Inflection Capital
High Growth Businesses

About Us

India-focused private equity fund – providing inflection capital to high growth companies.

We are a team of passionate professionals looking to engage with innovative businesses; providing support and guidance in achieving rapid growth.

Following a disciplined sourcing and investing approach with an aim to help entrepreneurs in creating sustainable businesses.

Our focus areas include consumer facing businesses, financial services, niche manufacturing and business services. We like businesses and entrepreneurs who use technology an essential tool to growth and sustainability.

With a team of nine investment professionals, we are currently managing two growth funds. The team has rich relevant experience, well suited for our investment strategy.

Team First Bridge

Managing Partners

Krishankant Rathi

Krishankant Rathi

Founder

Vishal Gupta

Vishal Gupta

Co - Founder

Investment Team

Abhishek G Poddar

Abhishek Poddar

Partner

Priyank Jain

Priyank Jain

Principal

Puneet Tibrewala

Puneet Tibrewala

Principal

Jigesh Doshi

Jigesh Doshi

Vice President

Shashwat Goyal

Shashwat Goyal

Associate

Ankur Bagaria

Ankur Bagaria

Associate

Aniruddh Shenvi

Anirudh Shenvi

Associate

Abhishek G Poddar

Abhishek Poddar

Partner

Priyank Jain

Priyank Jain

Principal

Puneet Tibrewala

Puneet Tibrewala

Principal

Jigesh Doshi

Jigesh Doshi

Vice President

Shashwat Goyal

Shashwat Goyal

Associate

Ankur Bagaria

Ankur Bagaria

Associate

Aniruddh Shenvi

Anirudh Shenvi

Associate

Seasoned professionals

Blend of operating & investing expertise 100+ yrs of private investing experience.

Cohesive team

The Partners have worked with each other and have known each other for 15+ years Investment team is also know to the founders for more than a decade.

Advisory board

GN Bajpai

Ex-Chairman of SEBI
& LIC

Ajay Gupta

Founder & MD
- Capital Foods

Atul Lall

Managing Director
- Dixon Technologies

Balram Yadav

Managing Director
Godrej Agrovet

Pravin Shah

Ex- President and CEO
- M&M Ltd
(Automotive Division),
Member ofGroup
Executive Committee

Ramesh Chandak

Ex- MD &CEO
KEC International

Raminder Singh Rekhi

Ex-CEO Adhaar Retail

GN Bajpai

Ex-Chairman of SEBI
& LIC

Ajay Gupta

Founder & MD
- Capital Foods

Atul Lall

Managing Director
- Dixon Technologies

Balram Yadav

Managing Director
Godrej Agrovet

Pravin Shah

Ex- President and CEO
- M&M Ltd
(Automotive Division),
Member ofGroup
Executive Committee

Ramesh Chandak

Ex- MD &CEO
KEC International

Raminder Singh Rekhi

Ex-CEO Adhaar Retail

  • Access to industry veterans
  • Well-known to the team
  • Mentoring and support
  • Help enhance the vision of entrepreneur
  • Assist in identifying new growth business avenues

Vision and Methodology

Provide
Inflection Capital

  • Capital for high growth phase
  • Preferably invest in first generation entrepreneurs
  • Invest in high quality businesses

Ensuring
Governance & Reputation

  • Maintain prudent risk management & high governance standards
  • Process driven approach
  • Align businesses with Global ESG Practices

Invest
More than Money

  • Ownership & Entrepreneurial approach
  • Operational expertise & knowledge across sector
  • Mentoring by seasoned entrepreneurs
  • Help accelerate growth
  • Assist in creating self sustainable businesses

Trustee of
Investor’s Capital

  • Generate superior risk adjusted returns
  • Strong feedback loop to learn from both successes and mistakes
  • Team investing significant capital to ensure alignment of Interest

FUND I

Current investments

Innefu Labs

(Predictive Analytics, Cyber Security)

  • AI driven technology product company with capabilities in Predictive Data Analytics, Information Security and Video & Image analytics
  • With 100+ customers, a leading player in AI-ML based analytics and technology solutions
www.innefu.com

Tea Post

(QSR)

  • Largest Mass Market Tea Café chain serving freshly prepared chai and snacks
  • Over 200 owned and franchise stores; catering to the diverse Indian market from Metro to Tier 3 cities in 35+ cities spread across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
www.teapost.in

CLR Facility Management

(Integrated Facility Management [IFM])

  • One of the leading & fastest growing IFM, Staffing and tech-based HR Solutions provider
  • Dominant player in Western and Southern India with presence in 300+ towns
www.clrservices.com

Zuppa Geo Navigation Technologies

(Drone Tech)

  • 5th generation technology company for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones)
  • The first and only Indian company which has developed fully indigenous “Auto Pilot” for Drones, basis its proprietary technology
www.zuppa.io

Treo Engineering

(CleanTech)

