IndiaNivesh Renaissance Trust

Stage focus

Growth (Series C+)

Primary sector

Financial services (non-tech)

City

Mumbai

HQ / office

Mumbai, Maharashtra (Lower Parel / BKC)

Fund registered

2017

Investments on record

5

Corpus (as reported)

INRF first close ~Rs 128 cr (2015), total commitments ~Rs 168 cr / ~$23M

Website

firstbridgefund.com/

LinkedIn

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IndiaNivesh Renaissance Trust houses the IndiaNivesh Renaissance Fund (INRF), a turnaround/special-situations AIF managed by IndiaNivesh First Bridge Fund Managers Pvt Ltd, the firm now operating under the First Bridge brand.

Turnaround / special-situations and growth capital; consumer-facing, financial services, niche manufacturing, business services

INR 10-25 Cr per deal (IndiaNivesh Renaissance / turnaround fund)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”

• IN/AIF2/17-18/0374

Yes — manager (IndiaNivesh First Bridge Fund Managers, now 'First Bridge') discloses Indian govt/DFI institutional LPs in its current fund: SIDBI (~Rs 50 Cr), NABARD (~Rs 10 Cr), and SRI Fund (~Rs 50 Cr), per First Bridge newsletter/Invest India. NOTE: these commitments are documented for the current First Bridge India Growth Fund, not specifically confirmed as LPs of the legacy Renaissance Trust. Source: https://investindia.com.au/first-bridge-partner/

Sebacic India; Autoline Industries; Leap India; Innefu Labs; Treo Engineering

~9-10 investment professionals (founders Krishankant 'KK' Rathi & Vishal Gupta; Partner Abhishek Poddar) plus 6-member advisory board

Category II AIF (trust), managed by IndiaNivesh First Bridge Fund Managers Pvt Ltd (Pvt Ltd company, inc. 14-Jun-2015), now operating as 'First Bridge'

What does IndiaNivesh Renaissance Trust invest in?

Turnaround / special-situations and growth capital; consumer-facing, financial services, niche manufacturing, business services

What cheque size does IndiaNivesh Renaissance Trust write?

As compiled from public sources: INR 10-25 Cr per deal (IndiaNivesh Renaissance / turnaround fund)

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Contact on file

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VC fund (Cat II)

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VC fund (Cat II)

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VC fund (Cat II)

Aaroh Capital Trust

Growth (Series C+) · Not disclosed · Bengaluru

Contact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

Access Fund Trust

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Contact on file

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• ⚑ PE / special-situations (not classic startup VC); rebrand (IndiaNivesh PE arm now branded First Bridge)

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://firstbridgefund.com/; https://investindia.com.au/first-bridge-partner/