Utkarsh Sharma

Inflection Point Ventures was started in 2018 with the aim of driving exponential value creation by being India’s most accessible & efficient network connecting a diverse investor community with a carefully set of curated startups. IPV is an early-stage angel investing platform, which provides both monetary and non-monetary support to the startups, as well as complete transparency around valuation, findings during due diligence, and personal interest (if any) to its investors. Today, it has 14,000+ angel investors, with the community having expanded beyond CXOs to include HNIs who come from varied backgrounds, professions and areas of expertise. IPV caters to investors pan India, and overseas, giving them access to startups and deals, making the group location and region agnostic. Since inception, we have invested in 250+ startups, with more in advanced stages of negotiations. IPV evaluation process screens startups and presents to investors only those, we feel have the potential to scale up. Till date we have considered startups spanning various industries such as Healthcare, Sports and Fitness, Retail Finance, HR, AI in hiring, Education, Supply Chain and Logistics etc, which shows that we do not have any predefined restrictions. For more information please visit our website.

The Masters’ Union Investment Fund (MUIF) is one of India’s first-ever student-managed fund with an initial corpus of INR 5 crore. MUIF is governed and run by the students of Masters’ Union, Gurugram (MU). The fund is formed as per the processes defined in this Charter and comprises a group of individuals, with strong backgrounds in Finance, Investing, Credit Research, Operations, Law, and Analytics. MUIF offers students real-world experience in investment analysis and portfolio management to promote leadership, decision making and enhance their ability to drive sustainable solutions in the field of finance and investments throughout their careers. The aim of the fund, which comprises of student Investment Managers is to generate maximum returns for the MUIF by investing in various asset classes such as Equity, Debt Instruments, Derivatives, Futures & Options, FX currencies, Crypto-currencies, Real Estate, Commodities, and Start-Ups. The philosophy of the fund is to generate optimum returns through a diversified portfolio, keeping all the factors like liquidity, time horizon, risk tolerance, etc; at an acceptable level as defined in the Investment Policy Statement of MUIF.

Inflection Point Ventures was started in 2018 with the aim of driving exponential value creation by being India’s most accessible & efficient network connecting a diverse investor community with a carefully set of curated startups. IPV is an early-stage angel investing platform, which provides both monetary and non-monetary support to the startups, as well as complete transparency around valuation, findings during due diligence, and personal interest (if any) to its investors. Today, it has 14,000+ angel investors, with the community having expanded beyond CXOs to include HNIs who come from varied backgrounds, professions and areas of expertise. IPV caters to investors pan India, and overseas, giving them access to startups and deals, making the group location and region agnostic. Since inception, we have invested in 250+ startups, with more in advanced stages of negotiations. IPV evaluation process screens startups and presents to investors only those, we feel have the potential to scale up. Till date we have considered startups spanning various industries such as Healthcare, Sports and Fitness, Retail Finance, HR, AI in hiring, Education, Supply Chain and Logistics etc, which shows that we do not have any predefined restrictions. For more information please visit our website.

Institutional equity lies at the core of Elara Capital’s strategy to create long-term value across India’s capital markets and beyond. We are a London-headquartered, full-service investment bank and brokerage firm focused on India and emerging markets. Founded in 2002–03, we help corporations unlock global capital through expert advisory and seamless execution. With offices across London, Mumbai, New York, and Singapore, we offer integrated solutions spanning investment banking, equities, sales & trading, and wealth management. Backed by 200–250 professionals, we’ve raised over ₹35,000 crore through IPOs, QIPs, FCCBs, and other capital market instruments. We serve mutual funds, insurance firms, and FIIs with a combined AUM of over ₹33 trillion. Our research, consistently ranked among India’s Top 20, covers 300+ companies and powers strategic insights. Ashwamedh, our flagship conference, convenes global investors and Indian industry leaders each year.