- Type
- Impact Fund
- Stages
- Series A, Series B, Growth
- Cheque size
- $5M – $25M
- Fund size
- c. US$500 million AUM across seven equity funds
- Based in
- Mumbai, Bangalore
- Founded
- 2001
About
Aavishkaar Capital is an impact investor that began investing in India in 2001 and backs growth companies in financial inclusion, sustainable agriculture and essential services. It says it writes US$5 to 25 million tickets and has about US$500 million in AUM across seven equity funds.
What they invest in
Team (from their public pages)
Vineet Rai
Founder and Managing Partner
Shilpa Maheshwari
Managing Director, Investments
Sanchayan Chakraborty
Partner
Shashvat Rai
Partner
Tarun Mehta
Partner
Anurag Agrawal
Partner
Notable investments
Examples shown on aavishkaarcapital.in. This is not a complete portfolio.
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