Planning tool · SEBI AIF

SEBI AIF Scheme Launch Planner

Answer a couple of questions. See which AIF type fits your plan, and get a step-by-step launch roadmap with the regulation for each step.

Tell us about the fund

1 short question. More appear only if they matter.

Who will put money into the fund?

This decides the investor rules and whether an angel fund fits.

Investors putting in ₹1 crore or morePrivate placement: institutions, family offices, HNIsOnly accredited investorsAn Accredited Investors only fundAccredited angel investors, deal by dealEach investor approves each start-up

Your suggested AIF… answer the question above to see it, with your launch roadmap.

Why use this tool?

Points you to the AIF type that fits your plan.
Lays out the launch as steps, in order.
Shows the regulation behind every step.

How to use this planner

Answer the questions. Who puts the money in, and what the fund will do. A follow-up appears only if it changes the answer.
Read the suggestion. It names the AIF type, the key numbers.
Follow the roadmap. Steps in order. Open a step for the timeline and the regulation, or switch to Detailed mode to see them all.

Worked example

A private credit fund

A manager wants to raise a private credit fund from family offices and HNIs, each putting in ₹1 crore or more.

Result: Category II AIF. You will run a private equity or private credit strategy without leverage.

Before you launch, test your plan

PPM, category, corpus and investor terms: get your AIF checked by CS Prashant Kumar.

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Figures are from the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012, as amended up to the Second Amendment, 2026 (notified 10 July 2026). Where a figure is left to SEBI, the planner says so. The suggestion is indicative; check the notified text and the SEBI Master Circular for AIFs before acting.

Meet the expert

CS Prashant Kumar

Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Global Horizons Capital Advisors (IFSC) Private Limited — an IFSCA-licensed investment banker

13+ years of experienceFCS Fellow member, ICSIAuthor Audit Under Fire

Published in The Chartered Accountant (Jun 2025, Jan 2025, Mar 2024) and Chartered Secretary (Aug 2023)

Prashant Kumar is a seasoned Company Secretary and corporate governance strategist with more than 13 years of experience advising large corporates, promoter-led groups and global businesses on compliance, regulatory risk and board governance. In GIFT IFSC, the IFSCA regime is his day job rather than a research topic.

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