Amaya Growth Fund
Mission
Our mission is to foster financial and intellectual independence for our children.
Amaya Growth Fund
Our Story
Investment Philosophy
Capital
Preservation
Avoid investment in companies with significant debt, poor corporate governance standards, regulatory and key man risk 
Socially
Responsible
Avoid investments in sin stocks (companies that engage in activities that can be harmful, such as tobacco, alcohol, and firearms as well as large polluters) 
Capital
Appreciation
Investment in companies with strong growth and return prospects (market leaders with strong moat, consistent historical returns and proven profitability) 
Dividend
Payout
Investment in companies with robust & consistent cash flows and stable dividend payouts Power of Compounding
Fund Theme
Indian Equities Growth
Public Equities (India) Asset Class
Public Equities (India) Asset Class
Consistent Wealth Compounder Over The Past Two Decades
Investment Team
Chief Investment Officer
Amit Khanna
Chief Investment Officer
Charted Accountant
ISB Indian School Of Business
Harvard Business School
IMD, Lausanne
- Over two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, investor, business leader and adviser across Real Estate, Education, Financial services, Retail & Mining.
- Formely ran, The Phoenix Fund (a SEBI registered Portfolio Management Scheme wht AUM of over $ 150 mn) and co-founded a debt fund 'IIFL Phoenix Cash Opportunities Fund'.
- Also founded and ran InterGlobe Real Estate Fund as the CEO and General Partner and Managed an asset base of 1mn sft.
Vice President - Investments
Agam Sarin
Vice President - Investments
MBA, Finance & B.Tech, Electrical Engineering
Symbiosis International University, Pune
VIT University, Vellore
- Over 8 years of experience in M&A, Investments, Corporate Finance & Strategy vertical across Real estate, Education, Hospitality & ITES industry
- Specializes in evaluating/advising on the investment opportunities and has previously advised family offices on investment opportunities across asset classes (including public equities)
- Previously worked as an Analyst in the M&A and 'Investments' division of InterGlobe. Also worked in the Corporate Finance and Commercial Strategy division of a previous ITES holding of InterGlobe
Legal Amicus
Bharat Anand
Bharat Anand
Legal Amicus
Solicitor, England & Wales
B.A. (Law), Jesus College, Cambridge University
B.A. (Hons.) Economics, Hans Raj College, Delhi University
- Bharat Anand is Senior Partner at Khaitan & Co (a leading Corporate Law Firm). He specialises in mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity transactions and growth equity investments in Unicorns.
- A dual qualified lawyer (India and England Wales), Bharat read law at Jesus College, Cambridge, as a Cambridge Commonwealth Scholar and is an alumnus of St Columba’s School. He is ranked as “Band 1 Lawyer” for M&A work in Delhi, by both Chambers Asia Pacific and UK. He is based in New Delhi.
Advisory Board
Pramath Raj Sinha
Pramath Raj Sinha
Founder
Founder & Trustee, Ashoka University
Founder & Chairman, Harappa Education
Founding Dean, Indian School of Business
Founder & Managing Director, 9.9 Group Pvt Ltd
- Pramath is a pioneering force in Indian higher education. He is the Founder & Chairman of Harappa Education (now part of upGrad), which strives to become India’s largest online institution focused on teaching habits and skills critical to workplace success in the 21st century.
- He is the Founding Dean and a member of the Executive Board of ISB which rapidly became one of the top-20 business schools in the world. He is also the Founder & Trustee of the acclaimed Ashoka University, a liberal arts university which launched the popular Young India Fellowship.
- Pramath has been instrumental in setting up a wide spectrum of change-based higher education initiatives, including a management program for career-oriented women, an entrepreneurship fellowship for the Himalayan region, and a solution-focused design education for the built environment.
- He has also been a media entrepreneur, education consultant and management advisor at the 9.9 Group, which he founded, and a Partner at McKinsey & Company.