  • Emerging cleaning solutions company for the automobile sector with focus on automation
  • Manufactures automated, cost-effective and high-quality Vehicle Cleaning solutions under the brand "FourWin
  • pprovals from OEMs - Maruti Suzuki, KIA, MG Motors, TVS, Hyundai, Tata Motors, M&M, Nexa.
www.treo.co.in

Exited investments

Omega Designs

(D2C Kidswear)

  • Designing, branding, manufacturing and e-Tailing of kids wear under the brand NautuNati Sold to Aditya Birla TMRW
www.nautinati.com

Leap India

(Supply Chain Logistic Solutions)

  • Market leader in asset pooling industry for leasing of wooden pallets, foldable large containers, utility boxes etc. for storing & movement of goods across supply chain
www.leap-india.com

Fund highlights

Seven investments

Two exits

Investors

7 financial Institutions, family offices, corporates and HNIs

FUND II

Deal Size

Rs 30 crs  to Rs 100 crs

Significant Minority Stake

Investment Focus

High growth MSME companies

Blend of Operating & Investing Expertise

Leverage team’s competencies & extensive network

Sector Focus

Consumer Businesses, Financial Services, Niche Manufacturing and Business Services

New Growth Opportunities

Back potential market leaders to create sustainable businesses

CONTACT WITH US

1106, 11th Floor, One Lodha Place,
One Lodha Place, Senapati Bapat Marg
Mumbai – 400013, (INDIA)

Tel: 022-6828 3331
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.firstbridgefund.com

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Krishankant Rathi

Krishankant Rathi

Founder

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  • Over 35 years of operating experience in strategy, investing, M&A, JVs (Cross border & India), business structuring, setting up new businesses etc.
  • Deep experience of full life cycle of Consumer, retail and financial services from start ups to matured businesses, from mentoring to investing to divestment
  • Previously have served on the board of AU Small Finance Bank, Future Generali Insurance, Aavas Financers, Dixon Technologies, BIBA Fashion, House of Anita Dongre, Parag Milk Foods, Capital Foods.
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Vishal Gupta

Vishal Gupta

Co- founder

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  • Over 20 years of experience including 14 years in various Private Equity Funds
  • Partner and Investment committee member of some of the funds managed and/or advised by Motilal Oswal Private Equity
  • Head Private investments at Suresh Kotak Family Office
  • Lead investments at India Resurgence Fund
  • Served on the board of Au Financiers, Dixon Technologies, GR Infra Projects, IKF Finance, Shubham Housing, Archean Chemicals
  • MBA from the University of Chicago, PGDBA from NMIMS and B.Tech from Aligarh Muslim University
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Abhishek G Poddar

Abhishek Poddar

Partner

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  • Chartered Accountant (AIR-19) & Chartered Financial Analyst with over 20 years of experience; of which 15 years in private equity investing and another 5 years in investment/corporate banking.
  • Previously with BanyanTree, one of the earliest member of the PE team at Motilal Oswal
  • Leading investing/exit efforts across multiple growth funds with an AUM Rs. 2400 crs
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Priyank Jain

Priyank Jain

Principal

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  • MBA in Finance & Engineering graduate with over 17 years in Venture Capital, having diversified experiences across, Impact fund, Investments, Portfolio Management, Fundraising, Financial Operations etc.
  • In past, managed investments to the tune of Rs.80+ crs with MoIC of ~11.7x
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Puneet Tibrewala

Puneet Tibrewala

Principal

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  • MBA in Finance with over 15 years of experience across the value chain of Private Equity investing, Portfolio Management, Strategy, M&A, Investor Relations. Independently established and managed retail finance branch.
  • In past, managed investments to the tune of Rs.800+ crs with MoIC of ~3.5x
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Jigesh Doshi

Jigesh Doshi

Vice President

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  • MBA in Finance & Engineering graduate with around 12 years of experience across private equity and special situations investing, investment/corporate banking and analytics/IT consulting.
  • In past, worked on investments to the tune of ~Rs. 1,000 crs
Experience
Education
Shashwat Goyal

Shashwat Goyal

Associate

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  • Chartered Accountant & Chartered Financial Analyst with over 6 years of experience in areas of Statutory Audit & Private Equity involving Deal Evaluation, Portfolio Monitoring & Financial Management.
  • Shashwat has been part of the investment team since 2019 and involved in portfolio monitoring, deal screening and investor relations
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Education
Ankur Bagaria

Ankur Bagaria

Associate

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  • Chartered Accountant with 6 years of experience in the areas of M&A advisory, Investment Banking &evaluation and investment in distressed assets.
  • In Past Ankur has been instrumental in setting up a Distressed Asset Fund between his family office and Pepper group, a portfolio company of KKR.
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Aniruddh Shenvi

Aniruddh Shenvi

Associate

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  • Chartered Accountant & Chartered Financial Analyst with 6 years of experience in the areas of financial planning & analysis, statutory audit, pricing & portfolio management.
  • Graduate from the Indian School of Business with majors in finance & strategy
Experience
Education