Private equity (Cat II) · SEBI registry
Samara Alternate Long-Term Investment Opportunities Fund 2025
Growth (Series C+) · E-commerce & Retail · Mumbai
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Growth (Series C+)
- Primary sector
- E-commerce & Retail
- City
- Mumbai
- HQ / office
- Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Fund registered
- 2025
- Investments on record
- 8
- Corpus (as reported)
- Over USD 2 billion invested since inception (2007); fund-2025 size not separately disclosed
- Website
- samaracapital.com
- Profile ↗
About
Samara Capital is a Mumbai-headquartered mid-market private equity firm founded in 2007 by Sumeet Narang; this 2025 fund is its latest vehicle. It has invested over USD 2 billion across consumer, healthcare, financial services and business-services companies.
Investment focus
Mid-market private equity (control / significant minority growth buyouts) in consumer & retail, healthcare & pharma, financial services, and business services / technology
Cheque size
Mid-market PE; not publicly disclosed
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”
- IN/AIF2/25-26/1946
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found
Notable portfolio
More Retail; Sapphire Foods (KFC/Pizza Hut franchisee); Paradise Biryani; Sundrop Brands; Marengo Asia Healthcare; Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT); First Meridian Group; Nature's Essence / Blue Heaven
Team & organisation
~60 people including ~9 partners (firm-wide)
Company-managed (Samara India Advisors Pvt Ltd / Samara Alternate Investment Management as Investment Manager); Category II AIF. Part of Samara's multi-fund AIF + PMS platform.
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Frequently asked
- What does Samara Alternate Long-Term Investment Opportunities Fund 2025 invest in?
- Mid-market private equity (control / significant minority growth buyouts) in consumer & retail, healthcare & pharma, financial services, and business services / technology
- What cheque size does Samara Alternate Long-Term Investment Opportunities Fund 2025 write?
- As compiled from public sources: Mid-market PE; not publicly disclosed
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About this record
- ⚑ PE (buyout / growth private equity, not startup VC)
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://samaracapital.com/contact-us/; https://tracxn.com/d/private-equity/samara-capital