Our investment
Description of the investment.
Description of the investment.
Captain Fresh provides us with an opportunity to invest in a unique tech-enabled B2B business model involved in the global fish and seafood market. It operates as a three-way marketplace between fisherman, processors and customers, through a tech-led approach. The company's proprietary technology allows it to aggregate supply and processing capacity in a largely unorganised and fragmented market.
Impact information
Applies to investments made from 2019 onwards. The tabs in this section define what we expect to achieve through the investment, assessing the potential impact of the investment against six dimensions of impact. You can find more details on our methodology of assessing impact here.
Applies to investments made from 2019 onwards. The tabs in this section define what we expect to achieve through the investment, assessing the potential impact of the investment against six dimensions of impact. You can find more details on our methodology of assessing impact here.
What?
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How?
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Economic enabler: Significant foreign exchange generation given exports accounting for company revenue. |
Who?
| Stakeholder | Geography | Characteristics |
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| Suppliers: Fishworkers, boat owners, fishing aggregators |
Primarily India |
Suppliers: India is the world’s second-largest fish-producing nation and contributes 7.5 per cent of global fish production. The country’s fisheries sector is a source of livelihood to over 50 million people. |
| Planet |
South Africa |
Overfishing and unsustainable practices, such as trawling, damages the aquatic ecosystem. Nearly 30 per cent of produce is lost during fishing and post harvesting due to lack of lack of adequate infrastructure. India produces 14 million tonnes of fish and seafood, out of which 9 million tonnes is sold (both domestic and exports). |
How much?
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Suppliers: Based on due diligence and company’s estimates, approximately 1500 fishermen through 150 boats are selling to Captain Fresh directly. The company also procures from approximately 1350 fishing aggregators. |
Depth: Due diligence has showed good depth of impact the company is having on its suppliers:
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Contribution/additionality
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Risk
Evidence RiskRisk of not being able to directly monitor and assess the impact on fisherman at scale. Unexpected Impact RiskRisks in aquaculture and marine fisheries. |
Environmental and social information
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Environmental and social summary
A high-level description of the environmental and social aspects of the investment. This may include a summary of key environmental and social risks identified during environmental and social due diligence (ESDD); key elements of an environmental and social action plan (ESAP); or ways in which we plan to support the investee improve environmental and social standards, such as through their environmental and social management system (ESMS); as well as any other priority areas agreed with the investee.
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Environmental and social risk
A risk category rating, which indicates the level of environmental and social risk associated with an investment. For an explanation of the categorisations used, see here. We consistently provide an environmental and social risk category for all investments screened from 2023 onwards.
Environmental and social summary
We agreed on an E&S Action Plan (ESAP) which required broad improvements to be made to Captain Fresh internal Human Resource policies and their ESMS to better manage risks at partner facilities as well as within the fresh catch and aquaculture supply chain.
Environmental and social risk
High
Reporting and Complaints Mechanism
The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism allows anyone outside BII to report alleged breaches of the business integrity or environmental and social provisions of BII’s Policy on Responsible Investing. This includes breaches made by BII, a BII investee, or a portfolio company of a fund in which BII has invested. The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism Rules are available here. Reports and complaints can be submitted by email to reportsandcomplaints@bii.co.uk or by mail. See more details on our Reporting and Complaints Mechanism here.
For any other general enquiries contact us at enquiries@bii.co.uk
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Key facts
- Last updated
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When the last quarterly update of the website database occurred.
- June 2024
- Project number
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An identifier number shared by investments in the same project.
- D6453
- Status
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The current status of the investment (green flag for active and red flag for exited).
- Active
- Region
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The geographical region where the country is located. We currently invest in Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and the Caribbean. In 2023, BII’s investment mandate was extended allowing it to invest in regional funds linked to Ukraine, with the majority of activity expected to begin post-war. Investments outside these regions were made prior to 2012 under previous investment mandates.
- South Asia
- Sector
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We prioritise those sectors that facilitate development and need our capital the most. Our priority sectors contribute towards many of the Sustainable Development Goals. They range from investing in the power infrastructure that will provide people with better access to electricity, to investing in financial institutions that direct capital to the individuals and businesses that need it the most.
- Communications and IT services
- Investment type :
- Equity
- Start date :
- December 2023
- Amount :
- $7.01m
- Currency of investment :
- INR
- Domicile
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The company or investment fund’s place of incorporation.
- India
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The currency in which the investment was made.
- 2X Gender Finance
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Indicates whether the investment is ‘2X qualified’ using the 2X Challenge criteria. You can find out more here. It only applies to investments made from 2018 onwards, when the 2X Challenge was first launched.
- Fully qualified
- Last updated
