Capital support for defence, aerospace sectors critical, says Ravi Kapoor

The fund is focused on aerospace & defence, along with allied areas such as space and communications, says Kapoor

After nearly three decades in investment banking, Ravi Kapoor launched Indusbridge Ventures, an asset management firm with its inaugural fund focused on the aerospace and defence sector. In a video interview with Samie Modak in Mumbai, Kapoor, general partner and co-founder of the firm, discusses the fund’s investment strategy, target investor profile, and return expectations. Edited excerpts:

 

After a successful career as an investment banker, what prompted you to foray into fund management? 

Fund management felt like a natural progression given the network I have built and the deals I have executed during my investment banking career at Citi and