Aurum SME Trust I

Stage focus

Pre-IPO / Late stage

Primary sector

Public markets (listed equity)

City

Mumbai

HQ / office

Mumbai (Sahar Plaza, Andheri East), Maharashtra

Fund registered

2018

Investments on record

3

Website

nineriverscapital.com

LinkedIn

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Managed by Nine Rivers Capital, a boutique Mumbai investment manager (started 2008 as a PE firm) running SEBI-registered PMS and AIFs for HNIs and family offices, focused on pre-IPO/SME growth capital. Aurum SME Fund I reported 65.22% XIRR as on June 2024.

Growth capital / pre-IPO & SME equity (Cat I) — boutique PE-style manager investing in unlisted pre-IPO and SME companies with strong cash-flow visibility; cheque size ~INR 15-30 Cr

INR 15-30 Cr (Nine Rivers cheque size, stage-flexible Pre-IPO to listed; Aurum Rising India Fund Cat II)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI AIF Category I — reported as “Cat I”

• IN/AIF1/18-19/0641

None found

Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities; Tejas Networks; Voltamp Transformers

Boutique; small investment team (founders incl. Sandeep Daga/Satyajit Chakraborty/Narayan Nimkar). Exact count not disclosed.

Category I AIF (SME fund) managed by Nine Rivers Capital (Nine Rivers Capital Advisors LLP / Holdings Pvt Ltd), a multi-fund/multi-product PMS+AIF manager. Aurum SME Trust I is one of several Aurum-branded vehicles.

What does Aurum SME Trust I invest in?

Growth capital / pre-IPO & SME equity (Cat I) — boutique PE-style manager investing in unlisted pre-IPO and SME companies with strong cash-flow visibility; cheque size ~INR 15-30 Cr

What cheque size does Aurum SME Trust I write?

As compiled from public sources: INR 15-30 Cr (Nine Rivers cheque size, stage-flexible Pre-IPO to listed; Aurum Rising India Fund Cat II)

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Public markets (Cat III)

2Point2 Capital Trust

Public markets (listed) · Public markets (listed equity) · Mumbai

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Public markets (Cat III)

31 Degrees North Fund

Public markets (listed) · Public markets (listed equity) · Ahmedabad

Acts as anchor investor in SME IPOs; per-deal anchor allocations vary, not a fixed disclosed chequeContact on file

Public markets (Cat III)

3P INDIA EQUITY FUND

Public markets (listed) · Public markets (listed equity) · Mumbai

Min investment INR 1 Cr (SEBI Cat III AIF minimum); HNI/UHNI listed-equity fund (no per-deal cheque concept)Contact on file

Public markets (Cat III)

AAA India Equity Fund

Public markets (listed) · Public markets (listed equity) · Mumbai

Contact on file

All Pre-IPO / Late stage investors →

• ⚑ none (Cat I SME/growth fund). Note: named portfolio companies are from Nine Rivers' broader Aurum small-cap strategy, not necessarily held by this specific trust.

Compiled from SEBI registrations and public sources as of 2026-07. iHub India lists investors neutrally and does not endorse, rank, or verify investment terms — confirm all details directly with the investor before transacting.

Sources: https://nineriverscapital.com/; https://in.linkedin.com/company/nine-rivers-capital