- Academics are his first love: He received a PhD and an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania and a BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, where he was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2018.
Sachit Jain
Sachit Jain
Vice Chairman & MD
Vice Chairman & MD
Vardhman Special Steels Ltd
- Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Vardhman Special Steels Limited which is a part of the Vardhman Group having a turnover of around $ 1.5 billion.
- Actively involved in CII since 25 years and past Chairman of the Northern Region.
- Past President of the Ludhiana Management Association.
- Founder and President of the Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Association (the largest industrial association in Himachal Pradesh).
- Been involved in several government bodies in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
- Total work experience of over 32 years.
Rajkumar Gopalan
Rajkumar Gopalan
Founder & CIO
Founder & CIO
Devish Capital
- Raj is currently the CIO and founder of the Devish Fund, a global long/short hedge fund based in London and focused on the old economy sectors. The Devish Fund is managed within DSAM Partners (London) Ltd and is anchored by a large European family office.
- Raj is a seasoned investor with over 18 years’ experience at top tier firms including DSAM, Naya Capital Management (Naya) and Goldman Sachs. He has had a particular focus on alpha generation within the old economy cyclical industries and experience starting, running and managing a successful start-up fund management business with Atlas Square Partners.
- Raj began his career in 2004 with Goldman Sachs, initially as an analyst in the Industrials & Natural Resources Group within the Investment Banking Division (IBD) and then as an Executive Director in the Fundamental Strategies Group (FSG). At FSG, he managed a team of five people focused on proprietary investing opportunities across the capital structure in various global sectors including TMT, Industrials, Cyclicals and Consumer. In 2012, Raj joined Naya as a founding partner covering Commodities, Cyclicals, Industrials and Consumer sectors with additional input into portfolio construction and management. In 2017, Raj left Naya to help found Atlas Square Partners where he co-managed the portfolio with the CIO and headed up the research team. In 2020, he joined DSAM as a partner covering Commodities, Cyclicals, Industrials, Travel & Leisure and Business Services as well as China TMT. In his time at DSAM he had significant outperformance through to closure of the original funds in November 2021.
- Raj has a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University (India), a Masters in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University (USA) and an MBA from the Indian School of Business (Hyderabad).
Media
liveMint
Binny Bansal invests in Amaya Growth Fund
Billionaire Binny Bansal, who co-founded Flipkart, has made an investment in Amaya Growth Fund, sponsored by investment banker Amit Khanna's family office Amaya Ventures.
VCCircle
Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal invests in public markets fund
Flipkart co-founder and billionaire Binny Bansal has invested in an alternative investment fund that seeks to bet on publicly listed Indian companies
MintMumbai
Binny Bansal invests in Amaya Growth fund
Billionaire Binny Bansal, who co-founded Flipkart, has made an investment in Amaya Growth Fund, sponsored by investment banker Amit Khanna's family office Amaya Ventures.
Let's Talk
About Amaya
About Amaya
Amaya Investment Trust
Amaya Investment Trust
Unit 3A, 3rd Floor
Aria Commercial Towers (JW Marriott Hotel)
Asset Area 4, Aerocity
New Delhi 110037, India
SEBI Regn. No. IN/AIF3/23-24/1290
Category III Alternative Investment Fund
Investment Manager - Phoenix Family Office Advisers Private Limited
Amaya Growth Fund
Mission
Our mission is to foster financial and intellectual independence for our children.
Amaya Growth Fund
Our Story
To be the primary care giver and provider for our children and families
To nurture them to become good human beings and global citizens
To protect them from harm
To provide financial and intellectual freedom
Investment Philosophy
Capital
Preservation
Avoid investment in companies with significant debt, poor corporate governance standards, regulatory and key man risk
Socially
Responsible
Avoid investments in sin stocks (companies that engage in activities that can be harmful, such as tobacco, alcohol, and firearms as well as large polluters)
Capital
Appreciation
Investment in companies with strong growth and return prospects (market leaders with strong moat, consistent historical returns and proven profitability)
Dividend
Payout
Investment in companies with robust & consistent cash flows and stable dividend payouts
Power of Compounding
Compounding grows wealth by reinvesting returns for even greater returns.
