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Investor DIrectory




       Compiled by Villgro Innovations Foundation
3rd Floor, IIT Madras Research Park Building, Kanagam Road, Taramani, Chennai - 600113.
                                   Date: 29 June 2010


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Preface
This ‘Investor Directory’ caters to the need of those entrepreneurs who are looking forward to raise
money for their ventures in the field of Agriculture and allied sectors. The scope of Agriculture and allied
sectors for this Directory includes: Horticulture and its allied sectors (including fruits and vegetables,
flowers, plantation crops, spices, aromatic and medicinal plants); biotechnology, fisheries sector; animal
husbandry and livestock; and sericulture.

Here emphasis has been laid on listing those funding options which caters to the needs of start-ups and
growing businesses in this field. Some schemes or organizations which are sector agnostic have also
been included for the benefit of the entrepreneur. The financial requirements for particular aspects of
business like marketing or promotion, working capital etc have only been briefly profiled in the
Annexure of the Directory.

Moreover for the convenience of readers this Directory has been divided into three main sections:

    •   Venture Funds and Angel Investors

    •   Bank schemes

    •   Central and State Government schemes

A brief of what comprises Venture Funds, Bank and Government Schemes has been presented in the
beginning of each section.

Lastly this is a non-exhaustive and purely indicative list, primarily sourced from the internet.
Definitely there are other entities offering similar services and we welcome their inclusion in
this list. All such requests may kindly be sent to info@villgro.org.




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List of Abbreviations
ACS      Apex Committee of SBIRI
AFC      Assam Financial Corporation
AIG      American International Group
ANTS     Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems
APEDA    Agricultural and Processed food products export development authority
APIDC    Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation
APIDC    Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation
APSFC    Andhra Pradesh State Financial Corporation
BAP      Business Acceleration Program
BoP      Base of the Pyramid
BPLR     Benchmark Prime Lending Rate
BPO      Business Process Outsourcing
BRC      Business Resilience Consortium
BYST     Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust
CCPS     Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares
CGS      Credit Guarantee Scheme
CGTMSE   Credit Guarantee Fund Trust For Micro and Small Enterprises
CGTSI    Credit Guaranteed Fund Scheme for Small Industries
CIIE     Centre for Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship
CSIR     Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CVCFL    Canbank Venture Capital Fund Ltd
DBT      Department of Biotechnology
DDM      District Development Manager
DG       Director General
DIC      District Industries Centre
DRI      Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
DRS      DRS Dilip Road Lines
DSIR     Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
DST      Department of Science and Technology
EPABX    Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
FBI      United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
FDI      Foreign Direct Investment
FI       Financial Institutions
FMCG     Fast moving consumer goods
FRR      Floating Reference Rate
GIAN     Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network
GVFL     Gujarat Venture Finance Limited

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HBCFDC    Haryana Backward Classes Finance and Development
HGT       Home Grown Technology
ICT       Information and Communication Technologies
IDBI      Industrial Development Bank of India
IDFC      Infrastructure Development Finance Company
IFC       International Finance Corporation
IFMR      Institute for Financial Management and Research
IIM       Indian Institute of Management
IIMA      Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
IIML      Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
IIT       Indian Institute of Technology
IL & FS   Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services
ING       International Netherlands Group
ISO       International Organization for Standardization
IT        Information Technology
ITES      Information Technology Enabled Services
IVFA      Indian value fund advisors
JLG       Joint Liability Groups
KFC       Kerala Financial Corporation
KITVEN    Karnataka Information Venture Technology Fund
KPEG      Kotak Private Equity Group
KSEB      Kerala State Electricity Board
KSFC      Karnataka State Financial Corporation
KYC       Know Your client/Customer
M&A       Mergers and Acquisitions
MoU       Memorandum of Understanding
MSME      Micro and Small Enterprises
MVIF      Micro Venture Innovation Fund
NABARD    National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
NBCFDC    National Backward Classes Finance and Development
NCT       National Capital Territory of Delhi
NEDFI     North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd.
NEF       Network Enterprises Fund
NGO       Non Governmental Organization
NIF       National Innovation Fund
NMITLI    New Millennium Indian technology leadership Initiative
NPA       Non-Performing Assets
OBC       Oriental Bank of Commerce
OCCPS     Optionally Convertible Cumulative Preferential Shares
OCD       Optionally Convertible Debentures
PAN       Permanent Account Number

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PATSER   Programme Aimed at Technological Self Reliance
R&D      Research and Development
RBI      Reserve Bank of India
RBTC     ICICI Bank’s Long Term Loan
RCS      Registrar Co-operative Society
ROC      Registrar of Companies
RVCF     Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund
SaaS     Software-as-a-Service
SBIRI    Small business Innovation research Initiative
SEAF     Small Enterprise Assistance Funds
SEBI     Securities and Exchange Board of India
SHG      Self Help Group
SICOM    The State Industrial and Investment Corporation of Maharashtra
SIDBI    Small Industries Development Bank of India
SMA      SBIRI Management Agency
SME      Small and Medium-sized enterprises
SRTO     Small Road Transport Operators
SSI      Small Scale Industries
SSSBE    Small Scale Service Business Enterprises
TARA     Technology and Action for Rural Advancement
TDDP     Technology development and demonstration program
TePP     Technopreneur Promotion Programme
TiE      The Indus Entrepreneurs
TIFAC    Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council
TPDU     DSIR’s Technology Promotion, Development and Utilization Programme
TQM      total quality management
TSGF     TVS Shriram Growth Fund
USAID    United States Agency for International Development
USD      United States Dollar
VAS      Value Added Services
VC       Venture Capital




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Table of Contents
BRIEF OF VENTURE FUNDS & ANGEL NETWORKS.................................................................................................2

LIST OF VENTURE FUNDS....................................................................................................................................3

   1.AAVISHKAAR INDIA MICRO VENTURE CAPITAL FUND.................................................................................................................3
   2.ACUMEN FUND INDIA....................................................................................................................................................4
   3.AMBIT PRAGMA .........................................................................................................................................................6
   4.AVIGO CAPITAL...........................................................................................................................................................7
   5.BEACON INDIA PRIVATE EQUITY FUND.................................................................................................................................9
   6.BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS.......................................................................................................................................10
   7.CANBANK VENTURE FUND.............................................................................................................................................11
   8.CANBANK VENTURE FUND.............................................................................................................................................13
   9.ELEVAR EQUITY ADVISORS PVT LTD..................................................................................................................................15
   10.ENNOVENT.............................................................................................................................................................16
   11.EPIPHANY VENTURES.................................................................................................................................................18
   12.FOOTPRINT VENTURES................................................................................................................................................19
   13.GUJARAT VENTURE FINANCE LIMITED..............................................................................................................................21
   14.IDFC PRIVATE EQUITY..............................................................................................................................................22
   15.IFCI VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS LTD...............................................................................................................................24
   16.IFMR VENTURES....................................................................................................................................................26
   17.IL & FS INVESTMENT MANAGERS LIMITED.......................................................................................................................27
   18.INDIA CO VENTURES LIMITED.......................................................................................................................................29
   19.INDIA VALUE FUND...................................................................................................................................................31
   20.INDOUS VENTURE PARTNERS.......................................................................................................................................33
   21.INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION............................................................................................................................34
   22.KOTAK PRIVATE EQUITY..............................................................................................................................................36
   23.MORPHEUS VENTURE PARTNERS.....................................................................................................................................38
   24.NADATHUR HOLDINGS AND INVESTMENT LTD.....................................................................................................................39
   25.NEXUSVENTURES.....................................................................................................................................................40
   26.NINE RIVER CAPITAL.................................................................................................................................................42
   27.RABO EQUITY ADVISORS.............................................................................................................................................43
   28.RAJASTHAN VENTURE CAPITAL FUND...............................................................................................................................45
   29.SEAF..................................................................................................................................................................47
   30.SEED FUND............................................................................................................................................................48
   31.SICOM LIMITED....................................................................................................................................................49
   32.SIDBI VENTURE CAPITAL LTD......................................................................................................................................51
   33.SONG ADVISORS......................................................................................................................................................53
   34.SUBHKAM VENTURES.................................................................................................................................................54
   35.SUMMIT PARTNERS...................................................................................................................................................55
   36.THE INDUS ENTREPRENEURS.........................................................................................................................................57
   37.TVS CAPITAL.........................................................................................................................................................58
   38. UNLTD INDIA........................................................................................................................................................60
   39.UTI VENTURES.......................................................................................................................................................61

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40.VENTUREAST...........................................................................................................................................................63
   41.YES BANK.............................................................................................................................................................64
   42.ANGEL NETWORKS....................................................................................................................................................66
     a)Mumbai Angel Network...................................................................................................................................66
     b)Indian Angel Network.......................................................................................................................................68

LIST OF INCUBATORS........................................................................................................................................71

