Niveshaay

Backing
Bold BusinessesBuilt to
Break Out

₹1970.48 Cr
AUM Across two AIFs
₹2000 Cr+
Capital Deployed in Pvt. Markets
36
Pvt. Businesses Backed
10 IPOs
Listed on the public markets

A decade of backing
chasm--crossers with pooled capital

Awadhesh Kr. Pandey

CFO, Damlia Cement

Gobind Ram Choudhary

Managing Director, Anmol Industries Ltd

Parsh Kothari

CEO & Co-founder, Think School

Prateek Kapoor

Director, Shubham Group

CA Jay Chhaira

Central Council Member, ICAI

Karna

Semiconductor Design Leader, Hyderabad
Hear from our

 Risk-takers
Vikas Goyal
Vikas Goyal
CEO & MD, Sambhv Steel Tubes Ltd
Niveshaay has been a strategic partner from early IPO planning through execution, a true extension of our team Sambhv.
Hitesh Doshi
Hitesh Doshi
Chairman & Managing Director, Waaree Group
Niveshaay brought capital and conviction at a stage when few understood the platform we were building.
Ayush Sinhal
Ayush Sinhal
Co-Founder, Kimbal Energies
With Niveshaay's continued trust, we have the runway to scale faster and take Kimbal global.
Yogesh Kabra
Yogesh Kabra
Founder, XYXX Apparels
Niveshaay's commitment to excellence and data-driven approach keep us aligned on quality and market fit.
AlternativeInvestment Fund
Category III AIF · Open

Niveshaay Hedgehogs Fund

A SEBI-registered Category III AIF, managed by Niveshaay Investment Management Pvt. Ltd. and launched on 9 October 2024.

Entrepreneur-led and scuttlebutt-driven: a 100% small-cap portfolio of 56 listed and unlisted companies, concentrated in data centers, aerospace and defence, energy storage and electronics/EMS.

₹1,068.75 crore in AUM, benchmarked against the NIFTY Smallcap250, with 34.28% post-tax returns since inception (15 September 2026).

Performance
Niveshaay Pre Tax NAVNIFTY Smallcap250

9 Oct 2024,Dec 2024,Mar 2025,Jun 2025,Jul 2025,Aug 2025,Sep 2025,Oct 2025,Nov 2025,Dec 2025,Jan 2026,Feb 2026,Mar 2026,Apr 2026,May 2026,Jun 2026,Jul 2026,Aug 2026,15 Sep 2026

1000,1115.5,993.9,1081.8,1114.8,1113.4,1093.6,1136.5,1085.5,1086.0,1004.4,1008.2,936.1,1104.7,1236.5,1272.9,1266.2,1341.61,1343.54

1000,974.3,834.3,983.1,947.0,911.7,922.1,956.4,924.3,921.6,870.7,877.2,789.2,924.1,938.5,978.8,989.8,1041.81,988.34

75013801250,1000,8000,4,8,12,18See Returns34.2810.2038.8418.14
PeriodPre Tax NAVSmallcap250
Periodic Returns
Since Inception34.28
3 Months10.20
6 Months38.84
1 Year18.14
Post tax & fees · Updated on 15 September, 2026
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Category II AIF

Niveshaay Sambhav Fund

A SEBI-registered Category II AIF, managed by Niveshaay Investment Management Pvt. Ltd. and launched on 11 December 2024.

Entrepreneur-led and scuttlebutt-driven: a portfolio of 57 companies blending listed securities (54.43%) with unlisted positions (40.45%), across energy storage, consumption, data centers, recycling, and aerospace and defence.

₹901.73 crore in AUM at a NAV of 1277.77, with roughly 27.8% returns since inception (31 August 2026).

Performance
Niveshaay Sambhav NAV

Feb 2025,Apr 2025,Jun 2025,Aug 2025,Oct 2025,Dec 2025,Feb 2026,Apr 2026,Jun 2026,Aug 2026

985.56,1002.40,1004.19,1003.18,1006.83,996.54,962.93,1034.35,1183.37,1277.77

94013001200,1100,10000,3,6,9See Chart
Fund Status
StatusClosed
Portfolio57
AUM (₹ Cr)901.73
NAV1277.77
Closed-ended · Inception 11 Dec 2024 · As of 31 Aug 2026

Visit the factory. Walk the floor. Attend the expo. See the market firsthand.

