Ameya Prabhu is an entrepreneur and the Managing Director of NAFA Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd,. NAFA Capital is an asset management & investment banking firm with offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. NAFA Capital manages funds in public equities, private equity, debt capital markets and has a fintech lending business. Ameya also is a Partner in UAP Advisors LLP. UAP Advisors is a financial services, principal investment and strategic advisory firm focused on India and other emerging markets. Ameya is also the Managing Director of New Age Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd., joint venture with IFFCO which is the worlds largest farmers co-operative organisation. New Age focusses on investment banking and agri investments.
Ameya has been designated as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. His expertise lies in nurturing, building, financing and growing early and growth stage businesses. He brings in deep rooted managerial, strategic planning and financing skills.
Ameya is a BSc. in Economics, Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick and an MSc. in Financial Management from IE Business School, Madrid. Ameya is a member and director at Miracle Feet Foundation, a global movement to treat clubfoot among children. He is also on the board of The Climate Group. He is also the Vice Chairperson of Konkan Kridha Prabodhini, a NGO focused on sports development and trustee of Manav Sadhan Vikas Sanstha, NGO, dedicated to skilled training and skilled development in women. He was also the Chairman of the youth wing of IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Western Region Co-Chair of Indian Chamber of Commerce.
Ameya is also the author of the book “The Rock Babas” and a published writer and columnist whose writings have been published by well known media outlets such as the Huffington Post.