   43.CENTRE FOR INNOVATION, INCUBATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP...............................................................................................71
   44.TECHNOPRENEUR PROMOTION PROGRAMME......................................................................................................................72
   45.TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATORS...............................................................................................................................74
   46.VILLGRO INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION...............................................................................................................................95

BRIEF OF BANK SCHEMES..................................................................................................................................99

LIST OF BANK SCHEMES...................................................................................................................................100

   47.ANDHRA BANK.......................................................................................................................................................100
   48.BANK OF INDIA......................................................................................................................................................101
   49.BANK OF MAHARASHTRA..........................................................................................................................................102
   50.CANARA BANK......................................................................................................................................................103
   51.HARYANA STATE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD.......................................................................................................................105
   52.ICICI BANK.........................................................................................................................................................106
   53.INDIAN BANK........................................................................................................................................................108
   54.INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK...........................................................................................................................................109
   55.ING VYSYA BANK..................................................................................................................................................110
   56.NABARD..........................................................................................................................................................111
   57.PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK..........................................................................................................................................113
   58.SMALL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA..............................................................................................................114
   59.SOUTH INDIA BANK................................................................................................................................................116
   60.STATE BANK OF INDIA..............................................................................................................................................117
   61.SYNDICATE BANK...................................................................................................................................................120
   62.VIJAYA BANK........................................................................................................................................................122

BRIEF OF GOVERNMENT SCHEMES..................................................................................................................126

LIST OF GOVERNMENT SCHEMES.....................................................................................................................127

   63.AGRICULTURAL AND PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (APEDA)..........................................................127
   64.ANDHRA PRADESH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.................................................................................................128
   65.ANDHRA PRADESH STATE GOVERNMENT.........................................................................................................................130
   66.ANDHRA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION.......................................................................................................................131
   67.ASSAM FINANCIAL CORPORATION.................................................................................................................................133
   68.BIHAR STATE CREDIT AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION LTD...................................................................................................134
   69.COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH............................................................................................................135
   70.CREDIT GUARANTEE FUND TRUST FOR MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES (CGTMSE)...................................................................137
   71.DELHI FINANCIAL CORPORATION..................................................................................................................................138
   72.DEPARTMENT OF BIO TECHNOLOGY..............................................................................................................................141
   73.DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.......................................................................................................143
   74.HARYANA FINANCIAL CORPORATION..............................................................................................................................144


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75.HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE DEPARTMENT........................................................................................................................145
   76.KARNATAKA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION....................................................................................................................147
   77.KERALA FINANCIAL CORPORATION................................................................................................................................148
   78.NATIONAL INNOVATION FOUNDATION............................................................................................................................149
   79.NORTH EASTERN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LTD................................................................................................151
   80.ORISSA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION.........................................................................................................................153
   81.PUNJAB FINANCIAL CORPORATION................................................................................................................................154
   82.SMALL FARMERS AGRI BUSINESS CONSORTIUM.................................................................................................................156
   83.TAMIL NADU INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED...............................................................................................157
   84.TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD.............................................................................................................................159

ANNEXURE – ACTIVITY BASED FINANCE...........................................................................................................162

NOTE FOR READERS........................................................................................................................................163




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sectIon - I
venture FunDs anD angel
       networks




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Brief of Venture Funds & Angel Networks
Venture funds in layman terms are a “pooled investment that uses the money from third-party
investors, such as investment banks or wealthy investors, to invest in business projects”. They are
usually sought for businesses that carry greater risk. Moreover it is also a useful source when businesses
are unwilling/ incapacitated to pay the interest on bank or market loans or the same is not available for
them.

In this Directory, Venture Funds headquartered in India and abroad with focus on agriculture and allied
sectors have been included. Also those with profiles of investment in agri-businesses in the past or in
recent years though with no specific focus on this sector have been included for benefit of the
entrepreneur.

Angel networks are institutions dedicated to bringing together wealthy individual investors with
different investment preference under one umbrella for the ease and convenience of the
entrepreneurs.

The following section lists only angel networks active in India.




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List of Venture Funds
1.Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund

Background

Name: Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital fund

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: May 2002

Website: www.aavishkaar.in

Contact details: Mumbai, 516, 5th Floor, Palm Spring, Besides D-Mart,,Link Road, Malad
(W), Mumbai – 400 064,Telephone: +91 22 42005757
Fax: +91 22 42005777

Chennai
Century Plaza, 2C, 560-562, Anna Salai
Teynampet, Chennai 600 018, India
Telephone: +91 44 4354 6937

General enquiries: info@aavishkaar.org

Fund Seekers: funds@aavishkaar.org

Brief Summary: Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund intends for investment into
Micro and Small Enterprises (MSMEs) that have rural and social focus. This fund has been
operational since May 2002, and is registered as a Private Trust under the Indian Trust Act
of 1882, and with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Scalability and the
potential to make strong positive social impact on rural or semi-urban India are essential
conditions for making investments.

Investing Profile

Fund Manager: Aavishkaar Venture Management Services

Type of funding: Common equity, CCPS (Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares),
Mezzanine funding, bridge loans, working capital loans etc.


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Funding cap: USD 50,000- 5,00,000

Area/Sector Focus: Geographic Focus: Technology for Development, Handicrafts,
Renewable Energy, Agriculture, Rural Innovations, Health and Education.

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit Business plan to- funds@aavishkaar.org

Eligibility requirements: The investment criteria is- scalability and the potential to make
strong positive social impact on rural or semi-urban India

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Vortex Engineering

Investee 2: Naveen Gram Agrotechnologies Pvt Ltd

Investee 3: Zameen Organic

Total number of investees: 17


2.Acumen Fund India
Background

Name: Acumen Fund

Headquarter: Hyderabad

Established: April 2001 (Acumen Fund)

Website: www.acumenfund.org

Contact details: Acumen Fund Advisory Services India Private Limited
Unit G4, Le Benaka, 6-3-248/F
Banjara Hills Road No. 1
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Hyderabad - 500034,INDIA
Phone: + 91 (40) 6677-2734
Fax: + 91 (40) 6677-2731

 Brief Summary: Acumen Fund invests patient capital in a variety of institutions, reflecting
the diversity of business models that can be effective in reaching the “base of the pyramid”
(BoP)—or the billions of poor without access to clean water, reliable health services, or
formal housing options. Eligible institutions for our financial support range from non-profit
organizations seeking to scale their operations and achieve financial sustainability, to small
and medium for-profit companies in need of capital, to larger companies that are starting
specific business units to serve the BoP.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity, Debt (subject to RBI approval as FDI)

Funding cap: Maximum 2 million USD

Area/Sector Focus: Any sector in agriculture and related fields

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Capital available for 5-7 years

Application Details

Application process: Share business plan and if interested Acumen Fund will move into
diligence.

Eligibility requirements: Preferably a company with 1-2 year track record

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan including financials

Other details: The service or product should be inclusive with the beneficiaries including
low-income/small-holding farmers in India

Investments

Investee 1: Global Easy water products (drip irrigation for small scale farmers)

Investee 2: D. Light design

Investee 3: Husk power system

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Total number of investees: 12


3.Ambit Pragma
Background

Name: Ambit Pragma Fund

Headquarter:        Mumbai

Established: NA

Website: www.ambitpragma.com

Contact details: Ambit House, 449, Senapati Bapat Marg,

Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400013. India

Tel: +91 22 3003 8400

Fax: +91 22 3003 8410

Email: info@ambitpragma.com

Brief Summary: Ambit Pragma is a venture fund with focus across five sectors.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: Rs 25-30 crores

Area/Sector Focus: Health, Logistics, Media and Entrtainment, food, and infrastructure
services.

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Dollar denominated and FBI regulations apply.

Application Details

Application process: Submit a Business Plan

Eligibility requirements: We look for companies that are:

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•   Based in India and are not listed on the stock markets
   •   Clocking revenues upwards of 20 Crores (approximately USD 5 million) and are
       profitable
   •   Looking to grow at a fast pace and need equity capital of USD 5-10 million
   •   Led and managed by entrepreneurs who have the passion to build valuable
       businesses

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Spear

Investee 2: Urban Transport

Investee 3: Health care Hospital

Total number of investees: NA


4.Avigo Capital
Background

Name: Growth capital & SME Buyout Fund

Headquarter: Delhi

Established: NA

Website: www.avigocorp.com

Contact details: 503-504, DLF Place (Office Tower),
A4 District Centre, Saket,
New Delhi - 110017, India
Contact: Vivek Subramanian
Email: vivek@avigocorp.com
Tel: +91 11 4368 3300
Fax: +91 11 4368 3335



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161/162, A Wing, Mittal Court,
Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021
Contact: SK Mitra
Email: sk@avigocorp.com
Tel: +91 22 65265454

Brief Summary: Avigo’s philosophy is to be the first institutional investor primarily
providing growth capital to fast growing SME companies in the Industrial sector in India.
Avigo actively assists in the corporatization of its portfolio companies and handholds them
through their journey from niche SME players to fast-growing actively tracked companies.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: USD 5- 20 million

Area/Sector Focus: Engineering and Manufacturing, Industrial Services, Infrastructure,
Emerging Sectors like Education, Media and Healthcare

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Growth, Acquisition or Buyout Finance

Application Details

Application process: Submit a Business Plan

Eligibility requirements: Revenues of over USD 15 million with profitable operating
history

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Privi Organics Ltd

Investee 2: Aeroflex

Investee 3: RINAC India Ltd


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Total number of investees: More than 15


5.Beacon India Private Equity Fund

Background

Name: Beacon Private Equity Fund

Headquarter: Mauritius

Established: 2006

Website: www.beaconindia.in

Contact details:

THE INDIA ADVISOR

BCP Advisors, Pvt., Ltd.
11B Nirmal Building
Nariman Point
Mumbai, 400-021,
India
T: +91.22.6618.0000

Brief Summary: Beacon India Private Equity Fund was set up by experienced private
equity professionals to identify and invest in India's next generation of promising
companies.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: $ 5-25 million

Area/Sector Focus: Invest in all growth sectors. This includes infrastructure, consumer
services, business services, financial services, healthcare and manufacturing. Also have
experience in FMCG, Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Media, Telecoms, Education, Healthcare,
Financial Services, Retail, Travel, Offshore Services, Specialty Manufacturing and Real
Estate Development.

