British International Investment

Aavishkaar Emerging India Fund

IndiaSouth AsiaFinancial servicesFood & AgricultureInfrastructureManufacturing

The Aavishkaar Bharat Fund (ABF) was set up in 2001 to invest in early stage companies targeting under-served areas in India.

ABF invests in businesses with high social impact in sectors such as agriculture, financial services, healthcare, waste, sanitation, renewable energy and logistics.

Its funds have made 58 investments across India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Those investments have generated 250,000 jobs and livelihoods and reach 70m beneficiaries, of which more than 50 per cent are women.

Investments made by BII into this fund:

Investment name Commitment Region Sector Start date Status
Investment 01 $25m Financial services, Food & Agriculture, Infrastructure, Manufacturing November 2017 Active

Investments made by this fund into companies:

Investment name Country Region Sector Start date Status
Altum Credo Home Finance Pvt Ltd India South Asia Financial services April 2018 Active
Connect India India South Asia Manufacturing July 2020 Active
Ergos Business Solutions Private Limited India South Asia Food & Agriculture March 2020 Active
GoBolt (Camoins Logistics Solution Pvt Ltd) India South Asia Manufacturing September 2018 Active
Kottaram Agro Foods India South Asia Food & Agriculture January 2018 Exited
Nepra Resource Management India South Asia Infrastructure June 2018 Active
Nine Root Technologies Private Ltd (Chqbook) India South Asia Financial services February 2020 Active
Ulink AgriTech Private Limited India South Asia Food & Agriculture March 2019 Active
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank India South Asia Financial services November 2017 Active

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