About
Two partners, one firm.
Astra Wealthcraft Research (being formed) is a partnership firm in Hyderabad. It intends to apply to SEBI for registration as a Research Analyst. It is not registered with SEBI and will not provide research or investment advice until registration is granted.
The partners
Who runs the firm.
Co-founder · Investments & Research
Abhishek Sambangi
Leads investment research and the firm's technology. Over a decade across investing and engineering: family-office investing in Hyderabad since 2023, four years as an investment analyst with a Chennai investment firm, and earlier roles in financial services and engineering simulation. Alumnus of IIT Madras and IIM Ranchi, with a corporate-finance exchange term at Audencia, France; CFA charterholder; has cleared the NISM Series XV (Research Analyst) examination.
Co-founder · Tax & Compliance
Sunil Kumar Palika
Leads the tax and compliance practice — income-tax filings, GST, bookkeeping and business registrations — and looks after client relationships and the firm's operations. Has run finance and accounts for companies in Hyderabad and, earlier, in Tanzania, after training with a chartered accountancy firm. He completed the ICAI chartered accountancy qualification in 2022; his ICAI membership is not currently active and he does not practise as a Chartered Accountant.
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Facts, not adjectives.
- Firm
- Astra Wealthcraft Research (being formed), a partnership firm, Hyderabad, Telangana
- Founded
- 2026
- Principal officer
- Abhishek Sambangi
- Compliance officer
- Sunil Kumar Palika
- SEBI status
- Not registered with SEBI. The firm intends to apply for registration as a Research Analyst.
- Related firm
- Astra Wealthcraft Advisory LLP — a separate firm of the same partners that provides tax and compliance services and financial education. It is not regulated by SEBI.