Aavishkaar Capital is an Impact fund manager focused on the Global South. A pioneer in taking an entrepreneurship-based approach to scaling businesses for impact, Aavishkaar Capital’s unique approach has resulted in its invested enterprises impacting over 136 million lives. Aavishkaar Capital invests in sectors such as Sustainable Agriculture, Financial Inclusion and Essential Services across India, Emerging Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Aligned to 13 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Aavishkaar Capital has raised eight funds, while generating commercial returns with over c. $550 million in assets under management.

Aavishkaar Capital is the impact investing arm of the Aavishkaar Group, the impact platform with presence in Microfinance, MSME Lending and ecosystem building across India, Emerging Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Aavishkaar Group with its vision to bridge the opportunity gap for the emerging 3 billion, currently manages over USD 1.5 billion in Impact Assets across its platform.

Aavishkaar Capital’s ESG First Fund, is a USD 250 Million fund in partnership with KFW, which empowers and enables SMEs and is grounded in Aavishkaar Capital’s unified investment philosophy - prioritize ESG principles, risk management, and consistency in financial returns with impact outcomes. For more details, you can write to us at esgfirst@aavishkaar.in or visit, www.esgfirstfund.com

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