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Meet the team

Our founders
Krishankant Rathi
Vishal Gupta

Driven by innovation

Our investment team

Abhishek Poddar
Partner
Priyank Jain
Principal
Tanya Dhir
Assistant Vice President
Kumar Mayank Jha
Associate
Shubham Shete
Associate
Arpit Goyal
Associate
Janmesh Kashiramka
Analyst
Harsh Nangalia
Analyst

LED BY EXPERIENCE

Advisory board

GN Bajpai
Advisory Board Member

Ex-Chairman of Securities Exchange & Board of India & LIC

Balram Yadav
Advisory Board Member

Managing Director: Godrej Agrovet

Ajay Gupta
Advisory Board Member

Founder & MD- Capital Foods

Ramesh Chandak
IC Member

Former MD & CEO of KEC International
Atul Lall
Advisory Board Member

Managing Director – Dixon Technologies

Pravin Shah
Advisory Board Member

Former President and CEO – M&M Ltd (Automotive Division) & Member of Group Executive Committee

CLR

CLR Facility Services is a leading integrated facility management company providing a full spectrum of services including housekeeping, engineering maintenance, payroll management, staffing, pest control, security, and horticulture. Founded in 2002 by Rajaram Anantrao Pathak, CLR operates across 80+ cities in India and employs over 20,000 people.

The company’s core focus is on delivering reliable, process-driven, and technology-enabled facility solutions to clients across sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, education, real estate, and infrastructure. CLR emphasizes workforce formalization, compliance, and sustainability as part of its value proposition.

CLR’s ISO-certified operations span over 100 million sq. ft., serving 400+ clients across sectors. A recent strategic investment by British International Investment (BII), following earlier backing from First Bridge in 2018, has further strengthened its growth and impact agenda.

Sector: Facility Management / Business Support
Status: Partially Exited
Website: https://clrservices.com

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Krishankant Rathi

- Founder​

KK Rathi has 35 years of experience in private equity investing, M&A, corporate strategy, business restructuring, and JVs (cross-border & India)

Experience
  • Partner and Investment Committee member at Motilal Oswal Private Equity, a highly regarded growth capital PE firm currently managing AUM of USD 1bn+
  • CEO at Future Ventures Ltd., an investment arm of Future Group, with an AUM of USD 200mn deployed across 16 portfolio companies
  • Group CFO at Future Retail (largest retail chain of India during his tenure)
  • CFO at H&R Johnson (I) Ltd., largest vitrified tile manufacturer in India
  • Head of Corporate Finance at KEC International – India's second largest manufacturer of electric power transmission towers
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Vishal Gupta

- Founder​

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Vishal Gupta has 25 years of experience, including 18 at various private equity funds

Experience
  • Partner and Investment Committee member of multiple funds at Motilal Oswal Private Equity, a highly regarded growth capital PE firm currently managing AUM of USD 1bn+
  • Head of Private Investments at family office of Uday Kotak, founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank (market cap USD 50 bn+)
  • Led investments at India Resurgence Fund (an affiliate of Bain Capital); AUM of USD 600mn
  • Part of Investment Banking teams of UBS Investment Bank and HSBC based in New York, covering financial institutions
  • Part of Principal Investing Group at HDFC Limited
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Abhishek Poddar

- Partner​

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  • 20 years of experience, of which 15 years in private equity investing and 5 years in investment and corporate banking
  • Joined as a Partner at First Bridge in 2023
  • Led investments and exit initiatives across multiple growth funds, at BanyanTree Finance Pvt. Ltd.
  • Vice President at Motilal Oswal Private Equity. During his stint at Motilal Oswal, he has worked with KK Rathi and Vishal Gupta on various deals
  • Served on the board of Popular Vehicles, HBL Power, and Mahaveer Finance
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Priyank Jain

- Principal​

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  • 20 years of experience in venture and private equity investing, wherein involved in all key areas of the business
  • Joined as a Principal at First Bridge in 2018
  • Managed investments of USD 2.2mn with USD MOIC of 39x at Mantra Ventures
  • Senior Associate at Aavishkaar Capital one of the largest impact funds in India.
  • Currently representing First Bridge on the board of Innefu Labs & Treo Engineering
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Tanya Dhir

- Assistant Vice President​

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  • 7 years of experience in Management Consulting across financial services, consumer, manufacturing industries, and retail design
  • Joined as Assistant Vice President at First Bridge in 2024
  • Senior Associate at McKinsey & Company, leading management consulting firm
  • Assistant Manager at Future Group, one of the largest retail chains in India
  • Assistant Manager at Raymond Ltd., one of the oldest and largest apparel retailers in India
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Kumar Mayank Jha

- Associate​

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  • 5 years of experience across Investment Banking and Equity Research
  • Joined as an Associate at First Bridge in 2024
  • Worked in the Investment Banking division of Rothschild and Morgan Stanley
  • Part of 4 transactions worth USD 1.45bn across Healthcare, Renewables and Technology Sectors
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Shubham Shete

- Associate​

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  • 4 years of experience in equity research
  • Joined as an associate at First Bridge in 2025
  • Equity Research Associate at Jefferies focusing on Indian sectors of Autos, Metals, Airports and Renewables
  • Equity Research Associate at Nuwama Wealth focusing on IPOs, portfolio management, and special situations
  • Equity Research Associate at Edelweiss Wealth Management focusing on IPOs, portfolio management, and special situations
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Arpit Goyal

- Associate​

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  • 3 years of experience across Investment Banking and M&A
  • Joined as an Associate at First Bridge in 2025
  • Senior Manager at Moglix focusing on acquisition transactions with 2 closed deals
  • Investment Banking Analyst at Hem Securities focusing on PE Fundraise and M&A Transactions.
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Janmesh Kashiramka

- Analyst​

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  • Joined as an Analyst at First Bridge in 2025
  • Articleship at EY in the Assurance team covering consumer and manufacturing sectors
  • Industrial training at Jyothy Labs in financial planning & analysis and financial reporting functions
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Harsh Nangalia

- Analyst​

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  • Joined as an Analyst at First Bridge in 2025
  • Articleship experience at Grant Thornton and NST & Associates in manufacturing sector.
  • ⁠1 year of statutory audit experience at EY India in TMT sector.
  • 1.5 years of experience in financial due diligence at KPMG India in manufacturing and logistics sector.
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