• confirmed annual retention bonus (paid after 12 months)
• ₹5,00,000
• ESOP grant annually (each annual grant comes with its own vesting schedule)
• 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.