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Scient Capital Alternative Investment Fund

Debt / Venture debt · Private credit / Debt · Mumbai

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At a glance

Stage focus
Debt / Venture debt
Primary sector
Private credit / Debt
City
Mumbai
HQ / office
BKC Annex, Kurla West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400070
Fund registered
2017
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About

Scient Capital (Scient Capital Pvt Ltd, founded 2015 by Swapnil Pawar) is a Mumbai-based quant-driven alternative asset manager offering PMS and AIF debt/multi-asset products such as Aries, Zen and Aquila PMS and the India Emerging Credit Opportunities Fund. SEBI PMS reg INP000005166.

Investment focus

Debt / credit (mid-yield and high-yield debt) and multi-asset / quant strategies; not startup VC. AIF scheme: India Emerging Credit Opportunities Fund

Cheque size

Not disclosed; fund takes exposure in 20-35 credits (debt securities rated BBB+ to B-)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI registration

SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II

  • IN/AIF2/17-18/0355

SIDBI Fund of Funds

None found

Team & organisation

Not disclosed (senior investment team cited as 50+ years combined experience)

Category II AIF — India Emerging Credit Opportunities Fund (performing/venture credit); managed by Scient Capital Private Limited (CIN U65923MH2015PTC269290), SEBI INP000005166; quant-driven multi-asset manager

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What does Scient Capital Alternative Investment Fund invest in?
Debt / credit (mid-yield and high-yield debt) and multi-asset / quant strategies; not startup VC. AIF scheme: India Emerging Credit Opportunities Fund
What cheque size does Scient Capital Alternative Investment Fund write?
As compiled from public sources: Not disclosed; fund takes exposure in 20-35 credits (debt securities rated BBB+ to B-)
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About this record

  • debt / credit fund (Cat II) — not a startup VC; quant asset manager

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.scientcapital.com; https://www.scientcapital.com/aif/