Optimizing Risk to Scale Alpha

An India-focused hedge fund blending fundamental conviction, quantitative discipline, and prudent hedging to navigate evolving market cycles

First of it’s kind in India

We are pioneering a new category of investing in India — a quant-driven long-short fund that actively deploys leverage and short exposure not to amplify risk, but to optimise it

Our approach is engineered to maximise upside participation in bull markets while simultaneously deploying calibrated short strategies to buffer drawdowns. Unlike traditional long-only models or passive hedging, our system dynamically adjusts exposure — ensuring no meaningful upside is missed while keeping risk asymmetry in check

We aren’t here to predict markets

We’re here to position intelligently — with math, discipline, and conviction

Fund Ethos

We hedge through short thematic indices or sectors showing euphoria, ensuring portfolio protection without sacrificing long-term upside. Our proprietary algorithms enhance discipline by reducing cognitive biases, automating position sizing, and balancing exposure dynamically.

Unlike funds chasing multibaggers, we focus on supernormal companies across industries, optimizing for sustainable, scalable alpha rather than binary wins.

FAQs

Who can invest in your fund?

According to SEBI’s AIF Regulations the minimum eligibility to invest in a CAT 3 AIF is 1 Crore, without which one can not become an investor. However, post the initial 1 Crore investment you may do top- ups as and when

Similar to Mutual Funds, AIFs report NAVs to investors which can be seen on demat holding statements and monthly SOAs.
We report NAVs twice a month on a post- tax and post- cost basis

As an investor you are not required to pay any taxes as the incidence of tax lies with the fund. Implying the fund will pay the taxes directly and hence you must not

No, you do not need any new accounts to invest in the AIF. Similar to a Mutual Fund, your investments are done in the form of units of the fund which are credited to the demat account of your choosing

An AIF Category III pools investor capital into a common fund and allows more flexible strategies

A PMS, by contrast, manages each investor’s account separately with direct ownership of stocks in their demat account, but cannot short or leverage like an AIF. Taxes are paid individually by each investor

To begin investing, reach out via our contact form or email at compliance@aif.cravingalpha.com.

Our team will guide you through our seamless and paper- free onboarding process