India Inflection Opportunity Fund

• The Fund has made 2 Investments so far. In both the investments, the Fund was the first investor
• In both Investments have managed to attract follow-on Investments of more than 6x in value of fund’s investment
• The fund has distributed 4% of amount invested at Fund level to our LPs within 9 months
• The NAV of the Fund has gone up 1.7x in last one year since first closing

• To invest in Indian growth stage businesses on the verge of big bang break out. To be part of J curve trajectory of growing business that are at inflection point
• We follow the Sustainable & Responsible Investment Principles backed up by the strong ESG framework. Hence, we avoid businesses which are environmentally irresponsible, speculative in nature, long gestation period, bleeding balance sheets, unfocused multiple ventures, lacking transparency, heavy capex & opex investments
• Backed by the deep penetration and due diligence of Pantomath Group, the Fund would, preferably, be the first institutional investor in the company
• The fund provides Active Ownership Approach, by assisting portfolio companies in strategy formulation, recruitment assistance, business development, corporate governance & financial advisory
• To invest in companies which will provide exit through IPO, preferably in 3 years, thus investing with clear focus of value arbitrage (without taking long term risk) 
• Our preferred investment ticket size is of INR 20 – 50 Cr. Unique asset allocation strategy with an aim to provide interim pay-outs

Identifying Right Opportunity Canvas

They do modern investments as well, but avoid investments in platforms with negative cashflows and bleeding balance sheets

•     To invest in growth stage companies which can be taken to IPO in 3 years
•     High margin Scalable Niche Businesses with high entry barriers
•     Huge addressable market opportunity
•     Promoter Pedigree
•     Value System running through the business
•     Avoid environmentally irresponsible models
•     Focus Sectors-Make in India, Consumer Goods & Trade & Impact Investing

To Yield Optimum Returns for our Investors, they avoid businesses which are unsustainable, unethical & environmentally irresponsible

Founders

•     Founders lacking focus / not fully committed to business / having multiple ventures
•     No clear succession plan
•     Lacking vision, aspiration and not having a clear growth plan
•     Not adhering to transparent practices

Business Models

•     Not having handsome margins
      Requiring high capex or having long gestation
•     Cyclicity / critical dependency on external factors
•     Long working capital cycles
•     Multiple revenue models lacking focus

Sectors

•     Environmentally not responsible
•     Speculative (betting, gambling etc)
•     Futuristic themes having a longer haul
•     Business involving killing animals
•     Commoditized businesses without any marked value addition