• Education: MBA (JBIMS), B.com (Sydenham college)
• Prior Companies: Fund Manager- CITI Bank, Director- J.P Morgan Chase
• Education: MBA (JBIMS), B.A in Eco Honours, Master degree in economics
• Prior Companies: Fund Manager- SBI MF
• Education: B.Tech, CFA L3 Candidate, Investment Management Program, CISI, (UK)
• Prior Companies: Research- Thomson Reuters
• Education: Chartered Accountant (ICAI), B.com (Mithibal College)
• Prior Companies: A.M Jain & Co.
• Education: MBA (JBIMS), B.com (Sydenham college)
• Prior Companies: Fund Manager- CITI Bank, Director- J.P Morgan Chase
• Education: MBA (JBIMS), B.A in Eco Honours, Master degree in economics
• Prior Companies: Fund Manager- SBI MF
• Education: B.Tech, CFA L3 Candidate, Investment Management Program, CISI, (UK)
• Prior Companies: Research- Thomson Reuters
• Education: Chartered Accountant (ICAI), B.com (Mithibal College)
• Prior Companies: A.M Jain & Co.
ABHAY AGARWAL
FOUNDER AND FUND MANAGER
Abhay is the founder and MD of Piper Serica Advisors. Piper Serica is a SEBI registered PMS manager and advisor to Piper Serica India Numero Uno Fund based in Mauritius. Some core portfolio holdings that have provided significant returns include Dixon Technologies, Info Edge, APL Apollo, Apollo Hospital, HDFC Bank, ICICI Lombard, Titan, HDFC Life, Bajaj Finance, Bata, Havells, Jubilant Foodworks, PVR, Maruti, Mannapuram Fin, BASF, and Angel Broking. Earlier, Abhay worked as a Director with the Private Equity group of JP Morgan in India, HK and Singapore (1997-2003). He invested in companies in India, Korea, Australia, Singapore, China and the US. His investments included LBO’s and growth capital. Some of the companies he invested in include HDFC Bank, Piramal Glass, Jubilant Foodworks, Nicholas Piramal (acquired by Abbott), Bharat Forge, MTR Foods (acquired by Orkla), Mando Machinery Korea, Mindtrac Singapore, Marico and HDFC Securities. He was a director on the board of some of these companies. Abhay is also an angel investor and has made multiple angel investments. Some of the investments include Khatabook, Creditas, Fleetx.ai, Junio, PinkBlue, Nuvepro, Mynvax and Insorce. Abhay is a second-degree black belt in Judo and a certified international Judo coach. He trains under-privileged children and supports budding Judokas. Abhay is an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (1991-93).
AJAY MODI
VICE PRESIDENT, RESEARCH
Ajay is an electronics and telecom engineer from the University of Pune. He also holds a certificate in Investment Research & Analysis from CISI Institute, London & is also a CFA Level 3 Candidate, CFA Institute USA. Ajay has been a part of Piper Serica for 5 years. Prior to this he worked at KPO for Thomson Reuters where he created detailed financial models for some of the worlds largest asset management companies viz. Aberdeen AMC, Nomura, Rothschild & Co. and also developed deal marketing materials for large corporates viz. BMW Group AG, AVIS Rent A Car, BHP Billiton etc. At Piper Serica, his role involves primary & secondary research, & portfolio management. He also looks after compliance for Piper Serica PMS.
RAJNI AGARWAL
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH
Rajni is a key contributor in developing the Piper Serica Leader Portfolio Strategy ™. She provides research support for application of Michael Porter’s 5 Forces Model across industry verticals. Rajni started her career as a Research Analyst at SBI Fund Management in 1993. She then served as a Fund Manager at one of the largest debt schemes at SBI Mutual Fund. Her role as a fund manager involved allocating funds across various debt instruments and ensuring an appropriate risk adjusted return to investors. She was involved in regular credit monitoring and credit appraisal of portfolio companies. Rajni completed her MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj in 1993. Prior to that she obtained a Master’s degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, Delhi in 1991.
CHIRAG GORADIA
MANAGER
Chirag is keen to connect with and collaborate with category-defining business owners in the tech driven arena. He is a strong proponent of the results that can be achieved in this industry, especially given the high scalability of tech adoption. With more than three years of experience working in a variety of sectors, including corporate finance, BFSI, start-up investing, and tax. He oversees multiple divisions of the fund, which include deal evaluation, due diligence, negotiating term sheets, closing deals, and compliances.
BRENDON FAROZ
MANAGER
Brendon comes with more than 4 years of experience in the Startup Ecosystem space. Brendon was previously part of CBA Startups, a US based accelerator where he worked on scouting, deal evaluation and research for startups. At Piper Serica, Brendon will look after deal evaluation and due diligence for Startups.
Abhay Agarwal
Rajni Agarwal
Ajay Modi
