
At PI, we partner with world-class teams to help them catalyze their vision to build enduring companies.
Founded by generosity. Driven by possibility.
The Premji Foundation runs deep, on-the-ground work across India within education and healthcare. The Foundation's Field Institutions are spread across 7 Indian states with over 350,000 schools.
We are humbled to be supporting the visionary work of both the Foundation and our Founders.

Our Values
How we think and make decisions
Excellence
Our theses and decisions are the outcome of deep sector expertise, insightful research, and thoughtful debate.
We are open to dissent and being questioned — about our ideas, methods, and deals.
We leverage the larger ecosystem for multiple perspectives and insights to make good investment decisions.
Long term and future focused
We believe in long-term investing. This means having the patience, courage and discipline to stay committed.
We look ahead to understand what's next — we anticipate disruption and future shifts.
How we work together
Inclusive
We highly value diversity as it enriches the firm with different perspectives, experiences, and abilities.
We respect each other's time and views, irrespective of hierarchy.
We listen, engage, and partner with our internal and external stakeholders.
One firm
We are all invested in the success of the Firm.
We give our time and share our network and knowledge with others to deliver superior investment outcomes.
We collaborate both internally and externally to solve difficult problems through collective wisdom.
What we value
Entrepreneurial mindset
We have an outbound ambitious approach to seek new opportunities. We are nimble, take risks, and own our ideas.
We are intellectually honest — we re-evaluate ideas and proposals based on feedback.
We acknowledge mistakes and learn from failure.
Integrity and ethics
We speak up and challenge each other to do the right thing.
We don't take shortcuts.
We honor our commitments.
Meritocracy is at the core of all our people decisions.
FAQs
No. Premji Invest is a for-profit investment firm, not an impact investor or ESG fund. We do not apply impact screens, require social-return metrics, or make decisions against ESG criteria. Our tagline, 'for-profit investing, for good,' reflects a simpler belief: the most durable and valuable companies tend to be the ones that solve real problems and treat people well. Premji Invest is measured by financial returns and the quality of the companies it backs. The point is not a trade-off between returns and good outcomes. We think they compound together.
Premji Invest and the Azim Premji Foundation are separate organizations with distinct mandates, linked by the same founder and a shared set of values. The Foundation is a philanthropic organization focused on education and healthcare in India. Premji Invest is the for-profit investment firm, investing across venture, growth, and public markets. While the returns generated by Premji Invest ultimately contribute to the broader endowment that supports the Foundation's work, the two operate independently. Investment decisions are made solely on commercial merit, and the Foundation does not influence investment strategy. What connects them is a long-term orientation, a commitment to integrity, and Azim Premji's belief that commercial success and meaningful philanthropy can reinforce one another.
Azim Premji is the ex-Chairman of Wipro, which his family built from a small vegetable-oil business into one of India's largest technology and business-services companies over several decades. He is also one of the world's most committed philanthropists, having pledged the majority of his wealth to the Azim Premji Foundation, which works to improve education and healthcare across India. Premji Invest is the for-profit investment firm he established to deploy his capital with the same long-term, values-driven approach.