ABOUT SUMMA ALTERNATIVES
We are an emerging capital introductions firm partnering with pedigreed investment managers demonstrating consistent outperformance across the alternatives spectrum to build strong relationships and raise capital from long-term institutional investors.
We support the IM’s to execute effective fundraising strategies and provide them with the reach and insight required to deliver these compelling strategies. Summa Alternatives follows a screening process with a focus on due diligence to identify distinguished investment managers based on their track records. We subsequently engage before and after a fundraise exercise to ensure continued success.
MEET OUR TEAM:
Sweta Tiwari is a Partner at Summa Alternatives and leads the newly launched vertical for corporate innovation programs and startup engagements. She is a powerful ecosystem enabler and has been associated with the start-up ecosystem for over a decade. Thanks to her robust network in this space, she was hand-picked to help launch the new season in India for Meet the Drapers, where Tim Draper will invest $1mn in the winning Indian startup.
Previously, she was Vice President at Alteria Capital, India’s largest venture debt fund and spearheaded Activate for them, a platform that bridged gaps between corporates, investors, and emerging technologies. She also led strategic partnerships within the startup landscape during her tenure at HDFC Bank, one of the largest private banks in the world.
Prior to her role at HDFC, Sweta co-founded Startup Réseau, led India operations for Zone Startups, a global brand of meta-accelerators, co-created and executed India’s largest Fintech conference called Fintegrate Zone, and an investment professional at Mayfield India.
SWETA TIWARI
PARTNER
Kris is the Managing Partner and Founder of Summa Alternatives. He is responsible for identifying investment managers / Clients for the firm while also building and maintaining warm relationships with the firm’s existing and new investor base. Kris has the unique experience of bulge-bracket investment banking and asset management. In his previous role at a long-biased India focused hedge fund, he was the head of Business Development and Investor Relations where he raised majority of the institutional capital from global investors including US, Australia, Middle East, and South East Asia. In 2019, he founded Summa Alternatives to focus on raising institutional capital for alternative investment managers.
Kris is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Earlier, Kris graduated from the Mumbai University with a Bachelors in Commerce. He also serves as an Executive Committee Member for the CAIA Chapter in India.
He is an ardent fan of the tennis maestro, Roger Federer; loves to holiday in off-beat locations around the world; finds solace in strumming his guitar; cooking over the weekends; and actively follows international and domestic affairs.
VIKAS (KRIS) KRISHNAMURTHY
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER