VC fund (Cat II) · SEBI registry
First Bridge Capital Trust
Growth (Series C+) · Financial services (non-tech) · Mumbai
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Growth (Series C+)
- Primary sector
- Financial services (non-tech)
- City
- Mumbai
- HQ / office
- Mumbai, Maharashtra (BKC / Lower Parel area)
- Fund registered
- 2021
- Investments on record
- 10
- Corpus (as reported)
- Fund II target INR 1,200 cr, ~INR 680 cr closed (per Nov 2024 fund presentation); firm founded 2015
- Website
- firstbridgefund.com
- Profile ↗
About
First Bridge (First Bridge Investment Managers) is a Mumbai-based growth-and-expansion private equity firm founded in 2015, registered as a SEBI Category II AIF providing growth/inflection capital plus operational guidance to mid-market Indian companies.
Investment focus
Growth / expansion-stage private equity; invests in consumer-facing businesses, financial services (NBFCs), niche manufacturing, business services and logistics. Targets companies with ~INR 100-500 cr revenue.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”
- IN/AIF2/21-22/0987
SIDBI Fund of Funds
Yes — SIDBI is an LP/lead institutional investor. Fund II has committed capital from SIDBI (Rs 50 Cr), NABARD (Rs 10 Cr) and the SRI Fund (Rs 50 Cr, govt-backed Self-Reliant India Fund); Fund I was also significantly raised from domestic institutions incl. SIDBI, NABARD and LIC. (Sources: firm/Motilal Oswal FBIGF FFS newsletter Q1FY26; SIDBI Fund of Funds commitments)
Notable portfolio
LEAP India; Mahaveer Finance; Berar Finance; Innefu Labs; Lavie; Tea Post; Zuppa; HyugaLife
Team & organisation
~16 people incl. 4 partners; ~10 investment professionals. Co-founders KK (Krishan Kant) Rathi and Vishal Kumar Gupta (Managing Partner).
Trust-structured Category II AIF (First Bridge India Growth Fund / multi-fund: Fund I & Fund II). Manager: First Bridge Investment Managers (P) Ltd / First Bridge Fund Managers Private Limited, Mumbai.
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Frequently asked
- What does First Bridge Capital Trust invest in?
- Growth / expansion-stage private equity; invests in consumer-facing businesses, financial services (NBFCs), niche manufacturing, business services and logistics. Targets companies with ~INR 100-500 cr revenue.
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About this record
- ⚑ PE (growth/expansion private equity, not early-stage startup VC)
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Sources: https://firstbridgefund.com; https://firstbridgefund.com/team/