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Independent Ideas, Compounding Returns
Managed by Caprize
Complex or leveraged strategies — long-short, hedge-fund-style and quant funds. Often open-ended, within SEBI leverage limits.
Caprize Infinity Investment Trust (IN/AIF3/25-26/1987) is a SEBI-registered Category III Alternative Investment Fund registered in December 2025, managed by Caprize Investment Managers Private Limited — a Mumbai-based financial services firm founded in 2020. Caprize operates as a SEBI-registered Research Analyst (INH000015446) and now an AIF manager, offering equity research-driven investment management services to UHNIs, family offices, corporates, and HNI investors. The firm is co-founded by Paras H Chedda and Saarthak A Kothari, with Piyush V Mehta as Director & CIO, Sharad Tripathi (Sharad Kumar Tripathi) as Director, and Purves Chaudhari as dedicated Fund Manager for the AIF. Caprize has built a strong track record through its smallcase portfolio and research practice — with winners including Gravita India (4x), Insolation Energy (7x), E2E Networks (3.5x), and Sambhv Steel Tubes (>3x). The firm has a combined 50+ years of team experience across Edelweiss, Nuvama, Motilal Oswal, Emkay, Kotak, and Systematix, with deep expertise in mid and small-cap equity investing, proprietary modelling, and management-level company access.

Purves Chaudhari
FMFund Manager, AIF
Purves Chaudhari is the dedicated Fund Manager for Caprize's Category III AIF. With 6+ years across fund management, portfolio advisory, and equity research, he was previously Principal Officer at Swyom Advisors (AIF and PMS firm), where he led stock idea generation, portfolio construction, and fund compliance. His investment approach is anchored in 'Return on Growth' and 'Rate of Change' frameworks, targeting earnings inflection points with disciplined risk control.
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Paras H Chedda
Co-Founder & Director
Paras H Chedda is Co-Founder and Director of Caprize Investment Managers. With 20+ years in Indian financial markets, he previously worked at Edelweiss (as Associate Director, where he built one of the largest Professional Trading & Structuring desks) and Kotak. He has led sales efforts across wealth management and institutional verticals and served UHNI and market veteran clients.

Saarthak A Kothari
Co-Founder & Director
Saarthak A Kothari is Co-Founder and Director of Caprize Investment Managers with 18+ years in Indian financial markets. He worked at Edelweiss (scaling the Professional Trading Desk and Family Office/Wealth team), Systematix, and Inventure, serving large family offices, corporates, and UHNIs across India.

Piyush V Mehta
Director & CIO / Research Analyst
Piyush Mehta is Director and CIO/Research Analyst at Caprize, and also serves as the Smallcase Fund Manager. With 16+ years in Indian equity markets, he previously worked at Nuvama, B&K Securities, Emkay, and Motilal Oswal, providing advisory to institutional investors, hedge funds, and UHNIs across North America, Europe, Singapore, and India. He holds a B.E. in Chemical Engineering and MMS in Finance from Mumbai University.
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Sharad Kumar Tripathi
Director / SEBI Contact Person
Sharad Tripathi (Sharad Kumar Tripathi) is a Director at Caprize Investment Managers and the SEBI-registered contact person for Caprize Infinity Investment Trust. With 15+ years in Indian capital markets, he was instrumental in building Edelweiss Wealth Management's brand among elite equity investors including PMS/AIF managers, family offices, and money managers. He has partnered with clients including Unique AMC, Centrum PMS, and investors such as Ashish Kacholia and Vijay Kedia.

Sushrut Gokhale
Research Analyst & Compliance Officer
Sushrut Gokhale is a Research Analyst and Compliance Officer at Caprize Investment Managers (SEBI SEBI RA Compliance Officer). A B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, he has been with Caprize since inception and focuses on sector analysis, opportunity tracking, company visits, and channel checks.
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