Artha Group

Description:About Artha Group. Artha Group is a performance-first investment house managing 1,500 crores across domestic and international investment vehicles, including Category I & II AIFs, LLPs, and Private Limited companies. With active investments in 130+ startups, we operate at the convergence of capital precision and operational depth.Role Overview: Were 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.- Youll be responsible for full-cycle investing, from sourcing and thesis development to diligence, structuring, and post-investment portfolio work.- Youll 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 Youll 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: - 710 years in venture capital, private equity, or fund investing. - Strong deal sheet: youve led or co-led 3+ investments end-to-end. - Experience across sourcing, founder interaction, diligence, and IC presentation. - Confident communicatorcan 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. (ref:iimjobs.com)