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Forward Breakout Fund

Empowering enterprises to surge Forward.

IN/AIF2/24-25/1634Cat II

Private equity, private credit and real-estate funds that don't employ leverage except for operating needs. The largest AIF category.

Overview

About

Forward Breakout Fund (IN/AIF2/24-25/1634) is a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund registered in November 2024, managed by Forward Capital Advisors Private Limited. Forward Capital is a Mumbai-based multi-strategy equity investment platform offering bespoke funding solutions across Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Public Equity. The platform sponsor is Ishpreet Gandhi — founder of Stride Ventures (2019), one of India's most active venture debt funds with INR 5,000 crore+ sanctioned across 150+ companies and 3 funds. The SEBI registration address is CorporatEdge, Two Horizon Centre, Level 6, Wing B, Golf Course Road, DLF 5, Sector 43, Gurgaon 122002, though the current operational office shown on the website is 1B120, Enam Sambhav, BKC, Bandra East, Mumbai 400051.

Investment Philosophy

Forward Capital takes a founder-first, customised investment approach. The firm invests across three strategies: Private Equity (empowering founders to build sustainable, world-class businesses through capital and value-creation support); Venture Capital (helping early-stage businesses scale with capital, insights, and ecosystem network access); and Public Equity (unlocking high-potential opportunities with strategic insights and best-in-class risk-adjusted returns). The firm emphasises speed and agility in structuring bespoke solutions, and leverages a 'Network Flywheel' of experienced professionals, advisors, and investors as a force multiplier for portfolio companies.

Team— 3

Ishpreet Gandhi

Platform Sponsor

Ishpreet Gandhi is the Platform Sponsor of Forward Capital. He founded Stride Ventures in 2019, which became one of India's most active venture debt funds — sanctioning over INR 5,000 crore across 150+ companies across 3 funds covering Consumer, FinTech, Logistics, and AgriTech. Prior to founding Stride Ventures, he spent 12 years in banking in leadership roles across Retail, SME, MNC Corporate Banking, and VC-backed company coverage at Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank, and Kotak Group (managing the MNC business for northern India).

Sanjoy Dutta

Senior Advisor & Investment Committee Member

Sanjoy Dutta is Senior Advisor and Investment Committee Member at Forward Capital.

Divij Uppal

Principal Officer / SEBI Contact Person

Divij Uppal is the SEBI-registered contact person for Forward Breakout Fund at Forward Capital Advisors Private Limited.

Registration

SEBI Registration

SEBI-registered

Reg. NumberIN/AIF2/24-25/1634

VintageNov 2024 · 1 yr old

Valid ToPerpetual

Contact PersonDivij Uppal

AddressCorporatEdge, Two Horizon Centre, Level 6, Wing B, Golf Course Road, DLF 5, Sector 43, Gurgaon 122002, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122002

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