Aavishkaar

About The Fund

Founded in 2001, Aavishkaar is a venture capital firm based in Mumbai, India, specializing in venture capital financing and impact investment. With a focus on empowering entrepreneurs tackling large and meaningful problems, Aavishkaar is particularly invested in a broad range of sectors. These sectors include agriculture, dairy, education, energy, handicrafts, health, water and sanitation, and technology aimed at development. Additionally, they are actively engaged in microfinance and financial services sectors, facilitating social impact through strategic investments. Aavishkaar adopts a bold approach by embracing risks to generate significant impact, as reflected in their impressive track record of impacting 136 million lives to date through their entrepreneurial ventures. The firm maintains a specific interest in industries such as Other, Education, BioTech, FinTech (and Financial Services), Hardware (and Manufacturing), Energy, CleanTech, HealthTech (and Fitness), and Food & Beverage. Demonstrating a commitment to their investment philosophy, Aavishkaar offers venture capital financing solutions that align with their mission to support sustainable businesses with the potential for vast social or environmental impact. The firm's minimum and maximum investment amount stands uniformly at $6,500,000, indicating their targeted investment range for potential portfolio companies. In aligning their capital with their values, Aavishkaar continues to drive forward the concept of meaningful entrepreneurship and impact investing within and possibly beyond Indian borders.