Principal - Venture Capital

About Artha Group

Artha Group

• Artha Venture Fund

  : India-focused early-stage sector-specific fund (B2C, mobility, fintech, B2B SaaS, Deeptech, Spacetech)

• Artha Continuum Fund

  : India + global cross-stage vehicle for high-velocity, high-upside opportunities

• Artha Select Fund

  : A fund of winners: follow-on capital into our top-performing companies

130+ companies

Role Overview

Principals

• 2 roles in Mumbai

  for

  Artha Venture Fund

Reports to:

You’ll be responsible for full-cycle investing, from sourcing and thesis development to diligence, structuring, and post-investment portfolio work.

lead a team of Associates and Analysts

Partner-track

What You’ll 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

• 7–10 years

  in venture capital, private equity, or fund investing
• Strong deal sheet: you’ve led or co-led 3+ investments end-to-end
• Experience across sourcing, founder interaction, diligence, and IC presentation
• Confident communicator - can defend a thesis without overplaying
• Bonus: operator background, product/strategy experience in a startup

Note:

buy-side investor role

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.

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