WestBridge Capital

WestBridge Capital is an India-focused investment firm that invests across both public and private markets, with teams in India and Silicon Valley. Originally founded in 2000 as one of India's pioneering venture funds, it merged with Sequoia Capital in 2006 to form Sequoia Capital India; then in 2011 its founding managing directors — Sumir Chadha, K.P. Balaraj, Sandeep Singhal and S.K. Jain — separated the India-focused funds from Sequoia to re-establish WestBridge as an independent firm. WestBridge runs an evergreen, long-term, patient-capital model with assets under management that have crossed roughly $7–10 billion, and in 2023 it raised a $1.5 billion crossover fund, its largest-ever commitment for Indian companies. Its strategy is to partner with promising mid-sized businesses run by outstanding entrepreneurs — whether public or private — typically writing cheques of $25 million to $200 million for substantial, often minority, stakes (frequently second only to the founder) and holding for years or decades while taking board seats and providing operational support. Spanning Series A to IPO and beyond, its portfolio of around 132 companies includes eight unicorns such as PhysicsWallah, LeadSquared and Vedantu, plus listed names like Axis Bank, Dr Lal PathLabs, Havells, Mindtree and IndiGo, and newer bets including Star Health, India Shelter, Rapido and Innovaccer.