Founder and Fund Manager
**Management and Founder Profile** Piper Serica Advisors is led by its Founder and Fund Manager, who possesses over three decades of dedicated investment experience. Established in 2004 and registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Piper Serica operates as a multi-asset management firm. The firm serves as the Portfolio Management Services (PMS) manager and advisor for the Piper Serica India Numero Uno Fund, a Mauritius-domiciled Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI). Both Piper Serica Advisors and the India Numero Uno Fund strategically focus on equity investments within the Indian listed securities market. Furthermore, Piper Serica manages the Piper Serica Angel Fund, a SEBI Category I Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). This fund specializes in providing capital to early-stage Indian technology ventures. The fintech holdings within this portfolio include notable companies such as Alt Mobility, Kivi Fintech, Freed, Flashaid, OTPLess, Castler, Rupeeflo, and Swara Fincare. Prior to founding Piper Serica, the Fund Manager accumulated substantial expertise from 1997 to 2004 as a Director within JP Morgan's Private Equity division, with assignments across India, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This experience followed a tenure at Citibank India from 1993 to 1997, where he was instrumental in managing a direct investment program that yielded multiple successful ventures. Academically, he holds an MBA from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (1993). He is also formally recognized by NISM/SEBI as a certified AIF Fund Manager, PMS Manager, Investment Advisor, and Research Analyst. His extensive background and profound knowledge in the investment domain position him as a significant contributor to the industry and a key driver of Piper Serica Advisors' strategic growth and operational achievements.