The framework for systematic Alpha Creation

Three capabilities. Alpha lives only where all three meet.

Diagram showing the three capabilities of the Grobiz Alpha framework — Deal Access, Evaluation Lens, and Continuous Monitoring — converging into Alpha

Section 1: The Alpha Creation Framework

Three capabilities. Alpha lives only where all three meet.

Most investors bring one or two of these to the SME market.
The gaps between them are where capital gets destroyed.

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Access
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Monitoring
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Missing
Evaluation

Value Erosion

Value erosion via entry in the wrong script.

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Access
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Missing
Monitoring
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Evaluation

Execution Failure

Value erosion through failed execution you didn't see coming.

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Missing
Access
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Evaluation
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Monitoring

Missed Opportunity

The opportunity lost because you couldn't participate at the stage where the return is made.

The Alpha Creation Framework

Three capabilities. Alpha lives only where all three meet.

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Deal Access

Securing the right to participate early.

Deal access through Pre-IPO and SME IPO deal flow through network and proprietary pipeline of vetted opportunities.

The Grobiz Edge

This pipeline was built through our Founder's decade of hands-on SME ecosystem work via MSMEx and CorpAcumen, giving us access years before a DRHP is ever filed. You cannot replicate a decade of trust with a cheque book.

02

Evaluation Lens

The science of selection.

Pattern recognition across hundreds of SME financials and early warning systems that aim to catch anomalies before capital moves.

The Grobiz Edge

Team expertise spanning the SME ecosystem, audit and forensic analysis, valuations, and execution — powered by BeyondRH: our proprietary institutional research platform operated under our SEBI RA mandate, and validated through a strong peer-investor network.

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Continuous Monitoring

Protecting the downside after the cheque.

Team expertise spanning the SME ecosystem, audit and forensic analysis, valuations, and execution validated through a strong peer-investor network.

The Grobiz Edge

A dedicated analyst team, stewardship insight, and sponsors whose CXO-level operating experience means we read management behaviour, not just management commentary.

How We Participate

Three Entry Windows

We evaluate over 300 companies a year. We invest in fewer than 5%. That number is not a boast, it is the standard. We enter early. We stay disciplined. We exit when the thesis is complete.

Before the market has a price for it.

We invest at valuations that reflect a private business, not a listed one. The listing event is not our exit — it is our first proof point.

  • Pre-IPO primary placements
  • Promoter-network deal access
  • Entry before price discovery

Before the market fully believes it.

We participate selectively, as anchor investors, in companies that have already passed our evaluation standard. Position size follows conviction, not allocation appetite.

  • Anchor participation
  • SME IPO primary allocation
  • Conviction-first sizing

Companies the market is still discovering.

We add through primary and secondary participation where monitoring confirms the thesis is intact and institutional discovery is still ahead.

  • Primary and secondary participation
  • Concentration in highest conviction
  • Held through institutional re-rating

Capital Allocation Principles

How we think about every rupee

Two jobs, running simultaneously: preserve capital, compound it efficiently.

Capital Preservation

Exiting weak narratives before earnings confess.

We identify stress before it reaches the P&L: lengthening cash-conversion cycles, unfunded capex stories, raw-material and energy cost shocks, rising leverage, increasing promoter pledges. When these signals appear, we do not wait for the quarterly result to confirm them.

Efficient Compounding

Entering before re-rating triggers, not after.

We position ahead of the events that re-rate SME businesses: completed capex with trial orders executed, order-book visibility, critical vendor qualifications, mainboard transition eligibility, and quality companies available at fair valuations during market stress.

Portfolio Construction

The Barbell

Concentration follows evidence, not enthusiasm. Discovery keeps us close to the market. Conviction is where we concentrate once we've been proven right.

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Bucket 1 : Discovery Positions

₹2–2.5 Cr

Early-stage allocations in emerging SME stories, sized to build a proprietary thesis while execution is tracked in real time.

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Bucket 2 : Tracking Positions

₹5–7.5 Cr

The next stage of allocation, extended as ambition, addressable market and operating capability all expand alongside proven execution.

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Bucket 3 : Conviction Bets

₹10–15 Cr

Concentrated positions in matured businesses demonstrating structural growth, cash generation, and credible mainboard migration potential.

Investment Convictions

What We Believe

We do not use filters to narrow a list. We use them to enforce our beliefs. We believe wealth is compounded, not traded. Our exit focus is mid-term (2 years) to long-term (5 years).

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We believe character scales before revenue does.

Management quality is our primary gate. Experience and pedigree matter, but founder coachability matters most the ability to lead an SME toward public market leadership.

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We believe growth should not consume capital.

We do not fund capital-heavy expansion. The business model must be inherently asset-light and capital-efficient built for scalability without proportional reinvestment at every stage of growth.

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We believe small companies must play in massive arenas.

Niche is another word for limited. We look at high growth, expanding TAM with an elements of the market leadership in sunrise industry.

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We believe scale without margin is an illusion.

Topline growth is only valuable when it compounds capital efficiently. We aspire for PAT growth above 30% and Capital Efficiency above 25% disciplined thresholds, applied without exception.

Before You Invest

Risk Disclosure

Investments in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) are subject to significant market risks, including the potential loss of principal. Investment in Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) assets often entails a higher degree of risk, reduced liquidity, and greater price volatility compared to investments in large-cap markets.

There is no assurance that the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved. Market risks are not limited to, but include, lower liquidity, regulatory changes, and broader economic conditions. Past performance of the Fund Manager or any scheme of the Fund is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Projected returns and targets are illustrative and subject to change. Actual returns may differ significantly from any historical data presented.

The information on this website is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not, and should not be construed as, investment, tax, legal, or financial advice. The content does not constitute an offer, a solicitation of an offer, or an invitation to invest in the Fund or any underlying portfolio companies. Access to the information is restricted to accredited investors.

Investors are strongly advised to read the complete Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) and relevant transaction documents carefully, including all associated risk factors, investment strategies, fees, and conflict of interest disclosures, before making any investment decision. Consultation with an independent professional financial advisor is recommended.

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