Geographic Focus: India


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Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit proposal to- gayatri.patel@bcpadvisors.com

Eligibility requirements: NA

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Proposal / Executive summary

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Impresario

Investee 2: A2Z

Investee 3: Everest Kento Cylinders

Total number of investees: 8


6.Bessemer Venture Partners
Background

Name: Bessemer Venture Fund

Headquarter: Larchmont, New York

Established: 2004

Website: www.bvp.com

Contact details: 71 Free Press House
7th floor
Free Press Journal Road
215 Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021, India
Tel: +91-22-6616-2000
Fax: +91-22-6616-2001

E mail: india@bvp.com

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Brief Summary: Since 2004, Bessemer has invested in more than 24 companies and
established a 14-person Mumbai-based team. Currently, the India investment practice
concentrates on three roadmaps: Agriculture, power and infrastructure and consumer
services.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: It typically makes investments in the range of $4 million and $10 million and
occasionally makes small seed stage investments below $1 million

Area/Sector Focus: Agriculture, power and infrastructure and consumer services

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit business plans to- businessplans@bvp.com

Eligibility requirements: NA

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

 Other details: The firm seeks to acquire a seat on the Board of Directors of the portfolio
companies.

Investments

Investee 1: Orient Power

Investee 2: Sunil Hi-tech Engineers Ltd

Investee 3: NetAmbit

Total number of investees: More than 24 companies


7.Canbank Venture Fund
Background

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Name: Bharat Nirman Fund

Headquarter: Bangalore

Established: 1989

Website: www.canbankventure.com

Contact details: Canbank Venture Capital Fund Limited
6th Floor, Naveen Complex
No.14, MG Road, Bangalore-1
Phone- 91-080-25586506-507
Fax- 91-080-25583909

Email: info@canbankventure.com

Brief Summary: Canbank Venture Capital Fund Ltd (CVCFL) is a wholly owned Subsidiary
of Canara Bank. Canbank Venture Capital Fund is India’s First and Only Public Sector Bank
sponsored Venture Capital Fund. The Fund is registered with SEBI.
Four Venture Capital Funds with an aggregate corpus of around INR 1200 Million launched
till date. The portfolio investments are spread across diverse industrial segments.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: Rs 45-90 million

Area/Sector Focus: The Investment Focus is on Emerging Indian SME Businesses in IT/
ITES/ BPO, Telecom, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Auto &
Auto Components, Infrastructure led Sectors and Domestic Demand Driven Segments.

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Growth and expansion financing

Application Details

Application process: Contact them

Eligibility requirements: The investment criteria covers the following points:

   •   Activity- Growth and Expansion financing,



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•   Technology and business- Businesses with established technological or market
       positioning edge with sustainable competitive advantage, operating efficiencies and
       attractive profit margins.
   •   Management team: Strong Management Team with a demonstrated track record of
       performance, integrity, commitment and enterprise.
   •   Sector- Investment will be in sectors with sustainable high growth potential.
   •   Our role in the venture: Board Representation

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: NA

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: PRATHISTA INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Investee 2: MERCHEM LTD.

Investee 3: M-TECH INNOVATIONS LTD

Total number of investees: NA


8.Canbank Venture Fund
Background

Name: Bharat Nirman Fund

Headquarter: Bangalore

Established: 1989

Website: www.canbankventure.com

Contact details: Canbank Venture Capital Fund Limited
6th Floor, Naveen Complex
No.14, MG Road, Bangalore-1
Phone- 91-080-25586506-507
Fax- 91-080-25583909

Email: info@canbankventure.com


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Brief Summary: Canbank Venture Capital Fund Ltd (CVCFL) is a wholly owned Subsidiary
of Canara Bank. Canbank Venture Capital Fund is India’s First and Only Public Sector Bank
sponsored Venture Capital Fund. The Fund is registered with SEBI.
Four Venture Capital Funds with an aggregate corpus of around INR 1200 Million launched
till date. The portfolio investments are spread across diverse industrial segments.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: Rs 45-90 million

Area/Sector Focus: The Investment Focus is on Emerging Indian SME Businesses in IT/
ITES/ BPO, Telecom, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Auto &
Auto Components, Infrastructure led Sectors and Domestic Demand Driven Segments.

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Growth and expansion financing

Application Details

Application process: Contact them

Eligibility requirements: The investment criteria covers the following points:

   •   Activity- Growth and Expansion financing,
   •   Technology and business- Businesses with established technological or market
       positioning edge with sustainable competitive advantage, operating efficiencies and
       attractive profit margins.
   •   Management team: Strong Management Team with a demonstrated track record of
       performance, integrity, commitment and enterprise.
   •   Sector- Investment will be in sectors with sustainable high growth potential.
   •   Our role in the venture: Board Representation

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: NA

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: PRATHISTA INDUSTRIES LIMITED


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Investee 2: MERCHEM LTD.

Investee 3: M-TECH INNOVATIONS LTD

Total number of investees: NA


9.Elevar Equity Advisors Pvt Ltd
Background

Name: Elevar equity

Headquarter: Bangalore

Established: 2006

Website: www.elevarequity.com

Contact details: Elevar Equity Advisors Private Limited
No. 9/3, Kaiser-E-Hind1st Floor,
Richmond Road,
Bangalore - 560 025. INDIA
Tel: 91.80.4142.1717
Fax: 91.80.4112.0009

General Inquiry: info@elevarequity.com

Submit Business Plan: businessplan@elevarequity.com

 Brief Summary: Elevar Equity is a leading global growth investor focused on the
underserved four billion at the base of the pyramid in developing countries. Elevar Equity
invests for social and economics return.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: NA

Area/Sector Focus: Microfinance and Entrepreneurs focused on providing affordable,
commercial and scalable financial and other services to communities at the base of the
pyramid

Geographic Focus: India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia

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Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit a business plan online or mail them at-
businessplan@elevarequity.com

Eligibility requirements: Elevar Equity invests in entrepreneurs that are focused on
providing affordable, commercial and scalable services to the poor. They place a strong
emphasis on the quality of the company’s management team and their ability to leverage
through innovation, the full potential of microfinance or similar networks. Viewing these
networks as distribution and aggregation systems, they support entrepreneurs who focus
on building high growth microfinance institutions that are creating opportunity for the
poor; alternate delivery channels for microfinance and other services from mobile phones
to internet kiosks; the delivery of new financial products and services using microfinance
distribution channels; and services that link unconnected individuals and communities to
global systems (financial, health care, communications, education).

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Investments

Investee 1: Moksha Yuga Access

Investee 2: SKS Microfinance

Investee 3: Comat technologies

Total number of investees: More than 8


10.Ennovent
Background

Name: Sustainable Enterprise Fund

Headquarter: Austria

Established: NA

Website: www.ennovent.com

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Contact details: Online

 Brief Summary: Their mission is to promote entrepreneurs who advance innovations for
sustainability at the base of the economic pyramid. Building on its broad expertise and
through leveraging its network, it discovers, finances and scale innovations that catalyze
fundamental change to sustainable development. Their social venture capital fund, the
Sustainable Enterprises Fund, invests in innovations in energy, food, water, health and
education for India's poor.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity, loans or structured finance (but not grants)

Funding cap: Per enterprise: €100,000 to €1,000,000

Area/Sector Focus: Rural and urban poor areas in India (food, energy, Water, education
and health)

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Scale-up, growth or expansion capital (no repayment of pre-
finance or deficit reduction). For further clarification visit their investment criteria link-
http://www.ennovent.com/fund/investment-criteria.html

Application Details

Application process: Submit business proposal online

Eligibility requirements: All applications submitted to ennovent will be evaluated in
accordance with the following investment and exclusion criteria. Additional, as well as
more specific, criteria may be laid down by ennovent from time to time.

