New Delhi, 28th May: Folks House, the strategic advisory and financial services platform within the wider Folks ecosystem, is pleased to announce the appointment of Smriti Papreja as Principal, Folks House, to represent the platform in strategic advisory, institutional positioning, governance, legal strategy and stakeholder engagement initiatives for Folks Funds and Folks Foundation.
Folks House has been established to help businesses, founders, family enterprises, institutions and growth-stage companies navigate growth, transformation and long-term value creation in an increasingly interconnected global economy. The platform operates at the intersection of strategic advisory, financial services, institutional development and legacy creation, with a focus on helping enterprises move beyond transactional growth toward institutional significance.
In her role, Smriti Papreja will support Folks Funds and Folks Foundation across advisory-led initiatives involving institutional engagement, fund positioning, governance frameworks, stakeholder communications, legal and regulatory perspective, ecosystem alignment and long-term value creation.
Folks Funds represents the investment engine of the Folks ecosystem, focused on enabling long-term capital deployment across industrial transformation, infrastructure, sustainability-linked sectors and emerging asset classes.
Folks Foundation represents the impact and purpose-led layer of the ecosystem, focused on advancing long-term social, ecological and institutional outcomes. Through this alignment, Folks House will support both platforms in strengthening credibility, governance, institutional readiness and stakeholder trust.
Smriti brings over six years of experience across Intellectual Property Rights, commercial matters and constitutional matters. A graduate of Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, and Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, she has advised and represented leading organizations including Delhivery and Metalman on matters relating to the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Her multidisciplinary experience across legal strategy, stakeholder engagement and complex commercial matters positions her strongly to represent Folks House in supporting the broader Folks ecosystem across capital, advisory, governance and impact-led initiatives.
Commenting on the appointment, Smriti Papreja, Principal, Folks House, said, “Folks Funds and Folks Foundation represent two important dimensions of the Folks ecosystem, capital and purpose. Through Folks House, our role is to bring strategic clarity, governance thinking, legal perspective and institutional advisory depth to support both platforms. The future belongs to organizations that combine capital with responsibility, and growth with long-term institutional discipline.”
Folks House’s core philosophy is rooted in the belief that: Businesses create value. Brands create influence. Institutions create legacy.
Through this appointment, Folks House aims to further strengthen the institutional architecture of the Folks ecosystem by supporting Folks Funds and Folks Foundation in building a credible, governance-led and purpose-aligned presence across investors, stakeholders, partners and institutions.
About Folks House
Folks House is a strategic advisory and financial services platform focused on helping businesses, founders, family enterprises, institutions and growth-stage companies achieve long-term growth, strategic relevance and institutional resilience.
The platform provides advisory services across M&A, capital raising, structuring and restructuring, strategic advisory, wealth management, estate planning, ESG advisory, intellectual property strategy, cross-border opportunities and Art as an Asset.
Shaping Businesses into Brands. Building Brands into Institutions. Creating Legacies that Endure.
