The event revolves around interviewing the founder of Grip Invest, Mr. Nikhil Aggarwal. Grip Invest is an investment platform that offers curated investment opportunities in lease finance with a low minimum investment amount and fixed returns. Launched in June 2020, Grip Invest provides a lease finance platform where investors can purchase and lease assets to companies, providing them an additional investment instrument while enabling companies to grow faster by converting capex to opex. Their mission is to act as a bridge for asset capital between companies and investors with attractive risk-reward ratios and ease of transaction. Grip Invest has raised a pre-Series A funding round led by Chennai-based The Grand Anicut Angel Fund. The round also saw participation from Gemba Capital and angel investors Anupam Mittal, Sunjay Kapur and Maninder Gulati.

About the  Founder :

With a degree in Economics and a MBA in Finance, Mr. Nikhil Aggarwal started his career at HSBC. He subsequently spent 6 years as part of the Investment Banking team at Morgan Stanley, advising some of India's largest companies on M&A and capital raising. In 2016, he co-founded and served as COO of Chalo, one of India's largest mobility start-ups. He also acts as a Consultant to the Transport Practice of The World Bank.