                     Base of the Economic Pyramid (BoP) - People who earn about USD
Target Market
                     2.- or less
Geographic Region    Rural and urban poor areas in India
                     Innovations for sustainability that are valuable to people at the BoP
Sector Focus
                     (e.g. food, energy, health, education and water)
                     Innovative products, processes, services and business models that
Definition of
                     address challenges of sustainability at the BoP in developing
Innovation
                     countries.
                     Indian or foreign for-profit enterprises working or planning to
Enterprise Type
                     work in India. They invest in funds, NGOs or lending institutions.
                     Triple Bottom Line Returns - social, economic and environmental
Impact of Enterprise
                     impact - at the BoP in India


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Enterprise Size     Small and medium size enterprises
                    Short to medium-term operating history (not seed stage). The
Stage of Operation  enterprise should have proof of concept and at least partly proof of
                    market.
                    Per enterprise: €100,000 to €1,000,000 in equity, loans or
Capital Commitment
                    structured finance (but not grants)
                    Scale-up, growth or expansion capital (no repayment of pre-finance
Capital Utilization
                    or deficit reduction)
Investment Period   Payback or exit in five to seven years


Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: Other additional criteria-
http://www.ennovent.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Resources/ennovent_investment_crite
ria.pdf

Investments

Investee 1: NA

Investee 2: NA

Investee 3: NA

Total number of investees: Yet to invest


11.Epiphany Ventures
Background

Name: Epiphany Ventures

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: NA

Website: www.epiphanyventures.in

Contact details: Epiphany ventures, C/o Facor 168 CST Rd. Kalina Santacruz E, Mumbai

T: 91 22 2652 8635
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F: 91 22 2652 6079

Email: contact@epiphanyventures.in

Brief Summary: Epiphany ventures works with high profile overseas investors to identify
opportunities to invest a total of 25 million dollar in path breaking ventures in India and
abroad. Considers all sectors for investment where business is scalable.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: $ 0.5-3.0 million

Area/Sector Focus: Across all sectors

Geographic Focus: Global

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Contact them

Eligibility requirements: NA

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: NA

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: NA

Investee 2: NA

Investee 3: NA

Total number of investees: NA


12.Footprint ventures
Background

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Name: Footprint ventures

Headquarter: US

Established: NA

Website: www.footprintventures.com

Contact details:

Email:      info@footprintventures.com

Address:    Plot No. 16, 2nd Floor, 7th Main, 1st Block
            Koramangala, Bangalore, India 560 034

Phone:      (91) 80 41101910     Fax: (91) 80 41101913

Brief Summary: Footprint is an early stage venture capital fund, based out of India. They
are aptly suited for entrepreneurs seeking Series A investment.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: NA

Area/Sector Focus: They have very broad areas of interest. It ranges from software
products or software-as-a-service (SaaS) to telecom, mobile VAS, education, lifestyle,
infrastructure, healthcare, biotech, life sciences, clean-tech and other technology enabled
services.

Geographic Focus: Global

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Contact them

Eligibility requirements: Footprint invests in companies that have proof of technology in
place and are actively engaging with their potential customers or are in early revenue.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: NA


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Other details: Focuses on early stage venture opportunities

Investments

Investee 1: Canvera

Investee 2: Ticketvala

Investee 3: Mast Kalandhar

Total number of investees: NA


13.Gujarat Venture Finance Limited
Background

Name of the scheme: Gujarat Biotechnology venture Fund/ SME technology venture Fund

Website: www.gvfl.com

Established: NA



Contact details: GVFL Ltd.
1st Floor, Premchand House Annexe,
B/h Popular House, Ashram Road,
Ahmedabad – 380 009.

Phone:+91-79-4021 3900, 2658 9985
Fax: +91-79-2658 5226

For General Queries: info@gvfl.com
For Business Queries: bplans@gvfl.com

 Brief Summary: The Fund would identify start-ups, early stage and existing companies in
the areas of biotechnology having potential to become leading players in India or be
acquired by multinational companies or in synergy with corporate investors of the Fund/
The SME fund would be used for investing in various projects of both small and medium
technology companies. The entire fund would be invested in six to eight projects within a
period of one year

Investing Profile


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Type of Funding: Equity

Funding Cap: INR -50- 150 million

Area/Sector Focus: Technology, Biopharma, Agri- Biotech, Contract Research and
Industrial Biotechnology.

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restriction: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit Business Plan at- bplans@gvfl.com. This will be followed
by a personal meeting

Eligibility requirements: GVFL has primarily focused on financing companies in the SME
segment. If you have the technology and want to implement it commercially, you meet our
eligibility criteria.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Executive summary

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Fair Tech Engineering Service Ltd

Investee 2: Sebacic India Ltd

Investee 3: Shahjanand Laser Technology Ltd

Total number of investee: NA


14.IDFC Private Equity
Background

Name: IDFC Private equity Fund

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: NA
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Website: www.idfcpe.com

Contact details: IDFC Private Equity,

201 Naman Chambers, C-32, G- block, Bandra Kurla Complex,

Bandra East, Mumbai.

Ph: 91 22 4222 2000

Fax: 91 22 2652 3803

Email: fund@idfcpe.com

Brief Summary: It is India’s largest private equity firm focused on infrastructure.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: INR 2000-5000 million

Area/Sector Focus: Focus areas:

   1. Rural Infrastructure- food processing, distribution

   2. Power, telecommunication, Oil & Gas, Transportation, Social & Urban Infrastructure

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit presentation to – satish@idfcpe.com

Eligibility requirements: Looks at 4 key factors while evaluating investment
opportunities: Management teams, Deal terms, Exit strategy and Quality Business.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: NA

Investments


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Investee 1: NA

Investee 2: NA

Investee 3: NA

Total number of investees: 27


15.IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd
Background

Name: India Enterprise Development Fund

Headquarter: Delhi

Established: NA

Website: www.ifciventure.com

Contact details: IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd. (IFCI Venture)
11th Floor, IFCI Tower, 61, Nehru Place,
New Delhi - 110 019
Ph : +91-011-26453343/46
Fax : +91-011-26453348 (Fax)
E-mail :

       iedf@ifciventure.com

       deals@ifciventure.com

       resources@ifciventure.com

Brief Summary: The fund seeks to invest in knowledge based projects with relatively high
entry barriers, critical applications, prospects for high growth and global scalability. The
projects/ ventures for investment under the fund would be identified in diversified and/ or
emerging sectors of the economy

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: NA


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Area/Sector Focus: The investment under IEDF would be made to avail opportunities for
investment in key & emerging sectors of the Indian economy.

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: The Company has a four step application process-

   •   Initial/ Preliminary discussions with promoters

   •   Submission of business plan by the promoters

   •   Due-diligence/ Investment appraisal

   •   Investment decision/ Further direction

Eligibility requirements: The criteria for investment are as follows;

   a. The investment under IEDF would generally be made in companies promoted by
      professionally qualified and/ or experienced promoters. The promoters/companies
      should have assimilated the project/process/ technology and can establish
      commercial viability of venture.
   b. The investments will generally be made in companies proposing to either deliver
      critical products/ services or have unique & critical business processes.
   c. The investee companies should propose to set up projects as per well
      conceived/developed business plan.
   d. The Investment will be preferred in late start-up Companies undertaking expansion
      of business.
   e. The investments will be made in Indian companies qualifying the objective of the
      fund. Such Indian companies may also include small and medium enterprises with
      prospects for accelerated growth and generating high returns on investment.
   f. The investee companies with features such as Global competence, Corporate
      Governance, etc. would be preferred for investment under the fund.
   g. The companies should be in position to provide exit from investment in a period of
      4-6 years.
   h. The investment will generally be linked to a specific business project of the
      company.
   i. The investments under IEDF will be made as per limit prescribed under SEBI
      Regulations.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

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Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Jeevan Rekha Medical care Services Ltd.

Investee 2: Shri Pushkar petro products Ltd

Investee 3: Sharon Solutions

Total number of investees: NA


16.IFMR Ventures
Background

Name: Network Enterprises Fund (NEF)

Headquarter: Chennai

Established: NA

Website: www.ifmrtrust.co.in

Contact details: 1, Kanagam Village, 10th Floor, IIT research Park, Taramani,
Chennai - 600 113

Ph : +91 44 6668 7000
Fax: +91 44 6668 7010

Brief Summary: The NEF intends to make investments in some key missing links in rural
supply chains.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: NA

Area/Sector Focus: invest in supply chain companies in sectors like rural tourism, dairy,
crafts, apparel and furnishings, rural energy, vocational training, rural drinking water,
consumer goods (FMCG) and agriculture terminal markets

Geographic Focus: India


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Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit Proposals

Eligibility requirements: NEF will only invest in companies that are:

   •   Industry utilities or back-ends: Where a single entity has the potential to work
       with thousands of remote rural enterprises. This would typically be a national
       transaction platform like an exchange or an internet-based transaction platform.
   •   Management services companies that can aid the replication of thousands of
       enterprises (enterprise-in-a-box) through the provision of standardised business
       inputs.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: The NEF expects to get returns in the form of regular dividend and interest
payout by the investee companies. It may also make additional returns in the form of
terminal value. Promoter buyback/ trade sales are the likely exits.

