Growth mid-market fund research profile
Gaja Capital is an India-focused mid-market investor founded in 1999, with a thesis around digital technology, consumer, financial services and education. The firm combines growth equity with operational support and invests alongside its investors.
At a glance
Research profile
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Investment lens
Gaja Capital uses a growth mid-market approach across Education, fin services, consumer services.
Current evidence
Gaja Capital’s current website identifies active Category II vehicles and current India investments across financial services, technology and education. The manager announced SEBI approval for a new ₹2,500 crore Fund V in September 2026; fund-level returns and the most recent realised exit date remain not publicly disclosed.
Strategy
Growth mid-market
Sector focus
Education, fin services, consumer services
AIF structure context
Indian private equity, growth, buyout and many real-asset strategies are commonly structured as Category II AIFs. Verify the specific vehicle and registration before investing.
Current signal
Gaja Capital’s current website identifies active Category II vehicles and current India investments across financial services, technology and education. The manager announced SEBI approval for a new ₹2,500 crore Fund V in September 2026; fund-level returns and the most recent realised exit date remain not publicly disclosed.
Investor questions
Gaja Capital is covered in Rupeia's private equity research universe. The current public record describes the strategy as Growth mid-market, with a sector focus of Education, fin services, consumer services. The profile should be read with the linked source trail and Typical route: Category II AIF context.
The profile displays only company or asset names attributable to Gaja Capital in the reviewed public sources: RBL Bank, Kinara Capital, Suryoday Small Finance Bank, People’s Home Finance, QNu Labs, Sarvam AI, The Indus Valley. It does not represent a complete current portfolio unless the manager has published one.
Gaja’s disclosed track record includes TeamLease’s IPO and past investments in RBL Bank, Suryoday, EuroKids and CL Educate. The firm’s current site identifies more than 20 named investments, while independent databases report selected exits; consolidated fund IRR or DPI is not disclosed. These signals are not a substitute for fund- and vintage-specific net performance, realised distributions and audited or administrator-supported reporting.
Public fund size: Gaja’s public materials identify multiple Category II vehicles, including Gaja Capital India Fund 2020 and a 2020 feeder. Reporting in 2026 describes a ₹2,500 Cr Fund V approval; vehicle-level terms should be confirmed from the fund documents.. Public terms or access information: Growth and buyout investments in Indian mid-market companies, with the team describing support across scale, transformation, governance, hiring and follow-on capital. Current cheque and reserve policy are not consistently disclosed.. Current fees, minimum commitment and availability must be confirmed for the exact named vehicle in its fund documents.
The current source record names Gopal Jain, Ranjit Shah. Verify current roles, departures, attribution and key-person provisions before relying on the team history for a new commitment.
Review entry valuation, leverage, governance rights, concentration, execution of the value-creation plan and exit timing. The current open diligence point is: Fund V final close and fund-level net returns are not publicly disclosed; the date of the latest realised exit remains unverified and is not presented as a current outcome..
2026-09-02: Gaja Capital’s current website identifies active Category II vehicles and current India investments across financial services, technology and education. The manager announced SEBI approval for a new ₹2,500 crore Fund V in September 2026; fund-level returns and the most recent realised exit date remain not publicly disclosed.
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