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Principal Venture Capital

7 - 10 years

9 - 12 Lacs

gandhinagar

Posted:20 hours ago| Platform: Naukri logo

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Job Description

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

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

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.

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