Investments

Investee 1: Earthy Goods

Investee 2: Capstone

Investee 3: Sandhi

Total number of investees: 7


17.IL & FS Investment Managers Limited
Background

Name: TARA fund

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: 2007

Website: www.iimlindia.com

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Contact details: Mr. Mark Silgardo

IL&FS Investment Managers Limited
The IL&FS Financial Centre, 1st Floor,
Plot No. C - 22, G Block,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051
India

E-mail: mark.silgardo@ilfsindia.com
Tel : +91 22 2659 3120
Fax : +91 22 2653 3056

Brief Summary: Tara India Fund III, a US$ 225 mn fund sponsored by IL&FS, is a
continuation of IIML's strategy of providing capital to middle-market companies to fund
their growth plans. Tara India Fund III builds on the successful growth capital investment
strategy of its predecessor funds - the AIG India Sectoral Equity Fund and the Leverage
India Fund.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: $ 8 million - $ 20 million

Area/Sector Focus: Infrastructure, Consumer Services, Manufacturing, Information
Technology and pharmaceutical-healthcare services

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit a business plan

Eligibility requirements: For growth stage companies. It is expected that the majority of
the Fund's capital will be invested in growth opportunities, including expansions,
restructurings, buyouts and acquisitions.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business plan

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Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1:Ramsky infrastructure limited

Investee 2: Godrej Beverage and Food Limited

Investee 3: Napo India Ltd

Total number of investees: 8


18.India Co Ventures Limited
Background

Name: India Co India Fund

Headquarter: Pune

Established: NA

Website: www.indiaco.com

Contact details: IndiaCo Center, 4th Floor,
Symphony, S.No. 210 A/1,
Range Hills Road, Shivaji Nagar,
Pune 411 020
Maharashtra, India

Tel     +91.20. 2556 0254
        +91.20. 2556 0264
Fax     +91.20. 2556 0243
Brief Summary: IndiaCo is a profitable investment management firm listed on the Bombay
Stock Exchange. IndiaCo selects investment opportunities with strictly defined parameters,
where IndiaCo can bring about positive change through strategic, financial, technological
and operational involvement, thus revolutionizing the company's fundamental parameters.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: 40-60 crores per deal

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Area/Sector Focus: Has focus on the following sectors:
• Telecom Tower O&M and Value Added Services (‘VAS’)
• Energy Saving Companies
• Healthcare
• Domestic consumption driven sectors/companies
• Infrastructure Ancillaries
• Information Technology (‘IT’) & IT Enabled Services (‘ITES’)

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Growth Capital

Application Details

Application process: Submit business plans to info@indiaco.com

Eligibility requirements: Their investment strategy includes the following:

Leverage India’s knowledge and resource advantage and their access to global markets
Have competitive, defensible business models and intellectual property, leading to high
growth
Companies that are fast growing and profitable

  Need growth capital for organic expansion and/or M&A
  Can get publicly listed in 3-4 years
Investment risk is mitigated by sector and stage diversification, and hands-on involvement
by India Co in portfolio companies

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: It is shortly going to launch India Growth opportunities fund.

Investments

Investee 1: Neo Corp International Ltd

Investee 2: Grow VC operations Limited

Investee 3: NA

Total number of investees: 2




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19.India Value Fund
Background

Name: India Value Fund

Headquarter:         India

Established: 1999

Website: www.ivfa.com

Contact details: INDIA VALUE FUND
Rocklines House
Ground Floor
9/2, Museum Road
Bangalore 560 001
Karnataka
India

T +91 80 4132 1845
F +91 80 2559 0800


India Value Fund

Suite F9C
Grand Hyatt Plaza
Santacruz (East)
Mumbai 400 055
India

T +91 22 6695 4888
F +91 22 6695 4777

Email: contactus@ivfa.com

Brief Summary: IVFA favors ‘Buy and Build' or ‘Invest and Build' business models.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity


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Funding cap: NA

Area/Sector Focus: Although sector agnostic, IVFA has built reasonable understanding of
sectors like Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Logistics, Supply Chain & Retailing,
Infrastructure Services, Education and Clean Energy.

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit business proposal to- contactus@ivfa.com

 IVFA follows a rigorous and structured process for screening investment proposals. The
entire process from start to disbursement of funds takes 4 - 6 months.
IVFA investment process consists of four stages:
Initial Screening
Detailed Evaluation
Due Diligence
Legal Agreements & Closing

Eligibility requirements: IVFA is interested in companies which have been steered by
strong entrepreneurship to leadership or near leadership positions in their respective
industry segments; which now require professional management, systems and financial
capital to achieve a step change in business growth.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: Has invested in BIOCON in the past

Investments

Investee 1: DM healthcare

Investee 2: ACT

Investee 3: Inlogistics

Total number of investees: Around 18




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20.IndoUS Venture Partners
Background

Name: IndoUS Venture Partners

Headquarter: US office-SantaClara, CA

India office- Bangalore

Established: NA

Website: www.iuvp.com

Contact details: IndoUS Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
Ground Floor, Unit-2, Navigator Bldg.
International Tech Park
Whitefield Road
Bangalore 560066, India

Shruti Sadasivan, Marketing Associate, IndoUS Venture Partners

Board line: 080 66169500 Direct: 080 66169514

Brief Summary: IndoUS Venture Partners (IUVP) is a leading venture capital firm which
provides early and mid-stage funding to new or growing businesses in India.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity or debt

Funding cap: NA

Area/Sector Focus: Technology

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit business plan to iuvpinfo@iuvp.com or
ssadasivan@iuvp.com




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Eligibility requirements: Invest in firms that have a strong technology or process
leverage

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan presentation/information memorandum/company
teaser

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Basiz

Investee 2: Attero

Investee 3: Gradatim

Total number of investees: 17


21.International Finance Corporation
Background

Name: International Finance Corporation

Headquarter: Washington

Established: 1956

Website: www.ifc.org

Contact details: 50-M, Shanti Path
Gate No. 3, Niti Marg
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110 021
Tel: (91-11) 4111 1000
Fax: (91-11) 4111 1001-2

Agribusiness contact- Vipul C. Prakash
Senior Manager,
Africa, Middle East, Southern
Europe, South and East Asia Tel: (202) 473-1015


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Fax: (202) 974-4338
E-mail: Vprakash@ifc.org

Brief Summary: IFC fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by
financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial
markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Loan, Equity

Funding cap: IFC investments typically range from $100,000 to $1 million, for small and
medium projects range, and from $1 million to $100 million for standard-size projects.

Area/Sector Focus: Agribusiness, Health & Education, Infrastructure etc

Geographic Focus: Global

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: In order for IFC to assess if a project meets its requirements for
funding, submit to them a detailed investment proposal. Please note that there is no
standard application form for IFC financing. In the following link one will find IFC's
guidelines on what information to include:

http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/proserv.nsf/Content/InvestmentProposal

Proposals can be submitted to IFC's sector/industry departments.

Eligibility requirements: - Be located in a developing country that is a member of IFC;
- Be in the private sector;
- Be technically sound;
- Have good prospects of being profitable;
- Benefit the local economy; and
- Be environmentally and socially sound, satisfying IFC environmental and social standards
as well as those of the host country.

IFC does not lend directly to micro, small, and medium enterprises or individual
entrepreneurs, but many of our investment clients are financial intermediaries that on-
lend to smaller businesses.

