Peak Ventures Trust

Samir is the Managing Partner at Peak Sustainability Ventures, one of India's first institutional sustainability VC funds, and leads all investment and operational decision-making at the firm. He is a veteran in the field of climate investing, with a strong track record and several exits. He has a deep knowledge of Peak's core areas of focus, New Energy, Food Systems, Water and Climate Tech, and is passionate about working closely with founders to help them build strong businesses and a large-scale climate impact. Within the Peak portfolio, Samir holds Board positions in Hydrogen Mem-Tech and Avant Wood, and Board Observer positions in HT Materials Science and Indra Water. Samir has 38+ years of global financial investment experience and 10+ years of climate investment experience, with a track record comprising of some of the most successful sustainability companies today, including Waaree Energies (IPO), VA Tech Wabag (IPO), ION Energy (Acquired), GIST Impact, Metafin Cleantech, Drinkwell and others. His first climate investment was in 2009, in VA Tech Wabag, which is now publicly listed and one of the largest water companies in the world. Prior to Peak, Samir launched Sattva Capital, a private investment office, in 2014, through which he has invested in 30+ companies across sectors. Samir has achieved attractive exits in his broader portfolio of early-stage investments, including Arya.ai (Acquired), Beardo (Acquired), Venture Catalysts (Secondary Sale), and Caffe Nero. Prior to Sattva, Samir founded and ran a Hong Kong-based, multi-strategy hedge fund for ten years, backed by global institutional investors. Prior to this, Samir held senior principal investment roles at Goldman Sachs (Hong Kong), Salomon Brothers (New York) and Deutsche Bank (New York). Samir holds an MBA from Wharton (with distinction), a Law degree and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Bombay University, and is a certified Chartered Accountant. He has previously been an Adjunct Professor at Ahmedabad University, teaching an MBA course on "Sustainability, Business and Society".

Sanjay is a General Partner at Peak, and provides strategic guidance, corporate connections and scale-up advice to Peak and its portfolio companies, lending his credibility, experience and network to the firm. Sanjay is one of the most well-known and seasoned investors in the Indian private investing landscape, with over 41+ years of experience in financial markets. Sanjay founded and established KKR's India business, and led KKR India as CEO for 11 years (until December 2020), helping build the firm into one of the dominant private equity investors in Asia. While leading KKR, Sanjay deployed $14Bn across private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and credit. Over the past two decades, Sanjay has built a name as a seasoned investor in India's financial sector. Prior to joining KKR, Sanjay worked across senior leadership positions in Citibank / Citigroup for 25 years in India, UK and USA, from 1985 to 2009. He served as CEO of Citi's India and South Asia business, and was a member of Citigroup's Global Management Committee and Asia Executive Operating Committee. Sanjay currently serves as a Non-Executive Director at NYKAA, and is the Founding Partner of Sorin Investments, an early-stage tech VC fund in India. Sanjay has been appointed as Chairman of the Advisory Board for CVC Capital, is a Board Member of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), and was the President of ASSOCHAM in 2025. He holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.