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We are Growth Specialists — Partnering with India's Tech Entrepreneurs from Inflection Point to Industry Leadership
Managed by Filter Capital
Private equity, private credit and real-estate funds that don't employ leverage except for operating needs. The largest AIF category.
Filter Capital India Fund I (IN/AIF2/22-23/1064) is a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund (registered May 2022) managed by Filter Capital India Advisors LLP — the investment management entity of Filter Capital, a Mumbai-based growth-stage technology investment firm. Co-founded by Nitin Nayar (14 years at Warburg Pincus India, 6 years as Managing Director) and Sumit Sinha (17 years in tech investing across Warburg Pincus, Multiples Alternate Asset Management, Permira London, Temasek Holdings, and McKinsey), Filter Capital is a growth specialist firm partnering with India's tech entrepreneurs from inflection point to industry leadership. Fund I announced its final close of INR 800 crore (approximately USD 97 million) in April 2024, with LPs including HDFC Fund of Funds, HDFC AMC, SIDBI, SRI Fund, Oister Global, DSP family office, Akash Prakash (founder, Amansa Capital), and Harsh Jain (CEO, Dream11). Portfolio companies include Capillary Technologies (IPO November 2025, acquired SessionM from Mastercard for USD 20M), Chalo (India's leading bus transport tech platform), Loadshare (logistics SaaS), THB (healthcare enterprise SaaS), M1xchange (supply chain finance/TReDS), and R for Rabbit (baby products). The fund is now headquartered at 1506, 15th Floor, One Lodha Place, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013 (current operational office).
Nitin Nayar
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Nitin Nayar is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Filter Capital. He has 20+ years of investment advisory experience, including 14 years at Warburg Pincus India where he spent 6 years as Managing Director spearheading technology sector investment advisory. He evaluated nearly 300 opportunities and advised on investments of over USD 200 million in CarTrade, Capillary Technologies, and Quikr. He holds an AB and MBA from Harvard University and Harvard Business School.
Sumit Sinha
Co-Founder & Managing Partner / SEBI Contact Person
Sumit Sinha is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Filter Capital and the designated SEBI contact person for Filter Capital India Fund I. He has 17+ years of investment advisory experience in India's technology sector. Before co-founding Filter Capital, he led the technology investment practice at Multiples Alternate Asset Management (Dream11, PeopleStrong, Quantiphi), spent 5 years at Warburg Pincus India (CarTrade, Capillary, Quikr), and held roles at Permira (London) and Temasek Holdings (India). He started his career at McKinsey & Co. in India and Hong Kong. B.Tech from IIT Delhi; MBA from The Wharton School (with Honors).
Zareer Shroff
Managing Director
Zareer Shroff joined Filter Capital in May 2023 with 12+ years of early and growth stage technology investing in India. He was a Principal at Mayfield India for 9 years, with key relationships including Amagi, Simplilearn, Matrimony.com, LEAP India, and M1xchange. Previously an investment analyst at GenNext Ventures (Reliance Industries' VC arm). M.Com from University of Mumbai; Chartered Accountant.
Ritika Goyal
Principal
Ritika Goyal joined Filter Capital in October 2023 with 10 years of experience across technology investing, strategy consulting, and operations. Previously Senior Director M&A and Strategy at HighRadius (global SaaS), strategy consultant at BCG, venture investor at Matrix Partners, and consultant at EY-Parthenon. Dual degree from IIT Bombay; MBA with distinction from INSEAD.
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Srishti Bhageria
Vice President
Srishti Bhageria joined Filter Capital in April 2025. Previously in investing roles at L Catterton and Gaja Capital (consumer, consumer-tech, health-tech, logistics, SaaS). Started career at Wipro Technologies Corporate Finance. MBA from IIM Ahmedabad; Chartered Accountant.
Praveen Yelchuru
Vice President – Finance
Praveen Yelchuru joined Filter Capital in January 2025. Previously held finance roles at Trayi Venture and Ventureast (fundraising, IR, finance, compliance), and managerial positions at PwC and Grant Thornton in Australia and India (financial due diligence). Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary.
Pratham Kalra
Analyst
Pratham Kalra joined Filter Capital in June 2024. Previously a management consultant at LEK Consulting for two years. B.Com (Honours) from Shri Ram College of Commerce.
Rahil Shah
Analyst
Rahil Shah joined Filter Capital in March 2025. Previously a management consultant at BCG and Accenture Strategy. Chartered Accountant; B.Com from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics.
Rysha Mutreja
Executive Assistant
Rysha Mutreja joined Filter Capital in October 2023. Previously Executive Assistant at A91 Partners and Cabin Crew at IndiGo Airlines for 5 years. B.Com from University of Mumbai.
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