Opportunity brief
About the Company
Aarii Ventures stands as a distinguished Investment Office of the Kothari Family, strategically positioned with exposure to private enterprises encompassing startups, pre-IPO companies, and publicly listed enterprises through direct investments as well as through Portfolio Management Services (PMS). Our diversified approach also extends through various other avenues, including Private Equity Funds and Venture Capital Funds, with a unique role as a Limited Partner (LP). Operating seamlessly across the dynamic markets of India and the UAE, we epitomize professionalism in sculpting and navigating diverse investment landscapes.
Aarii Ventures efficiently oversees the proprietary capital of the esteemed Kothari family, owners of the RSBL and Augmont Group - leaders in India's bullion industry, boasting a turnover surpassing ~$7 billion. Leveraging extensive networks within the entrepreneurial ecosystem, Aarii Ventures excels in investing across a diverse spectrum of asset classes with precision and expertise.
Aurrevia, a group company, is a Category III Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) registered with SEBI that seeks to generate consistent returns through a combination of active trading strategies and long-term investments.
Aarii Ventures, the investment office of the Kothari Family, is recognised by Inc42 (2025) as one of the Top 10 Most Active Family Offices in India.
Responsibilities
- Build screening and stock-selection systems for listed equities.
- Develop quantitative frameworks covering value, momentum, quality, and market signals.
- Automate financial data collection, analysis, monitoring, and reporting.
- Create dashboards and internal tools for portfolio tracking and risk management.
- Develop backtesting frameworks for investment and trading strategies.
- Design alerts to identify opportunities, risks, and changes in market behaviour.
- Use Python, APIs, databases, and AI/ML tools to improve the investment research workflow.
- Work directly with the CIO to translate investment ideas into scalable technology and research infrastructure.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree or recently graduated from an engineering or technology institute.
- Strong interest in stock markets, investing, trading, and equity research.
- Strong Python and programming skills, with comfort handling APIs and large datasets.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving ability.
- Understanding of financial markets and the fundamentals of equity investing.
- Curiosity to understand why a strategy works, not merely to implement code.
- Prior exposure to trading systems, backtesting, quantitative projects, Kaggle, personal investing, or financial data is an advantage.
This is a hands-on opportunity to help build Aarii Ventures' investment technology stack from the ground up. The successful candidate will combine market understanding with programming ability and a desire to build systems that are genuinely used in practice.