Niveshaay Investment Trust

Stage focus

Public markets (listed)

Primary sector

Public markets (listed equity)

City

Surat

HQ / office

Vesu, Surat, Gujarat

Fund registered

2024

Investments on record

5

Website

niveshaay.com

LinkedIn

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Niveshaay is a Surat-based SEBI-registered Research Analyst and Alternative Investment Fund manager that runs equity-research-driven small/mid-cap strategies across listed and unlisted markets through smallcase baskets and its Category II/III AIFs.

Listed and unlisted equities with a strong small- and mid-cap focus; thematic high-growth sectors such as renewable/clean energy, technology, consumer trends and steel/infrastructure. Cat III scheme is the open-ended Niveshaay Hedgehogs Fund; the house also runs a Cat II fund (Niveshaay Sambhav Fund).

INR 1 Cr minimum (SEBI AIF minimum)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI AIF Category III — reported as “Cat III”

• IN/AIF3/24-25/1571

None found

Sambhv Steel Tubes Ltd; XYXX Apparels; Indo Farm Equipment Ltd; Shrichakra Polyplast India Pvt Ltd; smallcase

~7 investment professionals (Arvind Kothari, Gunjan Kabra, Vikram Sharma, Ajay Surya, Chandresh Malpani, Karan Sanwal and others)

Category III AIF trust; manager Niveshaay Investment Management Pvt Ltd; SEBI Cat III reg IN/AIF3/24-25/1571; open-ended listed/unlisted securities vehicle (Niveshaay Hedgehogs Fund). Same manager/team as the Cat II Growth Trust

What does Niveshaay Investment Trust invest in?

Listed and unlisted equities with a strong small- and mid-cap focus; thematic high-growth sectors such as renewable/clean energy, technology, consumer trends and steel/infrastructure. Cat III scheme is the open-ended Niveshaay Hedgehogs Fund; the house also runs a Cat II fund (Niveshaay Sambhav Fund).

What cheque size does Niveshaay Investment Trust write?

As compiled from public sources: INR 1 Cr minimum (SEBI AIF minimum)

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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://niveshaay.com/services/alternative-investment-fund; https://niveshaay.com/team/