Starting early maximizes its power, leading to exponential growth and long-term wealth creation.
Early investment is vital for any successful financial strategy.
The graph illustrates how the timing of an investment can dramatically influence its outcome. Investing ₹1 Cr at 12% per annum starting at age 1 allows the capital to compound for 19 years, growing to ₹8.6 Cr by year 20. In contrast, the same ₹1 Cr invested at age 13 compounds for only 7 years and reaches just ₹2.2 Cr over the same horizon. Despite identical capital and an identical rate of return, the earlier start yields nearly 4x the value. This gap exists purely because compounding accelerates as money remains invested over longer periods. The longer the investment horizon, the more pronounced the exponential growth becomes. It is a clear demonstration that time in the market is a powerful driver of wealth creation, making an early start one of the most valuable decisions in any financial strategy.
Fund Theme
Amaya will help you plan/protect your child’s financial independence via
-
1. Fostering Financial Literacy
in your child from the start through educational initiatives
-
2. Investing & Generating Returns
on your purpose-built savings corpus and protecting it against potential cost inflations
Indian Equities Growth
Public Equities (India) Asset Class
Public Equities (India) Asset Class
Consistent Wealth Compounder Over The Past Two Decades
Investment Team
Amit Khanna
Chief Investment Officer
Charted Accountant
ISB Indian School Of Business
Harvard Business School
IMD, Lausanne
- Over two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, investor, business leader and adviser across Real Estate, Education, Financial services, Retail & Mining.
- Formely ran, The Phoenix Fund (a SEBI registered Portfolio Management Scheme wht AUM of over $ 150 mn) and co-founded a debt fund 'IIFL Phoenix Cash Opportunities Fund'.
- Also founded and ran InterGlobe Real Estate Fund as the CEO and General Partner and Managed an asset base of 1mn sft.
Agam Sarin
Vice President - Investments
MBA, Finance & B.Tech, Electrical Engineering
Symbiosis International University, Pune
VIT University, Vellore
- Over 8 years of experience in M&A, Investments, Corporate Finance & Strategy vertical across Real estate, Education, Hospitality & ITES industry
- Specializes in evaluating/advising on the investment opportunities and has previously advised family offices on investment opportunities across asset classes (including public equities)
- Previously worked as an Analyst in the M&A and 'Investments' division of InterGlobe. Also worked in the Corporate Finance and Commercial Strategy division of a previous ITES holding of InterGlobe
Legal Amicus
Bharat Anand
Bharat Anand
Legal Amicus
Solicitor, England & Wales
B.A. (Law), Jesus College, Cambridge University
B.A. (Hons.) Economics, Hans Raj College, Delhi University
- Bharat Anand is Senior Partner at Khaitan & Co (a leading Corporate Law Firm). He specialises in mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity transactions and growth equity investments in Unicorns.
- A dual qualified lawyer (India and England Wales), Bharat read law at Jesus College, Cambridge, as a Cambridge Commonwealth Scholar and is an alumnus of St Columba’s School. He is ranked as “Band 1 Lawyer” for M&A work in Delhi, by both Chambers Asia Pacific and UK. He is based in New Delhi.
Advisory Board
Pramath Raj Sinha
Pramath Raj Sinha
Founder
Founder & Trustee, Ashoka University
Founder & Chairman, Harappa Education
Founding Dean, Indian School of Business
Founder & Managing Director, 9.9 Group Pvt Ltd
- Pramath is a pioneering force in Indian higher education. He is the Founder & Chairman of Harappa Education (now part of upGrad), which strives to become India’s largest online institution focused on teaching habits and skills critical to workplace success in the 21st century.
