What We Do

Catamaran is a global investment firm that manages the assets of Mr. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, and his family. Catamaran was established in 2009 in Bangalore and currently invests across public equity, private equity and growth stage venture capital.

Our purpose is to be a catalyst in converting the ideas of passionate, skilled, committed and value-driven entrepreneurs into tangible business outcomes. We are a long-term investor that values relationships and sustainable value creation for all stakeholders. Our brand is highly respected for its performance, thought leadership and corporate governance.

We are currently focused on investing in export-oriented precision manufacturing and engineering companies in India.

We have successfully forged strategic partnerships with Amazon and Aon for their business in India and are actively looking out for partnerships with globally respected corporations.

Our offices are in Bangalore, India and Boston, USA.

Catamaran office lounge
Narayana Murthy portrait

We’ve been there. And done that.

We bring value to our portfolio of companies through our strategic, operational, risk management and financial expertise. Our global business network enables market access, talent acquisition and technology know-how for our portfolio.

We do our homework. We dig deep.

Our investments are backed by deep research and a point of view on a sector. We like to challenge and be challenged, respecting good data. We actively enjoy supporting entrepreneurs, understanding their ideas and helping them grow.

Investment strategy discussion at Catamaran
Catamaran investment team discussion in office meeting room

We’ll stay with a good idea. For longer.

We are a family-backed investment firm, so our capital can be intended outcomes with sound economics. We understand the longer gestation periods that some businesses such as manufacturing and deep-tech need to generate strong free cash flows.

Public markets or private. We understand both.

We’ve got a team with tons of experience in building and scaling large global enterprises, especially in technology driven sectors such as software, financial services and e-commerce. We’re fluent in the expectations of public market shareholders and the disruptive power of private enterprises.

Catamaran team analyzing public and private market investments