Deadlines: NA

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Documents needed: Investment Proposal

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Jain Irrigation

Investee 2: Auro Mira Bio Systems

Investee 3: Modern dairies Ltd

Total number of investees: NA


22.Kotak Private Equity
Background

Name: India Growth Fund

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: 2005

Website: www.privateequityfund.kotak.com

Contact details: Kotak Private Equity Group,
5th Floor , INGS Point , Plot no. 8
Near University Campus
CST Road , Kalina
Mumbai – 400 098
Telephone: +91-22-66260500

Brief Summary: Kotak Private Equity Group (KPEG) is a specialist India Private Equity
firm of Kotak Mahindra Group. They are focused on helping emerging corporates and mid-
size enterprises evolve into tomorrow's industry leaders. KPEG provides these companies
a combination of equity capital, strategic support and other value added services, playing a
pro-active role with the entrepreneur in building the business.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: USD 15 million to 40 million
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Area/Sector Focus: Life-Sciences (Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology), Retailing, Media &
Entertainment, Light Manufacturing, Agri-business, Food Processing & Infrastructure Led
Services like Healthcare, Logistics & Distribution and Information Technology (Software
Products, Services and IT enabled)

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit Business Plan

Eligibility requirements: The Company seeks to invest in organizations with the
following:

   •   a management team that demonstrates passion and the hunger/drive to create a
       world class enterprise; a team that brings in both credibility and capability and has
       a proven track record
   •   a company with strong intellectual property, technology or a well differentiated
       market positioning
   •   a well articulated business plan coupled with strong execution skills that would give
       the company a sustainable competitive advantage
   •   a company that has the clear potential of achieving a leadership position in a well-
       defined, large and growing market.
   •   a company with clear exit plan for the investors and which has the potential to offer
       superior returns to the investor.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Metahelix Life Sciences Pvt Ltd

Investee 2: DRS Logistics Limited

Investee 3: Sabare International Limited

Total number of investees: NA




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23.Morpheus venture partners
Background

Name: Business acceleration Programme

Headquarter: NA

Established: NA

Website: www.themorpheus.com

Contact details: neo@morpheusventure.com

 Brief Summary: It is a gang of serial entrepreneurs and around 40 startup founders and
growing. Via Morpheus they are trying to make a small contribution towards “India’s
startup revolution”. They engage with startups in the most crucial phase of their existence,
the first 12-18 months, the phase that is also known as valley of death. Morpheus runs a
Business Acceleration Program (BAP) for talented, progressive and young startups
designed to guide startups through this treacherous phase.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: Take an equity stake of 7% to 12% in each of the companies which engage
with us as part of the business acceleration program. Also invests Rs 5 lakh in start ups

Area/Sector Focus: Start Ups

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Morpheus accepts companies to their Business Acceleration
Program twice a year

Eligibility requirements: NA

Deadlines: Announces batches 6 monthly

Documents needed: Fill in their online application form

Other details: NA

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Investments

Investee 1: AdScoot

Investee 2: Naabo

Investee 3:Red Quanta

Total number of investees: NA


24.Nadathur Holdings and Investment Ltd
Background

Name: Nadathur Holdings

Headquarter: Bangalore

Established: NA

Website: www.nadathur.com

Contact details:

Nadathur Holdings and Investments Pvt. Ltd.,
# 278/23, 3rd Floor, 10th Main,
T.Mariappa Road, 2nd Block,
Jayanagar, Bangalore 560 011.

Tel: 91 80 41204336/37/38
Fax: 91 80 41204339

Email : info@nadathur.com

Brief Summary: They have invested in over 25 venture and private equity opportunities,
have funded an investment bank, and have made long-term investments in philanthropic
and social ventures. The group's activities span diverse sectors, including information
technology, hospitality, aerospace, biotechnology, health care, education, real estate, arts,
and conservation.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity


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Funding cap: NA

Area/Sector Focus: Health care and Life sciences (biotech), IT and Engineering services

Geographic Focus: Global

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit business plans with clearly spelt out- drivers of market
success, pragmatic approach to execution and a structured value creation path to
funding@nadathur.com

Eligibility requirements: Given the early-stage profile of companies in which they invest,
it focuses on the experience and capabilities of the management team as the primary
determinant of success. In addition to a quality management team, it always look for
scientific or business innovation driven businesses that either target the Indian market or
leverage Indian resources to target the global markets.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Presentation

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Geetha Kannan Spices Pvt Ltd

Investee 2: Metahelix ( agri- biotech)

Investee 3: Dhaanya Seeds Pvt Ltd

Total number of investees: Over 25 companies


25.NexusVentures
Background

Name: Nexus Ventures

Headquarter: India and Sillicon valley


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Established: NA

Website: www.nexusvp.com

 Contact details: Nexus India Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd
G-2, Sarjan Plaza
100, Dr. Annie Besant Road
Worli
Mumbai 400018
India

Tel: +91 (22) 662 60000
Fax: +91 (22) 662 60001

 Brief Summary: NexusVentures typically invest early in the life of the company and in
many cases, they are the first institutional round of capital. Their investment size ranges
from $100,000 to $10 million. They also like to participate in follow-on investments at later
stages for companies that successfully execute their business plans. They prefer to take a
board seat in the companies they invest in and be active in supporting the entrepreneur
wherever assistance is required. However, they do not seek to control the company they
invest in.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: $100,000 to 10 million

Area/Sector Focus: No specific focus- Consumer, cleantech, technology, internet

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit Business plan at- plan@nexusindiacap.com

Eligibility requirements: We invest in early and early growth stage companies across
sectors.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: NA


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Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Suminter India Organics

Investee 2: Sudemac

Total number of investees: 21


26.Nine River Capital
Background

Name: Nine River Capital

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: NA

Website: www.nineriverscapital.com

Contact details: 511-512, Meadows, Sahar Plaza,
Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (East),
Mumbai - 400 059 India.

Email:                      Tel: +91 22 4063 2800
Fax: +91 22 4063 2801

Brief Summary: Nine Rivers Capital is a premier India centric Private Equity Investment
Manager/ Investment Advisor focused on providing growth and expansion capital to Small
& Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: US $ 5-15 million

Area/Sector Focus: Sector Agnostic

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

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Application Details

Application process: Submit B Plan

Eligibility requirements: The company looks into investing in businesses with strong,
defensible market franchises and visible revenue & earnings growth to potentially
generate high levels of free cash flow and/or attractive returns on the capital reinvested in
business.


Typically the companies they seek to invest would have achieved initial levels of success;
but will be operating under constraints that impede their growth. These constraints may
include, for example, lack of adequate capital for expansion and growth, limitations on
managerial or operating resources, excessive financial leverage or poor capital structures
amongst others.


Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Global Agrisystem Pvt Ltd

Investee 2: GPT Infra projects Ltd

Investee 3: Pranav Construction Systems Pvt Ltd

Total number of investees: NA


27.Rabo Equity Advisors
Background

Name: India Agri business fund Ltd

Headquarter: Mauritius

Established: NA

Website: www.rabobank.com/equity

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Contact details: D-41, 3rd Floor
Defence Colony
New Delhi 110024
+91 11 66339898
satish.kumar@raboequity.in

 Brief Summary: The Fund is an extended commitment of Rabobank and the three Lead
investors to Indian food and agribusiness sector and is their first such fund in an emerging
market. The Fund will focus on the fastest growing sub sectors in the Food & Agribusiness
space. The Fund has been incorporated as a limited liability company in Mauritius. It is
registered as Global Business License Category I with Financial Services Commission,
Mauritius. Rabo Equity Management Company Limited will be the Manager to the Fund and
Rabo Equity Advisors Private Limited will be the Advisor.


Investing Profile

Type of funding: Foreign Direct Investment ( Equity)

Funding cap: US $ 3 million- 10 million

Area/Sector Focus: All sub-sectors of food and agribusiness and agri-infrastructure.
Focus of the fund is on Small and Medium enterprises with a turn over of $50-75 million.

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Contact investment team with business proposal

Eligibility requirements: Food & Agribusiness: Seeds, Food grains, Oil seeds & edible oil,
Non-alcoholic beverages, Alcoholic beverage (limited to beer), Dairy & dairy products,
Poultry, Fruits and vegetables (fresh & processed), Processed foods, Food ingredients,
Confectionary, Fishery & seafood, etc. Agri infrastructure: Post harvest infrastructure,
Warehousing, Food parks and agri-export zones, Cold storages and cold chain logistics,
Terminal markets, etc.


Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: NA


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Investments

Investee 1: Sri Biotech Laboratories India Ltd

Investee 2: Global green Co Ltd

Investee 3: Gee pee Agri Pvt Ltd

Total number of investees: NA


28.Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund
Background

Name of the scheme: Venture Assistance

Website: www.rvcf.org

Established: NA

Contact details: Girish Gupta

Chief Executive Officer

Rajasthan Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd.
(Managers to Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund)
7th Floor, Ganga Heights,
Bapu Nagar,Tonk Road,
Jaipur, Pin:-302005
Rajasthan (India)

Phone:- 0141-4071680, 0141-4071681, 0141-4071682, 0141-4071683

Fax:-91-0141-5101226

 Brief Summary: RVCF aims at investing in companies in the Information Technology, Bio-
Technology , Retail, Auto, Agri-Tech, Health Care, Tourism, Entertainment and other
technology-driven industries in India with focus on Rajasthan and NCR such as Delhi,
Gurgaon and Noida. The Fund's investment in companies is through the route of equity,
quasi-equity and debt instruments. The Fund seeks to achieve its return through dividends
and capital gains at the time of disinvestment through an Initial Public Offering a
negotiated sale of its holding to Strategic Investors, Buy-back, etc.



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Investing Profile

Type of Funding: The Fund invests in the form of equity, Optionally Convertible
Debentures (OCD)/ Optionally Convertible Cumulative Preferential Shares (OCCPS), etc. In
exceptional cases conditional loans may also be considered. The exact instrument varies
from case to case depending on the risk perception, the requirements of the investee
company and the applicable SEBI regulations.

Funding Cap: Individual investment normally in the range of Rs. 10 million to Rs. 200
million. Normally investment in equity is restricted to 40% of the total paid up capital of
the company .Larger investment may also be considered jointly with national funds.

