Aavishkaar Venture Capital

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

$37M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

26.09.2019

Date

2

all rounds

$62M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Aavishkaar Venture Capital provides private equity and microfinance solutions for early stage startups.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

Also Known As

Aavishkaar Venture Management Services, Aavishkaar Group

founded date

01.01.2001

founders

Number of employees

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

The Mumbai-based firm, founded in 2002, invests in seed-stage to growth-stage companies across a range of sectors including B2B, B2C, financial services, healthcare, technology, food, and agriculture. AGIMDC, sponsored by the Dutch fund Goodwell Microfinance Development Company, invests in start-ups and transforms NBFCs and mature MFIs. AGIMDC's investment managers bring extensive experience in private equity and microfinance to the table.
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