Fund Manager Profile
Raja Kumar
Founder & Managing Partner
Raja Kumar is the Founder and Managing Partner at Ascent Capital Advisors India Private Limited. With over two decades of private equity and venture capital experience in India, Raja has actively partnered with marquee entrepreneurs to guide multiple businesses through complex market cycles to public listings. His distinguished career prior to private equity includes serving as a senior officer in the Indian Civil Services, Regional Director at SEBI (the capital markets regulator), and Executive Director at UTI Mutual Fund. He is an alumnus of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School and handles strategic direction, fund raising, and exit frameworks for the trust.