Area/Sector Focus: RVCF is mandated to fund technology driven projects in general and
IT, Bio-Technology, Retail, Auto, Agri-Tech, Health Care, Tourism and Entertainment
Sectors in particular.

Geographic Focus: India

Funding use restriction: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit a business plan by email or post

Eligibility requirements: The Fund's primary objectives are to make available venture
capital to new companies, which have shown performance. The Fund also invests in start-
ups, turn-around and buy-out situations on case to case basis.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Executive summary detailing the following-
http://www.rvcf.org/FAQ.aspx#q1

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Hitashi Herbotech Pvt Ltd

Investee 2: Sebacic Acid Ltd

Investee 3: The home Store India Ltd

Total Number of Investee: NA


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29.SEAF
Background

Name: India growth Fund

Headquarter:         Washington DC

Established: NA

Website: www.seaf.com

Contact details: SEAF India Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd.,
No. 30-31, Shubhadha Building B Wing
Pockhanwala Road Worli,
Mumbai 400 021, India
Tel: (91) 22 249 40399
Cell: (91) 98102 74483
Email: hmathur@seafweb.org
Managing Director: Hemendra Mathur

 Brief Summary: SEAF is currently operating in India through the India Growth Fund in
partnership with Kotak Mahindra Bank. The Fund invests in Indian companies with high-
growth potential and sustainable competitive advantages. SEAF India Investment Advisor
is the investment advisor to Kotak, particularly in connecting Indian companies to markets
in the United States, Europe, Latin America and East Asia. With SIDBI and USAID as anchor
investors, the India Growth Fund is currently capitalized at approximately USD 160 million.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: 5-20 crores

Area/Sector Focus: Food and Agribusiness

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Growth capital for expansion

Application Details

Application process: No standard format. Submit Business Plan to hmathur@seafweb.org


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Eligibility requirements: NA

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: NA

Investee 2: NA

Investee 3:NA

Total number of investees: None




30.Seed Fund
Background

Name: Seed fund

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: NA

Website: www.seedfund.in

Contact details: Seed Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
001, Turf Estate, Shakti Mills Lane, Off. Dr. E. Moses Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400 011.
India.

T. +91 22 24902201 – 04

F.+91 22 24902205

E.info@seedfund.in

Brief Summary: It aims to back true innovations in India. Has a fund size of $ 15 million. It
will invest in 15-20 company over next 5 years.

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Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: 5 crores

Area/Sector Focus: Internet, media, telecom, retail, mobile

Geographic Focus: Mumbai and Bangalore

Funding Use Restrictions: As per business plan approved

Application Details

Application process: Potential Investors have to send their business plans at-
bplans@seedfund.in

Eligibility requirements: Indian Company

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Vaatsalya

Investee 2: U Huroo

Total number of investees: 12


31.SICOM Limited
Background

Name: Long term loan

Headquarter:          Mumbai

Established: June 1996

Website: www.sicomindia.com


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Contact details: SICOM LIMITED
Nirmal, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021.
Tel. : (+91 22) 6657 2700 / (+91 22) 2202 3018
Fax : (+91 22) 2282 5781 / (+91 22) 2288 2895.

Brief Summary: SICOM has dedicated itself to providing entrepreneurs with a range of
fund-based and non fund-based products and services. For more than 3 decades SICOM
has been responsible for catalyzing the development of infrastructure and industry in the
State of Maharashtra. After 1994 SICOM has been offering its services for projects located
anywhere in India.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Loan

Funding cap: Rs 2- 150 cores

Area/Sector Focus: Agro based and food manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Tourism,
Education etc

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Growth Capital

Application Details

Application process: Submit the Preliminary proposal and application form available for
download from website or contact their branch offices.

Eligibility requirements: Term Loan is available for projects in the industrial, Services &
infrastructure sectors and diversification, modernization and expansion of existing
projects. Financials of 3 years are required.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Normally documents for creation of mortgage / hypothecation on the
fixed assets, are required apart from personal guarantees and in some cases collateral
security.

Other details: Rate of interest is floating for long term loan.

Investments

Investee 1: NA

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Investee 2: NA

Investee 3: NA

Total number of investees: NA


32.SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd
Background

Name: SME Growth Fund

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: NA

Website: www.sidbiventure.co.in

Contact details: SIDBI Venture Capital Limited
Ground Floor,
SME Development Centre,
C-11, G Block,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East)
Mumbai - 400 051

Phone : 91 - 22 - 2652 7124 /25 /27 /28
Fax : 91 - 22 - 2652 7126

E-mail: info@sidbiventure.co.in

 Brief Summary: In order to meet the venture capital needs of SME units and enable them
to achieve rapid growth by taking advantage of opportunities in the emerging sectors,
SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd. has set up SME GROWTH FUND. The fund has a targeted corpus
of Rs.500 crore with a life of 8 years.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: Case based




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Area/Sector Focus: Wide range of growth sectors, such as life sciences, retailing, light
engineering, food processing, information technology, infrastructure related services,
healthcare, logistics and distribution, etc.

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: One can send an email to info@sidbiventure.co.in forwarding a copy
of the executive summary of your business plan including the profile of management team.
The company can simultaneously forward a hard copy of business plan along with
supporting documents to enable us to make a preliminary assessment of the proposal.

Eligibility requirements: SME GROWTH FUND is looking for investment in projects
offering potential for attractive growth and earnings. Key criteria for project selection are –

— Strong and committed core team: The Fund will look for businesses managed by a
team with a demonstrated performance track record, commitment and energy.

— Growth potential: The Fund will like to invest in promising businesses having
potential for sustainable high growth.

— Long-term competitive advantage: The Fund will prefer to invest in innovative
business operations with a sustainable competitive advantage.

— Viable business plan: The venture should have a viable business plan which offers
above average profitability leading to attractive return on investment.

— A Clear exit plan: The Fund, being of limited life, will seek to invest in ventures offering
a strategy for clear exit within a reasonable time period. The exit could be by way of IPO,
offer for sale, merger and acquisition or sale to a strategic or a financial investor.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Executive summary of business plan

Other details: On an average it should be possible to complete the full cycle of processing
of the proposal including due diligence, sanction, documentation etc. between 6 – 8 weeks

Investments

Investee 1: Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd


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Investee 2: Naturol Bioenergy ltd

Investee 3: Associated Powercon Equipments ( India) Pvt Ltd

Total number of investees: 19


33.Song Advisors
Background

Name: Song

Headquarter: Hyderabad

Established: NA

Website: www.songadvisors.com

Contact details: SONG Investment Advisors India Pvt. Ltd.
ISB Campus, Gachibowli
Hyderabad 500032
India
Vishal Vasishth: vishal@songadvisors.com
Kartik Srivatsa: kartik@songadvisors.com

 Brief Summary: SONG plans to target the SME (Small- and-Medium-Sized Enterprises)
space in India as an initial market, with potential expansion into other developing
countries

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: 50 lakhs – 20 crores

Area/Sector Focus: Agriculture and food, education and training, healthcare, financial
services

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Financial and Socio- economic Development

Application Details


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Application process: Refrence through partners or bankers or contact Vishal at
vishal@songadvisors.com with a B Plan.

Eligibility requirements: Offers early stage and expansion capital. Ideally the revenue of
the target companies is between Rs. 2.5 crores to 25 crores, serving a large, growing
market. They are open to projects that are not profitable but would become profitable with
an infusion of SONG capital.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: B Plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: NA

Investee 2: NA

Investee 3: NA

Total number of investees: Has made two investments; yet to announce


34.Subhkam Ventures
Background

Name: Subhkam Ventures

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: 1999

Website: www.subhkam.com

Contact details: 1202, Maker Chambers - V, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021

Tel No : 91 - 22 - 22875863 / 64 / 65 / 66. Fax No : 91 - 22 – 22876540

For submitting proposal- proposal@subhkam.com, For contact information-
info@subhkam.com

Brief Summary: Subhkam focuses on investments in midsized companies, providing
growth capital, and in exceptional circumstances, provides initial stage funding. Apart from
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providing financial capital, Subhkam proactively supports the investee companies realize
their potential through strong and able partnerships.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: Rs 10- 20 crores

Area/Sector Focus: Invests across a number of sectors including agri and allied sector as
well.

