Getfive Funds Secures SEBI Approval for ₹500 Crore Category-I AIF ‘Getfive Opportunity Fund II’

Financial services firm Getfive Funds has officially received market regulator SEBI’s approval to launch Getfive Opportunity Fund II, a ₹500 crore Category-I Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). As the second fund from the house of Getfive Funds, this venture will focus on investing in high-growth Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across India’s Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 markets. The fund boasts a broad sector mandate, spanning Defence, Aerospace, Space-tech, Deep-tech, Precision Engineering, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Pharma, Technology, Financial Services, Consumer & Retail, Agritech, Logistics, Energy & Renewables, Education, and Waste Management.

Investment Philosophy and Management Leadership:
Getfive Opportunity Fund II will adopt the proprietary V3 (V cube) FrameworkVision Through Promoter, Value Through Company, and Velocity Through Industry—driven by the Growth Investing philosophy of Fund Manager and Managing Director, Shrikant Goyal. While Fund I successfully established Getfive’s role in SME capital partnership, Fund II expands that mandate with greater operational scale. Mr. Goyal brings nearly two decades of expertise in capital markets, corporate fundraising, and structured finance, having built Getfive into a SEBI-registered Merchant Bank with a 40+ member team and personal oversight of over ₹1,500 crore raised across 40+ debt transactions.

Market Outlook and Strategic Guidance for SME Investors:
Commenting on the expansion, Mr. Shrikant Goyal, Managing Director at Getfive Funds, shared key market insights: “SME investing has matured, and the opportunity ahead is significant. India already has at least 250 opportunities, and we expect around 400 SME companies to list on BSE SME and NSE Emerge over the next three to four years… Data shows that roughly 10% of SME companies have delivered returns of more than ten times, and about 5% have delivered more than twenty times, to their investors.”

Advising long-term value creation over speculative trading, he emphasized: “SME investing is not a listing-day game, and investors should not treat it as a lottery. Investors should go deeper into the fundamentals, study the industry and assess its scalability and profitability… By asking basic questions on receivables, inventory and creditors, investors can eliminate nearly 80% of red flags. Those convinced by a company’s journey should stay invested for around three years and see where it can go.”