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Garg: Most of RTP Global's $3B-$3.5B AUM is evergreen fund proceeds

Nishit Garg · Flipkart’s Success Secrets, VC Power Law, And IPO Market : RTP Global Partner, Nishit Garg · Jul 20, 2024 · at 16:38

Nishit Garg, Partner at RTP Global, explains the firm's capital structure and assets under management.

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“We have in the past haven't raised a lot of external capital. So most of The AUM that we have today, which is in the range of three, three and a half billion is just the proceeds of that early capital that.”

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