Private equity (Cat II) · SEBI registry
Lighthouse India Investment Trust
Growth (Series C+) · Manufacturing & Industrials · Mumbai
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Growth (Series C+)
- Primary sector
- Manufacturing & Industrials
- City
- Mumbai
- HQ / office
- Mumbai, Maharashtra (Raheja Altimus, Dr GM Bhosale Marg, Worli)
- Fund registered
- 2022
- Investments on record
- 36
- Corpus (as reported)
- Lighthouse India Fund IV sized at ~USD 475 million; cumulative AUM across funds ~USD 500 million+ (PitchBook / firm sources)
- Website
- www.lhfunds.com
- Profile ↗
About
Lighthouse Funds is one of India's leading growth-stage private equity firms, investing in the consumer and healthcare sectors since 2007. Lighthouse India Investment Trust is the SEBI Cat II AIF vehicle (Fund IV) managed by Lighthouse AMC Pvt Ltd, co-managed with MUSE Capital Advisors.
Investment focus
Growth-stage private equity; invests in category-leading companies (typically USD 25–100M revenue at entry) in consumer products & services, healthcare, specialty manufacturing and digital transformation
Cheque size
~USD 10-50 mn growth-equity cheques (Fund III range ~USD 5-43 mn)
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”
- IN/AIF2/22-23/1161
SIDBI Fund of Funds
Yes — government/DFI LPs: NIIF (Govt of India-anchored sovereign fund) committed INR 400 Cr to Lighthouse India Fund IV; prior funds backed by IFC (World Bank), CDC/BII (UK govt DFI) and OPIC/DFC (US govt DFI). Not SIDBI FFS specifically
Notable portfolio
Safari Industries (India); Kalki Fashion; Parsons Nutritionals; Bikaji Foods (earlier fund); Nykaa (earlier fund)
Team & organisation
~28 people including ~13 partners
Category II AIF (Lighthouse India Investment Trust; reg IN/AIF2/22-23/1161); growth-stage PE firm (Lighthouse Funds, est. 2006), multi-fund platform; Mumbai HQ (Altimus, Worli)
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Frequently asked
- What does Lighthouse India Investment Trust invest in?
- Growth-stage private equity; invests in category-leading companies (typically USD 25–100M revenue at entry) in consumer products & services, healthcare, specialty manufacturing and digital transformation
- What cheque size does Lighthouse India Investment Trust write?
- As compiled from public sources: ~USD 10-50 mn growth-equity cheques (Fund III range ~USD 5-43 mn)
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About this record
- ⚑ PE (growth-stage private equity), not a startup-VC fund
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://www.lhfunds.com/; https://niifindia.in/news/niif-announces-inr-400-crore-commitment-to-lighthouse-india-fund-iv-aif/