
We Invest for an Inclusive India.
Sagacia Growth Partners LLP is a SEBI registered alternative investment fund manager. Sagacia specialises in investment management at the bottom half of the economic pyramid. The firm believes the next wave of economic growth in India and many other emerging economies will come from this segment. Creating optimal investment outcomes in this segment needs specialised identification, assessment, structuring and portfolio management skills, which is where Sagacia comes in.
Rakesh Dubey
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Industry Expertise, Business Excellence, Corporate Governance & Best Management Practices. Rakesh has over 25 years of leadership experience in the microfinance industry and has helped set up three high growth MFIs [Sonata, SVCL, Cashpor and Shubhlakshmi] in some of the most difficult geographies in the country. He has chaired the Indian microfinance industry body [MFIN] and advised the microfinance industry in other emerging microfinance markets. A key proponent of innovation in microfinance, Rakesh is looking to drive this through the Sagacia Growth Partners fund. In his career of 25 years, Rakesh has built multiple organisations of repute and has created value!!
Nilotpal Pathak
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Investment Management, Financial Structuring, Capital Raise, Business Planning. Nilotpal brings 23 years of diverse experience in different functions of inclusive financial services [Corporate finance, Credit rating, Private equity] and agribusiness [private equity, agribusiness restructuring, investment banking] in diverse geographies [India, Southeast Asia, Middle-east, Africa and Europe] and corporate entities [M-CRIL, Intellecap, I-farms, NDDB]. An amateur mathematician, Nilotpal is a proponent of analytics and digital adoption in the financial inclusion sector. In the more recent past, Nilotpal was part of the founding team from I-Farms to set up BSE eAgriculture Markets Limited (BEAM).
Sanjeev Asthana
AdvisorSanjeev Asthana is a recognized business leader with 28 years of experience in India & overseas. His latest corporate responsibility is Chief Executive of Patanjali Foods (earlier Ruchi Soya Industries) which he joined in July 2020. Sanjeev was President & Chief Executive of Reliance Retail; Member Board of Directors at Cargill India, Business Manager SE Asia based at Cargill Singapore, Country Head, ITC Global Holdings in Indonesia & Country Head, ITC Global Holdings in Romania. He was Chairman of Planning Commission's Task Force on Physical Markets for 12th Fifth Year plan. He has an MBA from IRMA and a Post Graduate degree from IIFT.
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Anuradha Bhavnani
AdvisorAnuradha Bhavnani is a seasoned Business leader with a demonstrated history of strategic planning across sectors. Her focus has been to accelerate and drive innovation, inclusive development and sustainable enterprises and guide them from pilot to global scale. She has supported accelerators and Incubators including women led start-ups. (Sangam AIC, Zone start-ups, National Innovation Foundation, Banasthali AIC). She was Regional Director for the Shell Foundation for more than 12 years looking after their investment in the impact space in South Asia. She is a thought leader, Angel investor, Mentor, Advisor and Board member. She holds an MBA from Mumbai University. She supports disruptive and pioneering innovation.
Amaresh Mohan
AdvisorAmaresh has over two decades of professional experience, across some of the largest global banks and the fastest growing FinTech firms. His formative years in financial services were at Citibank and Kotak Mahindra Bank in India. Later, he joined Bank of America in Investing banking focusing on mergers and acquisitions in Consumer and Retail industries. He then, worked at PayPal for 10 years, scaling business in key growth markets like Latin America and Asia Pacific. Amaresh is now Group Chief Risk Officer at GoTo, a fintech conglomerate in South East Asia based at Singapore. He holds a Masters in Rural Management from IRMA, Anand, and an MBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Paresh Thakker
AdvisorCFA, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant, Company Secretary
Paresh is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner with ValueQuest Capital. Prior to this, from 2009- 2012, he was heading, and was one of the founding member of, the Religare Global Asset Management (RGAM), a multiboutique asset management platform with ~$20 bn in AUM. Paresh was also senior advisor to Northgate Capital LLC, a Silicon Valley based marquee venture firm with AUM over USD 4.5 billion. He also serves on the board of BSE eAgriculture Markets (BEAM), a BSE promoted spot market for agri-commodities. Paresh has more than 25 years of investment management experience. Paresh is a qualified CFA (AIMR, USA), Chartered Accountant (India), Cost Accountant (India), Company Secretary (India) and Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University.
Munish Sahrawat
AdvisorMBA, Honours in Journalism
Munish brings with him over 22 years of global operations and leadership experience across leading organizations - HSBC, Citibank, ANZ, Ashoka University in India, Middle East & Hong Kong. He has served as COO (Human Resource) Asia Pacific and COO, Oman at HSBC leading various initiatives related to business transformation involving digital solutions, financial products, automation, innovation and SaaS implementations. He has been active in the start-up ecosystem as an investor and mentor besides cofounding Nudje. Munish is an MBA from IRMA and holds an honours degree in Journalism from University of Delhi. He has walked 100 Kms across Sahara Desert as part of a charity challenge, raising funds for Water Aid.
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