Understand who is building the business—and how they think.

Suppliers. Customers. Competitors. Employees.
Cross-check what we hear against what the founder tells us.

Volume. Stickiness. Pricing power. Irreplaceability.
Find the signals before they show up in earnings.

We don't sell because the market disagrees.
Sometimes, that's exactly when we hold.

Years of scuttlebutt,
deepening every year.
The roots grow before the shoot.

Just like how Bamboo Grows
Research Spend
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
We identify
and
back businesses
positioned to define
the next phase
of industry growth.
Arvind Kothari
Arvind Kothari
Founder - Niveshaay
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35
 Pvt. Companies

Backed and growing
Private 

Equity
10 IPOs
Listed on the

public markets
8
Sectors

Invested
₹2000
Cr+
Capital

Deployed
35
+
Businesses

Backed
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the bedrock of our journey for 
conviction
Our Team
60+ Team Members
Our Unfair Advantage
Surat
Our Leadership
3 Founders

Our 35 researchers obsessed with finding the signals long before the market discovers them.

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Building India's Energy Stack
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Sambhv’s Story
Vikas Goyal, CEO & MD, Sambhv Steel Tubes Ltd
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Complaint Status

Complaints data disclosed monthly in line with SEBI circular SEBI/HO/OIAE/IGRD/CIR/P/2021/642.

Grievance Redressal Matrix

Details of DesignationContact Person NameAddressContact No.Email IDWorking Hours
Grievance OfficerVikram Sharma508, SNS Platina, Nr. Someshwara Enclave, Vesu, Surat, Gujarat 3950077859870559research@niveshaay.com10.30AM to 5.00PM

Disposal of complaints

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Grand Total000000
MonthCarried ForwardReceivedResolved*Pending*
October-20230000
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May-20240000
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Grand Total0000
YearCarried ForwardReceivedResolved*Pending*
2021 - 20220000
2022 - 20230000
2023 - 20240000
Grand Total0000

Grievance Redressal Matrix

Details of DesignationContact Person NameAddressContact No.Email IDWorking Hours
Grievance OfficerVikram Sharma508, SNS Platina, Nr. Someshwara Enclave, Vesu, Surat, Gujarat 3950077859870559research@niveshaay.com10.30AM to 5.00PM

Disposal of complaints

Received FromPending at End of Last MonthReceivedResolved*Total Pending*Pending > 3 monthsAvg. Resolution Time* (in days)
Investors000000
SEBI Scores000000
Other Sources000000
Grand Total000000
MonthCarried ForwardReceivedResolved*Pending*
September-20250000
October-20250000
November-20250101
December-20251010
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February-20261010
March-20260000
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May-20260101
June-20261010
July-20260000
August-20260000
YearCarried ForwardReceivedResolved*Pending*
2023 - 2024—000
2024 - 2025—000
2025 - 2026—220
Grand Total—000

Definitions

  • Resolved - Resolved complaints include any previous month’s complaints resolved in the current month.
  • Pending - Total pending includes complaints unresolved as of the last day of the month.
  • Average resolution time = total days taken to resolve complaints / total complaints resolved in the month.
Data for the month ending —
Sr. No.Received fromPending at the end of last monthReceivedResolved *Total Pending #Pending complaints > 3 monthsAverage Resolution time^ (in days)
1Directly from Investors000000
2SEBI (SCORES)000000
3Other Sources (if any)000000
Grand Total000000

* Inclusive of complaints of previous months resolved in the current month. # Inclusive of complaints pending as on the last day of the month. ^ Average resolution time in days.

Data for the month ending —
Sr. No.Received fromPending at the end of last monthReceivedResolved *Total Pending #Pending complaints > 3 monthsAverage Resolution time^ (in days)
1Directly from Investors000000
2SEBI (SCORES)000000
3Other Sources (if any)000000
Grand Total000000

* Inclusive of complaints of previous months resolved in the current month. # Inclusive of complaints pending as on the last day of the month. ^ Average resolution time in days.

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