Kotak India Venture Fund I

S. Sriniwasan (Srini) is Managing Director of Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited and a member of the Kotak Mahindra Group Management Council. He founded the alternate asset management business in 2005 and has grown it to USD 18+ billion in AUM, making KAAML one of India's largest homegrown alternative investment managers. He oversees all asset classes including Real Estate, Infrastructure, Special Situations & Credit, Private Equity, Private Credit, and Investment Advisory. He has been with the Kotak Group since 1993, was part of the Kotak–Goldman Sachs investment banking joint venture from inception in 1995, and was co-head of Kotak Investment Banking until 2005. Key LPs include ADIA, GIC Singapore, British International Investment, and Allianz Germany. He is a Board member of APREA and Co-Chairman of the India Chapter, a member of the GRI India Governing Council, and a member of the Private Credit Council at EMPEA. He holds a BCom from Delhi University and an MBA from IMT Ghaziabad. Re-appointed as MD for a further three-year term from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2027.

Rajeev Saptarshi joined Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited as COO in November 2013 and is a Whole-time Director on the Board. He is responsible for Finance, Compliance, Operations, and Investor Relations across all five verticals of the alternate assets practice (Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Special Situations, and Listed Strategies). Rajeev has been with the Kotak Mahindra Group for over 30 years, holding several senior management roles across different businesses. He previously served as COO of the Institutional Equities business at Kotak Securities, where he led Technology initiatives and headed Operations and Finance functions. He also served as CFO of Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (the Investment Banking arm). He was recognised with the Indian Alternative Investment Thought Leaders 2024 award at the Equalifi event. Rajeev is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and a Company Secretary (CS).

Vikas Chimakurthy joined the Kotak Mahindra Group in 1999 and moved to Kotak Realty Fund in 2007. As CEO of Kotak Realty Fund, he oversees fundraising, investments, and divestments across all realty segments. Prior to Kotak Realty Fund, he was in the M&A team of Kotak Investment Banking, where he was head of the real estate and energy sector verticals and led several M&A transactions across energy, telecom, technology, media, and chemicals. He was also appointed as part-time advisor to the IL&FS Board after the Government of India took control. He holds a BTech from IIT Delhi and an MBA from FMS Delhi University.