Equity Manager

About Artha Group & Artha Prime Fund

Artha Group is a performance-led investment house managing over ₹1,250 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

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

₹36,00,000 fixed annual salary

₹4,00,000 confirmed annual retention bonus (paid after 12 months)

₹5,00,000 ESOP grant (as per vesting policy)

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.