Meet Our Team
A multidisciplinary investment team bringing together experience across private markets, public equities, and strategic operations to identify and execute compelling investment opportunities
Investment Team
Saurabh Bhatia
Saurabh Bhatia is a Vice President at Emerge Capital, focused on deal sourcing, evaluation, and execution across growth-stage and private equity investments.
Prior to joining Emerge Capital, he worked at Alvarez & Marsal across the Corporate Finance and Turnaround & Restructuring practices, advising clients on transactions, financial analysis, and performance improvement initiatives. He also worked at boAt in a Strategy & Operations role, partnering closely with the founders across strategic initiatives, supply chain, and operational functions. His experience spans private equity, public markets, corporate finance, and turnaround situations.
Saurabh holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi University, Milan, and a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University, New York.
Research Team
Madhav Agarwal
Madhav Agarwal is a Vice President at Emerge Capital, focused on investment origination, research, due diligence, and transaction execution.
Prior to joining Emerge Capital, he worked with the Family Office of APL Apollo Tubes, where he gained exposure across business and operational functions. Earlier, he spent several years at EY within the Markets team, leading research initiatives focused on Indian promoter-led mid-market businesses.
Madhav has cleared CFA Level I and holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from Rutgers University–New Brunswick, USA.
Chirag Jain
Chirag Jain is a Senior Analyst at Emerge Capital, focused on investment research, financial analysis, and due diligence
Prior to joining the firm, he worked at BDO India in financial due diligence and spent over three years at Forvis Mazars across audit and assurance engagements. His experience includes financial modelling, company analysis, peer benchmarking, and strategic diligence.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and CFA Level II candidate
Anchit Agarwal
Anchit Agarwal is an Analyst at Emerge Capital, focused on sourcing, research, and evaluation of investment opportunities in private markets.
Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Invest India and held finance-related roles focused on investment research, listed equities, and transaction analysis.
He has cleared CFA Level II and holds a degree in Economics (Honours) from the University of Delhi.
Lakshay Seth
Lakshay Seth is an Analyst at Emerge Capital, supporting investment research, due diligence, and evaluation of investment opportunities.
Prior to joining the firm, he gained experience at S&P Global and in other capital markets-related roles, with exposure to company analysis, sector research, and credit/equity markets.
He has cleared CFA Level I and holds a degree in Business Economics from the University of Delhi.
Operating Team
Suman Nandy
Suman Nandy is an Operating Partner at Emerge Capital and brings over two decades of experience across private equity, operational transformation, corporate strategy, and organizational turnaround.
Prior to Emerge Capital, he spent over 14 years as an Operating Partner at CX Partners, where he worked closely with portfolio companies on operational improvement, execution, and business transformation initiatives. Earlier in his career, he was a Founding Partner at Catamorph Business Operations and spent over five years at American Express in New York within Corporate Planning, leading cross-functional initiatives across product and strategic planning functions.
Suman holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Tarun Thawani
Tarun Thawani is the Finance Controller at Emerge Capital and is responsible for the firm's accounting, compliance, and reporting functions. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant, and Registered Valuer with over 16 years of experience in finance, taxation, valuation, and regulatory advisory.
He currently serves as Partner at D I T & Company and leads Tarun Thawani & Co., Chartered Accountants. Previously, he served as Partner at N A R & Associates and spent over 13 years at Perfect Accounting & Shared Services.
His experience spans financial reporting, tax advisory, valuation, compliance, and transaction support across multiple sectors
