Mastermind Financial

Mastermind JPIN Capital Partners Fund is a SEBI-registered Category I Alternative Investment Fund – Venture Capital Fund (IN/AIF1/21-22/0931), registered on September 30, 2021, and managed by Mastermind Financial Services Private Limited (CIN: U67190MH1995PTC085346). The fund is headquartered at Unit No. 1003 & 1004, Centrum IT Park, Wagle Industrial Estate, Thane West 400604 — the same address as the manager's MCA registration. Mastermind Financial Services Private Limited was incorporated on February 8, 1995, making it one of India's longer-standing boutique financial services firms. The company is led by Manish Dharanendra Ladage (Director), founder and managing partner, and Seema Manish Ladage (Director). Mastermind JPIN Capital Partners is described as an SME-focused growth fund that invests in unlisted companies seeking transformational growth capital. CBI Insights lists one portfolio investment — uFaber Edutech, an online English test preparation and spoken English platform — where the fund co-invested with Gray Matters Capital in a Series A round of ₹25 crore announced in May 2023. The 'JPIN' in the fund name is understood to refer to a Japan-India growth corridor thesis, connecting Japanese capital with Indian SMEs.

Mastermind JPIN Capital Partners invests in unlisted SME companies seeking transformational growth capital, with a focus on companies that have strong market differentiation, scalable business models, and a clear social or economic impact narrative. The fund operates at the intersection of India's SME ecosystem and international (particularly Japan-India) capital flows, providing both growth equity and strategic business support.