Identifying future leaders that create sustainable value
Peppercorn Consultants partners with companies building impactful platforms from the ground-up, enabling them to achieve scale and profitability thereby creating lasting risk-adjusted returns for all stakeholders.
About Us
At Peppercorn, we focus on small and mid-market high performing companies in India and South Asia that are creating differentiated products and solutions across our focus sectors.
Our Founder
Sneha Shah Kohli is a Senior Finance Professional with extensive expertise in evaluating, structuring, and managing investments in private equity, credit and special situations verticals. She has worked with a number of mid-sized corporates to optimize their funding and capital allocation decisions. She has lived and worked across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the US. Sneha combines a rigorous analytical background with high conviction credit research at BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank and senior institutional distribution leadership at Jefferies and SC Lowy. Sneha earned a Bachelors in Applied Science (Computer Engineering) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore on full scholarship and an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.
Services
Companies and Founders
Strategic Roadmap and Execution
We work with corporates to help identify key value drivers that drive investment decisions for institutional investors and help provide a strategic fundraising roadmap at different stages of the company's growth. We help identify partners that can provide patient capital while partnering with founders so companies can maintain flexibility and retain control over their strategic direction.
Investors
Due diligence partner
We help institutional investors and family offices identify emerging companies that are shaping the world of tomorrow. We perform rigorous top down sector analysis with fundamental company level forensic analysis and channel checks to deliver comprehensive and actionable insights for clients.
Our Philosophy
Our Core Values
At Peppercorn Consultants, our core values of integrity, professionalism, and client-centric service guide everything we do. We believe in transparency, trust, and excellence in all our interactions with clients.
Our philosophy revolves around building long-term relationships with companies and founders, understanding their unique needs, and delivering exceptional financial solutions that exceed expectations.
Focus sectors
We are looking for hidden gems in the following sectors
1. Fintech — Physical and Domain-Specific AI & SaaS
We are moving past generic wrapper applications to back domain-specific AI platforms that transform financial workflows, risk pricing, and revenue operations.
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Intelligent Underwriting & Credit Analytics: Alternative data engines utilizing machine learning for private credit, SME supply chain financing, and instant risk profiling in underserved markets.
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Regulatory Tech (RegTech) & Automated Compliance: AI agents automating cross-border tax verification, fraud detection, identity governance, and transaction monitoring under evolving SEBI, RBI, and global regulatory frameworks.
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Payments, WealthTech & Yield Orchestration: Next-generation payment tools, retail platforms, and automated yield-optimization applications -example- Instant redemption UPI/mutual fund infrastructure).
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Intersection of Physical Hardware, Fintech and AI: Green datacenters focusing on low latency infrastructure, liquid cooling integrators, smart point-of-sale (PoS) terminals, automated 24x7 safe deposit box and currency exchange facilities, interactive audio-payment devices etc.
2. Green Infrastructure — Renewables & Electric Mobility
We are targeting platforms driving the transition to decentralized, zero-emission energy and transport ecosystems.
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EV Ecosystem Infrastructure: B2B fleet electrification platforms, battery swapping networks, smart charging management software, and second-life battery lifecycle management. Mid-market Commercial Electric Vehicle (EV) fleet operators (e.g., 2W/3W cargo delivery fleets)
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Renewable Energy: Commercial and Industrial turnkey developers setting up 5MW to 50MW projects for manufacturing units, textiles, pharmaceuticals, or data centers.
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Green Ecosystem & Tier-2 Supply Chain Manufacturers: Domestic companies manufacturing balance-of-system components, solar structural mounts, inverters, smart meters, specialized electrical cables, and small wind-turbine components.
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Green Financing & Asset Backing: Specialized tech platforms facilitating green bonds, carbon credit marketplaces, and asset-backed debt financing for distributed renewable deployment.
What We Look For in Companies
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Technical & Operational Moats: Proprietary IP, deep integration into enterprise workflows, or exclusive infrastructure partnerships.
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Scalable Unit Economics: Clear path to positive contribution margins rather than pure capex and burn-led growth.
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Execution & Sector Authority: Founders with proven domain expertise, previous exit track records, or deep institutional insight.
Contact
Get in Touch
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