Rajesh Singla Appointed as Member of IVCA's Inaugural Emerging Managers Council

When India's apex body for alternate capital constitutes a council for the first time in its history and your fund manager's name is on that list, that is not routine recognition. It is an acknowledgment that the work being done matters and that the broader ecosystem has taken note.

Alpha AMC's founder and fund manager, Rajesh Singla, has been named a member of the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association's (IVCA) Emerging Managers Council for the 2026–28 term, a council being constituted for the very first time by IVCA in recognition of the growing scale and increasing number of emerging fund managers shaping India's alternate investment landscape.

What is IVCA? The Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA), established in 1993, is India's apex non-profit industry body for the alternate capital ecosystem. It represents 490+ member funds with a combined AUM exceeding $350 billion, including venture capital firms, private equity funds, infrastructure funds, family offices, and AIFs. Within the SEBI-registered AIF landscape, 49% of all registered AIFs are IVCA members. IVCA engages directly with SEBI, DPIIT, and the Government of India to shape policy and regulation for the alternate investment industry.

The Emerging Managers Council is a newly formed body under the IVCA umbrella, created specifically to represent and amplify the voice of emerging fund managers within India's alternate capital ecosystem. This is the first time IVCA has constituted such a council, reflecting how significantly the number and scale of emerging AIFs and micro-VC funds have grown in recent years.

The Council is co-chaired by Ms. Anisha Singh (She Capital), Ms. Ashu Suyash (Colossa Ventures), and Mr. Nitin Nayar (Filter Capital). Its members include fund managers from across India's active emerging VC and AIF landscape Artha Venture Fund, AUM Ventures, Lead Angels, LVX (Let's Venture), GrowthCap Ventures, HAF (Hyderabad Angels Fund), Cedar Capital, AWE Funds, Relativity Investments, and SucSEED Innovation Fund, among others.

Rajesh Singla of VentureX (Alpha AMC) is among the founding members named to this council for the 2026–28 term.

The Council operates under the broader aegis of IVCA's VC Council and will focus on education, regulatory engagement, and policy advocacy for micro VCs and emerging fund managers. Initiatives already undertaken under this umbrella include VC101 (Second Edition), which convened 160+ participants and 50+ industry leaders across Mumbai and Bengaluru, covering fund strategy, capital formation, governance, portfolio management, and exits. IVCA has also led multiple focused engagements on Angel Fund regulations, including consultations with SEBI and DPIIT, industry surveys, policy representations, and regulatory webinars with 100+ participants each.

Why This Recognition Matters for Alpha AMC and Its Investors

Recognition of this kind carries weight precisely because of what IVCA is. This is not a membership that any fund can purchase by meeting a fee threshold. The Emerging Managers Council was constituted with specific individuals nominated and selected, and Rajesh Singla's inclusion places Alpha AMC alongside some of the most active and credible emerging fund managers in the country.

For investors in the VentureX SME Fund, this matters for three clear reasons.

Credibility within the ecosystem. IVCA membership and council participation signal that Alpha AMC operates within the highest standards of India's alternate investment community. IVCA members are expected to uphold governance, transparency, and investor protection norms that go beyond basic regulatory compliance.

Policy access and regulatory intelligence. IVCA members participate directly in shaping SEBI and DPIIT frameworks. As a Council member, Rajesh Singla will have early visibility into regulatory changes affecting AIFs, angel funds, and the emerging manager segment intelligence that directly informs how VentureX manages compliance and positions its fund strategy.

Peer network and deal ecosystem. The Emerging Managers Council brings together fund managers across geographies and strategies. This network creates natural opportunities for co-investment, deal flow sharing, and sector intelligence, all of which benefit the portfolio companies and investors of a fund like VentureX.

Rajesh Singla is founder and fund manager of VentureX Fund I at Alpha AMC, a SEBI-registered Category I alternative investment fund focused on India's high-growth SME segment. He brings over seven years of specialized experience in capital markets, with a strong focus on early to growth-stage SME investments spanning consumer discretionary, technology, chemicals, and manufacturing.

Rajesh holds certifications across NISM modules in alternative investment fund management (categories I, II, and III), reflecting a compliance-first approach to fund governance. Over his career, he has facilitated over ₹50 crore in primary capital raises and enabled over ₹500 crore in secondary transactions across pre-IPO, SME, and unicorn investments.

His appointment to the IVCA Emerging Managers Council reflects both his individual standing in the alternate investment community and the growing recognition of VentureX as a serious, research-driven participant in India's SME investing landscape.

About Alpha AMC and VentureX Fund

Alpha AMC (Alpha Ventures Private Limited, formerly Planify WealthX Pvt Ltd) is the sponsor of VentureX Fund I, a SEBI-registered Category I AIF launched in December 2024 with a ₹1,000 crore target corpus. The fund invests exclusively in India's SME segment pre-IPO, anchor, and listed SMEs with market caps under ₹1,000 crore using a proprietary LMVT framework (Leadership, Moat, Valuation, Tailwinds) to identify and back high-growth businesses early in their compounding journey.

The fund is managed by an experienced team, including Portfolio Manager Maneesh Nath (formerly ranked #1 in category across 50,000+ AIFs on Preqin) and Chief Investment Officer Ishima Singla (CFA Level 1, 14+ years in private equity valuation and due diligence).

Over 2,000 investors have engaged with Alpha AMC's investment solutions since inception.

SEBI Registration No: IN/AIF1/24-25/1565.

For Alpha AMC, this is both an honor and a responsibility. Rajesh Singla's participation in this council means that the perspectives of SME-focused Category I AIFs, a segment that has largely operated outside the spotlight of large PE and VC conversations, will now have a direct seat at the table where India's alternate capital policy is being shaped.

That is meaningful for the fund, meaningful for its investors, and meaningful for the broader ecosystem of Indian entrepreneurs who depend on well-governed, patient capital to build their businesses.

In Summary

In a significant milestone for Alpha AMC, Rajesh Singla, Fund Manager of the VentureX SME Fund, has been appointed as a Member of IVCA's inaugural Emerging Managers Council for the 2026–28 term.

A first-of-its-kind council recognizing India's most credible emerging fund managers. For investors in VentureX, this signals deeper ecosystem integration, sharper regulatory intelligence, and a fund house building its presence at the highest levels of India's alternate investment industry.