New Silk Route

New Silk Route is a growth capital firm founded in 2006 by Rajat Gupta, headquartered in New York. The firm primarily focuses on investing in early to growth-stage companies across the Indian subcontinent and other rapidly developing economies in Asia. By targeting these regions, New Silk Route aims to capitalize on the opportunities presented by emerging markets, providing both financial support and strategic guidance to its portfolio companies.

Kumar Abhishek

Senior Associate

Atanuu Agarrwal

Senior Associate

Jacob Kurian

Partner

Arvind Malhan

Partner

Rupa Ranganathan

Marketing and Investor Relationships

Parag Saxena

Founding General Partner and CEO

Vivek Sett

Partner

Sumit Sharma

Principal

Past deals in Afghanistan

Aster

Private Equity Round in 2007
Aster Private Limited, an infra engineering services company, provides products and services for power transmission and distribution, telecom infrastructure, and special structures segments. It engages in the design and supply of transmission and telecom towers; construction of transmission lines and EHV substations; and engineering constructions. The company also provides distribution systems, project management services, radio frequency engineering services, operations and maintenance, and infra electrifications, as well as systems, installations, and design capabilities for pre-engineered buildings. In addition, it offers telecom network planning; cell site audits and integrations; MSC testing and commissioning; turnkey projects for telecom mobile operators; pre-engineered structures and buildings for warehouses, factory buildings and office buildings, railway platforms, and other special structures. Further, the company engages in the design, manufacture, supply, and installation of telecom towers and shelters, transmission towers, and sub-station structures; optical fiber cable networks, allied civil works, and copper cable networks; transmission lines; and broad casting towers, monopoles, and high masts for lighting. Furthermore, it offers engineering services for broadcasting and communication, railway structure, power plant structure, and wind energy projects. Aster Private Limited was formerly known as Aster Teleservices Private Limited and changed its name to Aster Private Limited in August 2010. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Hyderabad, India. The company also has operations in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nepal, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.