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Shankar Sharma
Navi Mumbai
At a glance
- City
- Navi Mumbai
- HQ / office
- Navi Mumbai (First Global HQ: Ratnam Square, Vashi), Maharashtra
- Corpus (as reported)
- Publicly disclosed listed portfolio ~Rs 103 crore (Jun 2026 filings, Trendlyne; ~Rs 132 crore Aug 2025 per smallcase); total personal net worth not public
- Website
- firstglobalsec.com
- Profile ↗
About
Veteran market investor who co-founded brokerage/wealth firm First Global (1991), regulated by SEBI, FCA (UK), SEC (US) and CIMA, and later founded quant firm GQuant Investech. His personal book is dominated by Indian small/micro-cap listed positions (Trendlyne-tracked ~Rs 103 crore across Thomas Scott, Valiant Communications, Sumit Woods etc.), with only rare startup angel deals such as Annapurna Swadisht (2022).
Investment focus
Primarily listed small/micro-caps via preferential allotments and pre-IPO/SME-IPO positions; occasional angel rounds (only ~2 disclosed startup deals) · Sector-agnostic small-caps: industrials, chemicals, telecom equipment, FMCG/food, apparel, adtech, drones
Cheque size
Not formally stated; disclosed listed positions range roughly Rs 5-40 crore each; angel cheques smaller
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
Not a SEBI AIF / offshore
Notable portfolio
Annapurna Swadisht (angel, 2022); Thomas Scott (India) (8.1%); Valiant Communications (3.5%); Sumit Woods (7.3%); ACE Software Exports (3.1%); VIP Clothing; Rama Steel Tubes; Brightcom Group (earlier position)
Team & organisation
Shankar Sharma (co-founder & Vice-Chairman, First Global; founder, GQuant Investech; wife Devina Mehra is First Global Chairperson)
Best suited as a pre-IPO/SME-IPO/preferential-allotment anchor for growth-stage UP companies heading to listing (food processing, industrials, drones) rather than as a seed-stage cheque-writer; also a high-visibility market voice for Invest UP events.
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Frequently asked
- What does Shankar Sharma invest in?
- Primarily listed small/micro-caps via preferential allotments and pre-IPO/SME-IPO positions; occasional angel rounds (only ~2 disclosed startup deals) · Sector-agnostic small-caps: industrials, chemicals, telecom equipment, FMCG/food, apparel, adtech, drones
- What cheque size does Shankar Sharma write?
- As compiled from public sources: Not formally stated; disclosed listed positions range roughly Rs 5-40 crore each; angel cheques smaller
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About this record
- ⚑ Past SEBI action: 2001 ban set aside by SAT (Dec 2004); SEBI imposed a fresh 1-year trading ban in Feb 2009 for synchronised/fictitious trades in 2001-scam-era stocks, upheld by SAT (2010) — concluded 15+ years ago. Not an active startup angel (Tracxn shows only ~2 startup deals). Former holding Brightcom Group was itself subject to SEBI fraud proceedings against its promoters (2023); Sharma was an investor, not a party.
Compiled from 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.firstglobalsec.com; https://trendlyne.com/portfolio/superstar-shareholders/584326/latest/shankar-sharma-portfolio/; https://tracxn.com/d/people/shankar-sharma/__JcXB2J0FHmZ1jR75lz5o7tKAukkaqKac5O58J6V6kAc