Name

Sansar Capital

Legal name

Sansar Capital Management, LLC

Website

https://sansarcapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Fees: Sansar Capital generates revenue through asset management fees charged to investors in its funds. The firm manages funds investing in publicly traded equity, derivatives, and private equity securities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sansar Capital is an asset management firm that manages funds investing in publicly traded equity, derivatives, and private equity securities, with a specialization in Asia (excluding Japan) and the Middle East. The firm offers its funds to qualified institutional investors, family offices, and high net worth individuals through direct relationships and serves clients across US, Asia-Pacific, and Middle Eastern jurisdictions.

Product overview

Sansar Capital is an asset management firm that offers investment management services across publicly traded equity, derivatives, and private equity securities. The company does not appear to offer distinct named products or modules on its website; it presents itself as a single investment management offering rather than a platform-based or multi-product structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sansar Capital Funds (Asia and Middle East investment strategies) Investment management services through funds investing in publicly traded equity, derivatives, and private equity securities, with focus on Asia (excluding Japan) and the Middle East. Offered to qualified institutional investors, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Web Design by Truax & CompanyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThird-party web design agency credited for website design. The website credits Truax & Company for web design services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Kingdon Capital Management: Founder's former employer (1997-2005) and a long/short equity hedge fund with significant Asia exposure. Sansar's strategy and the fund's pan-Asia DNA are directly inherited from Kingdon's playbook, making it the closest strategic comparable.
• Matthews Asia: Pure-play Asia (ex-Japan) long-only equity manager serving institutional and HNW investors. Directly comparable in geographic focus and target investor base, though delivered via mutual fund vehicles rather than hedge fund structure.
• Harding Loevner: Global equity manager with a strong emerging and frontier Asia franchise, including dedicated Pan-Frontier and Emerging Markets strategies. Comparable in serving institutional allocators seeking diversified EM exposure with a fundamental, bottom-up approach.
• Genesis Investment Management: Emerging markets equity specialist serving institutional investors globally. Comparable as a pure-play EM-focused manager with multi-strategy (long-only, long/short) capabilities and a similar client base of pension funds and asset consultants.
• Orbis Investments: Multi-strategy global equity manager with a value bias and significant emerging/Asia exposure. Comparable in offering discretionary global/EM equity mandates to institutional and HNW investors via a multi-jurisdictional operational structure.
• Ashmore Group: Dedicated EM investment manager with public equity, private equity, and debt mandates across Asia, Middle East, and other EM regions. Closely comparable in product mix (multi-asset, multi-region EM) and institutional client focus.

Broad incumbents

• Lazard Asset Management: Large global asset manager with established EM and Asia equity capabilities. Comparable as an incumbent offering dedicated EM/Asia strategies to institutional clients, though as part of a broader fixed income, equity, and alternatives platform.
• Aberdeen Asset Management (abrdn): Global asset manager with a globally recognized Asia/EM equity franchise. Comparable as an incumbent offering dedicated Asia and EM strategies to institutional investors, though materially larger and broader in scope.
• Pzena Investment Management: Global value equity manager with significant EM exposure including dedicated EM-focused strategies. Comparable in applying a fundamental, value-driven approach to global and emerging equities for institutional clients.

Emerging players

• Lodha Capital: Independent, boutique Asia-focused equity manager serving institutional and family office clients. Comparable as a smaller, specialty Asia equity firm with a similar independent-ownership profile and institutional GTM.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sansar-capital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments4 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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