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Gaja Capital

Gaja Capital backs India-based mid-market businesses with strong fundamentals and scalable growth potential, focusing on sectors where domestic consumption and institutional quality management create durable competitive advantage.

Ticket size$20M – $100M
StagesSeries B · Series C+
Sectors3 focus areas

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Portfolio companies

11 companies

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The Indus Valley
Consumer / Cookware
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30 Jun 2026
Eggoz
Consumer
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Fractal Analytics
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Navi
Financial Services
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About Gaja Capital

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Gaja Capital is a mid-market private equity firm focused exclusively on India, operating at the intersection of capital and operational expertise. Its sector lens covers Consumer, Healthcare, Financial Services, Education, and Manufacturing, reflecting a broad but fundamentals-first approach to Indian growth stories. Typical investment sizes range from $20M to $100M, which positions Gaja squarely in the growth and late-stage PE spectrum rather than early venture. Founders approaching Gaja should be at a stage where revenue, unit economics, and management depth are already demonstrable, since the firm's orientation is toward businesses ready to scale or professionalize rather than those still finding product-market fit. Gaja has historically invested in companies that benefit from India's expanding middle class and improving institutional infrastructure, so narratives anchored in domestic demand dynamics tend to resonate. For founders, the most productive outreach will clearly articulate the size of the addressable market, current revenue trajectory, and what a growth or buyout-stage capital infusion specifically unlocks. Warm introductions through legal, banking, or portfolio network connections are the most reliable path in. Validate current sector priorities and deal activity through recent press before reaching out.

Its sector lens covers Consumer, Healthcare, Financial Services, Education, and Manufacturing, reflecting a broad but fundamentals-first approach to Indian growth stories.

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India-focused mid-market PE with a track record in consumer, healthcare, and financial services. Known portfolio names include Healthcare Global and Crisil. Typically leads or co-leads rounds at Series B and beyond, with meaningful cheque sizes suited to businesses that have already demonstrated revenue scale.

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