- He is the Founding Dean and a member of the Executive Board of ISB which rapidly became one of the top-20 business schools in the world. He is also the Founder & Trustee of the acclaimed Ashoka University, a liberal arts university which launched the popular Young India Fellowship.
- Pramath has been instrumental in setting up a wide spectrum of change-based higher education initiatives, including a management program for career-oriented women, an entrepreneurship fellowship for the Himalayan region, and a solution-focused design education for the built environment.
- He has also been a media entrepreneur, education consultant and management advisor at the 9.9 Group, which he founded, and a Partner at McKinsey & Company.
- Academics are his first love: He received a PhD and an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania and a BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, where he was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2018.
Sachit Jain
Sachit Jain
Vice Chairman & MD
Vice Chairman & MD
Vardhman Special Steels Ltd
- Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Vardhman Special Steels Limited which is a part of the Vardhman Group having a turnover of around $ 1.5 billion.
- Actively involved in CII since 25 years and past Chairman of the Northern Region.
- Past President of the Ludhiana Management Association.
- Founder and President of the Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Association (the largest industrial association in Himachal Pradesh).
- Been involved in several government bodies in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
- Total work experience of over 32 years.
Rajkumar Gopalan
Rajkumar Gopalan
Founder & CIO
Founder & CIO
Devish Capital
- Raj is currently the CIO and founder of the Devish Fund, a global long/short hedge fund based in London and focused on the old economy sectors. The Devish Fund is managed within DSAM Partners (London) Ltd and is anchored by a large European family office.
- Raj is a seasoned investor with over 18 years’ experience at top tier firms including DSAM, Naya Capital Management (Naya) and Goldman Sachs. He has had a particular focus on alpha generation within the old economy cyclical industries and experience starting, running and managing a successful start-up fund management business with Atlas Square Partners.
- Raj began his career in 2004 with Goldman Sachs, initially as an analyst in the Industrials & Natural Resources Group within the Investment Banking Division (IBD) and then as an Executive Director in the Fundamental Strategies Group (FSG). At FSG, he managed a team of five people focused on proprietary investing opportunities across the capital structure in various global sectors including TMT, Industrials, Cyclicals and Consumer. In 2012, Raj joined Naya as a founding partner covering Commodities, Cyclicals, Industrials and Consumer sectors with additional input into portfolio construction and management. In 2017, Raj left Naya to help found Atlas Square Partners where he co-managed the portfolio with the CIO and headed up the research team. In 2020, he joined DSAM as a partner covering Commodities, Cyclicals, Industrials, Travel & Leisure and Business Services as well as China TMT. In his time at DSAM he had significant outperformance through to closure of the original funds in November 2021.
- Raj has a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University (India), a Masters in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University (USA) and an MBA from the Indian School of Business (Hyderabad).
Let's Talk
We'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with our team at Amaya for any inquiries.
Media
liveMint
Binny Bansal invests in Amaya Growth Fund
Billionaire Binny Bansal, who co-founded Flipkart, has made an investment in Amaya Growth Fund, sponsored by investment banker Amit Khanna's family office Amaya Ventures.
VCCircle
Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal invests in public markets fund
Flipkart co-founder and billionaire Binny Bansal has invested in an alternative investment fund that seeks to bet on publicly listed Indian companies
MintMumbai
Binny Bansal invests in Amaya Growth fund
Billionaire Binny Bansal, who co-founded Flipkart, has made an investment in Amaya Growth Fund, sponsored by investment banker Amit Khanna's family office Amaya Ventures.
About Amaya
About Amaya
Amaya Investment Trust
Amaya Investment Trust
Unit 3A, 3rd Floor
Aria Commercial Towers (JW Marriott Hotel)
Asset Area 4, Aerocity
New Delhi 110037, India
SEBI Regn. No. IN/AIF3/23-24/1290
Category III Alternative Investment Fund
Investment Manager - Phoenix Family Office Advisers Private Limited
