Identifying future leaders that create sustainable value

At Peppercorn Advisors, we partner with investors, stakeholders and companies that are building impactful platforms from the ground up, enabling them to achieve scale and profitability thereby creating lasting risk-adjusted returns for all stakeholders.

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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 Investment 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 understand their funding needs and capital allocation decisions. She has lived and worked across the 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.

Services

For Investors

Due diligence partner

We help institutional investors and family offices extend access to beyond the more visible companies in India to the next layer of 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 actionable insights that drive investment decision-making process for investors. We also work with investors to monitor and manager investments through periodic on-the-ground checks until the exit.

For Corporates

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 the founders so companies can maintain flexibility and retain control over their strategic direction.

Our Philosophy

Our Core Values

At Peppercorn Advisors, 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, ensuring their financial success and satisfaction.

Our philosophy revolves around building long-term relationships with clients, 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 — AI & Vertical SaaS

We are moving past generic wrapper applications to back deeply embedded, domain-specific AI platforms that transform financial workflows, risk pricing, and revenue operations.

Autonomous CFO & Revenue Engineering: AI-native platforms handling complex B2B usage-based billing, multi-entity revenue recognition, automated collections, and real-time cash flow forecasting.
Intelligent Underwriting & Credit Analytics: Alternative data engines utilizing machine learning for private credit, SME supply chain financing, and instant risk profiling in underserved markets.
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.
Payments, WealthTech & Yield Orchestration: Next-generation payment tools, retail platforms, and automated yield-optimization applications -example- Instant redemption UPI/mutual fund infrastructure).

2. Green Infrastructure — Renewables & Electric Mobility

We are targeting capital-efficient technologies and tech-enabled platforms driving the transition to decentralized, zero-emission energy and transport ecosystems.

EV Ecosystem Infrastructure: B2B fleet electrification platforms, battery swapping networks, smart charging management software, and second-life battery lifecycle management.
Renewable Energy Software & Grid Tech: AI-driven microgrid orchestration, virtual power plants (VPPs), real-time energy trading algorithms, and predictive maintenance for utility-scale solar and wind assets.
Industrial Decarbonization & CleanTech: Climate-tech platforms focusing on carbon accounting, supply chain scope-3 emissions tracking, green hydrogen infrastructure, and energy-efficient building automation.
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

Technical & Operational Moats: Proprietary IP, deep integration into enterprise workflows, or exclusive infrastructure partnerships.
Scalable Unit Economics: Clear path to positive contribution margins rather than pure capex and burn-led growth.
Execution & Sector Authority: Founders with proven domain expertise, previous exit track records, or deep institutional insight.

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