Kalpavriksh Fund

Saransh Verma is the Chief Investment Officer of Kalpavriksh Fund at The Acorn Fund Consultants. An alumnus of IIM Indore, he has 14 years of experience spanning engineering, investment banking, corporate banking, corporate strategy, venture capital, and entrepreneurship, having worked with L&T, JP Morgan, Brand Capital/Times Group, and Menterra Ventures. Prior to Kalpavriksh, he led the Investment Banking division at Prowess Advisors.

Shailendra Apte was the SEBI-designated contact person for Kalpavriksh Trust at the time of its registration, reachable at s.apte@centrum.co.in, indicating the fund's original Centrum Group sponsorship.

Rajesh Srivastava is the Chairman and Director of Kalpavriksh Fund. A career corporate and investment banker, he was a founding member of Rabobank India with 23 years of dedicated experience in food and agribusiness — covering Corporate Banking, Corporate Finance, Strategic Advisory, and Private Equity. He has advised the Government of India and several state governments on agri and food processing strategies, and sits on CII's National Council and National Committees.

Rohit Bahadur is a Director of Kalpavriksh Fund and also leads Strategic Consulting at Prowess Advisors. An ISB Hyderabad alumnus, he began his career in Corporate Finance at Ernst & Young, then Management Consulting at Grant Thornton. He has worked in the Corporate Finance division of Yes Bank across direct credit, debt syndication, structured finance, and acquisition finance, and has advised organisations in Manufacturing, Construction, Telecom, Financial Services, and Sports sectors.

Steven Pinto is a Director of Kalpavriksh Fund and an industry veteran with over 50 years of Indian and global banking experience. He is the Chairman of Centrum Retail Services. He has previously held leadership positions at Citibank India, Commercial Bank of Oman, GE Capital, and Mashreq Bank across India, the Middle East, and globally. An alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and the Bajaj Institute of Management.