Diksha Kalra

Spotting a Good SME: Our Due Diligence Approach

SME due diligence means checking a small or medium company's numbers, promoters, and business and legal standing on your own before you put money in.

Top Sectors Fueling Growth in India's Microcap Space

Discover insights and deep dives into investment opportunities.

The $303 Billion CRDMO Opportunity: What's Really Giving India the Upper Hand

In simple terms, a CRDMO is what you get when a Contract Research Organization and a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization join forces into one integrated model.

Demystifying PPM: A Must-Read Before You Invest in an AIF

Discover insights and deep dives into investment opportunities.

Strategies of India's Leading Investors and Secrets to Building Your Portfolio

Alternative Investment Funds, or AIFs, are SEBI-registered pooled vehicles that give high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutions a way into private equity, venture capital,

SCORES and SmartODR: How AIF Grievance Redressal Actually Works

Discover insights and deep dives into investment opportunities.

What Happens If Your AIF Underperforms or Winds Up Early?

What Rights Do You Have?

SEBI Extends the Angel Fund Accredited Investor Deadline to March 2027

Discover insights and deep dives into investment opportunities.

SEBI Widens Accredited Investor Pool: Who Counts as an Accredited Investor Now?

SEBI's new asset threshold proposal, explained

How to Read an AIF Fund Factsheet

NAV, corpus and deployment ratio, explained simply

What GIFT City and the Mauritius Feeder Route Mean for Indian AIF Investors

GIFT City, short for Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, is India's first International Financial Services Centre, and what really sets it apart is who's watching over it.

How to Evaluate an AIF Fund Manager's Track Record Beyond the Numbers

A single return figure tells you almost nothing about how a manager actually behaves with your money over a seven-to-ten-year commitment, and that gap between what the number shows and what actually matters is where a lot of investors get burned.

The Common Mistakes HNIs Make When Investing in SME-Focused AIFs

Every year, another batch of Indian HNIs writes a crore-plus cheque into an SME-focused AIF, pulled in by growth stories the public markets just don't seem to offer anymore.

Private Credit AIFs vs. Equity AIFs: Which One Should You Choose?

Private credit AIFs lend money to businesses and earn through structured interest and fees. Equity AIFs, on the other hand, buy ownership stakes in companies and earn through capital appreciation.

AIF Exit Strategies: How and When Fund Managers Actually Exit a Position

That's the uncomfortable truth about alternative investment funds in India right now. The entry story is glamorous pre-revenue startups, growth-stage SMEs, and structured credit deals with double-digit IRRs on paper. The exit story is where the real skill of a fund manager shows up.