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Growth capital

Application Details

Application process: Submit Business Plan

Eligibility requirements: The Company must cater to Indian markets and must have a
sustainable business.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan and presentation

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Bharat Biotech International Ltd

Investee 2: Nagarjuna Agritech Ltd

Investee 3: Flowers Valley Pvt Ltd

Total number of investees: 27


35.Summit Partners
Background

Name: Summit Partners

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Headquarter: UK

Established: 1984

Website: www.summitpartners.com

Contact details: No India Office yet

E mail- financing@summitpartners.com

Brief Summary: Summit looks for profitable, rapidly growing companies across a variety
of growth industry sectors. Summit is interested in partnering with Indian entrepreneurs
who have navigated their businesses to a leadership position by identifying a market
opportunity and implementing an innovative business model or technology to create a
sustainable business advantage.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: Rs 50-500 crores

Area/Sector Focus: Growth sectors

Geographic Focus: Global

Funding Use Restrictions: Growth capital

Application Details

Application process: Submit a business plan online

Eligibility requirements: NA

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Krishidhan Seeds Limited

Investee 2: NA

Investee 3: NA

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Total number of investees: NA


36.The Indus Entrepreneurs

Background

Name: Chennai Fund

Headquarter: Chennai

Established: 1992

Website: www.chennaifund.com

Contact details: Raghu Rajagopal,
Programme Co-ordinator, Chennai Fund
Old No. 75, New No. 24, 1st Floor, Spur Tank Road,
Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031, India.
E-mail id : raghu.rajagopal@energeate.com


Brief Summary: The Chennai Fund is a fund facilitated by the Charter members of TiE
Chennai to help and encourage Chennai based entrepreneurs in early stage funding and
mentoring.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: NA

Funding cap: Case based

Area/Sector Focus: Early stage entrepreneurs

Geographic Focus: Chennai

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit a business plan to bizplan@chennai.tie.org or
bizplan@energeate.com




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Eligibility requirements: The CHENNAI FUND is accessible to all early stage
entrepreneurs who satisfy the following criteria:

   •   The venture must be based in Chennai to facilitate easy mentoring
   •   Annual revenues must be less than 2 crores
   •   Entrepreneur should be a member of the Chennai Chapter of TiE

The main criteria is the innovativeness and scalability of the business.

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: MANGODVM

Investee 2: NA

Investee 3: NA

Total number of investees: NA


37.TVS Capital
Background

Name: TVS Shriram Growth Fund (TSGF)

Headquarter:         India

Established: July 2008

Website: www.tvscapital.in

Contact details: TVS Capital Funds Limited,

249 A, Ammbujamal Street, OffTTk Road, Alwarpet,

Chennai- 600018

Ph: 91-44-42954800


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Fax: 91-44-42954888

Brief Summary: TVS Shriram Growth Fund (TSGF) is an India focused growth private
equity fund. The vision of the Fund is to develop and nurture India’s mid-cap businesses
(typical sales of Rs. 50 crores to Rs. 250 crores) into world class companies. TSGF will
make investments primarily in unlisted companies that are at the intersection of high
growth sectors driven by India’s macro-trends and a developmental theme, such as
organizing the unorganized/inefficient sectors, entrepreneur and enterprise development
and providing high quality products to consumers. TSGF is sponsored by TVS Investments
Limited, a member company of TVS Group, and Shriram Capital Limited, a member
company of Shriram Group.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: Case based

Area/Sector Focus: FMCG & Collateral agriculture opportunities, restaurants, specialty
retails, microfinance etc

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Growth Fund

Application Details

Application process: Submit Business plan online

Eligibility requirements: It will invest in disruptive growth opportunities that are at the
intersection of "high growth sectors" driven by India’s macro trends and a "developmental
theme."

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: Business Plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Landmark Limited

Investee 2: Duster Hospitality services


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Investee 3: TVS Logistics Services Ltd

Total number of investees: NA


38. UnLtd India

Background

Name: Seed Funding Program

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: NA

Website: www.unltdindia.org

Contact details: UnLtd India, 4th Floor, Candelar Building, 26 St. John Baptist Road, Near
Mount Mary Steps, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050, India. Tel: +91 22 3216 3287. Email:
info@unltdindia.org

Brief Summary: UnLtd India is a launch pad for social entrepreneurs in India. We work
with start-up social entrepreneurs to help them grow as leaders and create high-impact,
sustainable organisations ready for scaling and further investment.

Investing profile

Type of funding: Grants and debt (interest free loan)

Funding cap: As per the present status - For Level 1 investees upto Rs. 80000/- and For
Level 2 investees upto Rs. 2,00,000/-

Area/Sector Focus: No specific focus

Geographic Focus: Mumbai

Funding Use Restrictions: Only for the program development and not for personal
development

Application Details

Application process: Twice in year in February / March and August /September – The
dates are announced on Website and intimation emails are sent to all contacts available.



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Eligibility requirements: The applicant must be:
1. Over the age of 16
2. Resident in India and based in Mumbai

The applicants must have an idea or initiative that is:
1. Beneficial for a deprived community or the public at large
2. Entrepreneurial in nature, i.e. resourceful, practical and/or innovative

If the applicants apply on behalf of a registered organisation then:
1. He/she must be a co-founder of the organisation
2. The organisation must not be more than 4 years old as a registered entity
3. The organisation must have a current budget of less than Rs. 10 Lakhs

Important points to note: 1. Applicants could be working part time on their idea/project.
2. Applicants need not have registered organisations.
3. Applicants can apply as individuals or teams (up to three members) can apply.

Deadlines: One month from the date of circulation.

Documents needed: NA

Other details: As the first step in selection process, applicant needs to fill up the ‘Eligibility
questionnaire’. The form is designed to asses applicants eligibility for our support. If the
applicant is eligible, an UnLtd India team member meets the applicant to find out more
about him/her and his/her idea/organisation. On the basis of this preliminary interview,
the applicant is selected for the panel interview constituted of external experts from
various fields of social sector, education, corporate etc. Incubation support is provided
only on the basis of panel's project scrutinization and recommendations.

Investments

Investee 1: Grassroutes

Investee 2: Oscar

Investee 3: Masoom

Total number of investees: Supported 28 ventures till 31st March 2010.


39.UTI Ventures
Background

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Name: UTI Ventures

Headquarter: Bangalore

Established: NA

Website: www.utiventures.com

Contact details: Concorde Block
16th Floor, UB City
#24 Vittal Mallya Road
Bangalore 560 001

Tel: +91 80 3055 1200
Fax: +91 80 3055 1234

email us at: info@utiventures.com

Brief Summary: UTI Ventures is a leading Indian private equity firm. Focused on growth
capital, they propel the ambitions of passionate Indian entrepreneurs, while unlocking
superior returns for their investors.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: NA

Area/Sector Focus: They prefer to invest in: Sectors that address domestic demand
driven by a fast growing consumer market • Services sectors that benefit from India's
infrastructure boom • Sectors that leverage India's outsourcing strengths in services and
manufacturing

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: Growth Capital

Application Details

Application process: Contact them

Eligibility requirements: NA

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed:NA

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Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Vallabhdas Kanjhi ( Food processing)

Investee 2: Naturol Bioenergy

Total number of investees: 19


40.Ventureast
Background

Name: APIDC Venture Capital Fund, Biotechnology Fund, BYST Growth Fund

Headquarter: Hyderabad

Established: December 1960

Website: www.ventureast.net

Contact details: HYDERABAD
8-2-546, Plot No.140, Sheesh Mahal, Road No. 7,Banjara Hills,

Hyderabad-500 034,Andhra Pradesh, India.

Phone: +91-40-2335 1044 / 45 / 46, 6551 0491
Fax:+91-40-2335 1047

CHENNAI
5B, Ramachandra Avenue, Seethammal Colony, First Main Road,
Alwarpet,Chennai 600 018,India.

Phone: +91 44 2432 9864 / +91 44 2432 9863
Fax: +91 44 2432 9865

Email: info@ventureast.net

Brief Summary: They are a “venture style” fund manager with over $300 million under
management. They have enabled over 50 businesses in ICT – technology, Healthcare & Life
Sciences, Cleantech, besides other emerging sectors.

Investing Profile
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Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: sub $ 5 million- $ 15 million

Area/Sector Focus: Technology (rural markets), healthcare (Pharma-Agri), Emerging
(clean tech)

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Submit B plan or upload it on website

Eligibility requirements: Differs with fund- http://www.ventureast.net/Funds.htm

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: B Plan

Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: Bioserve

Investee 2: Neurosynaptics

Investee 3: Naturol

Total number of investees: 41


41.Yes Bank

Background

Name: Food and Agribusiness India Fund

Headquarter: Mumbai

Established: NA

Website: www.yesbank.in

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Contact details: Corporate Headquarters:

YES BANK Limited, Nehru Centre, 9th floor,
Discovery of India, Dr. A.B. Road, Worli,
Mumbai – 400 018, India.
Tel: +91 (22) 6669 9000
Fax: +91 (22) 2490 0314
Email: contactus@yesbank.in

Amandeep S Kaur
YES BANK
Ph.: + 91 98995 22336
Email: amandeep.skaur@yesbank.in

Aditya Chatterjee
Adfactors PR
Ph : + 91 98186 12399
Email : aditya.chaterjee@adfactorspr.com

Brief Summary: Yes Bank launched Food and Agribusiness India Fund, a $100 million
private equity fund, for the Bank's current and potential customers as a component of the
Food and Agribusiness sector.

Investing Profile

Type of funding: Equity

Funding cap: Average investment per company- $ 3- 5 million

Area/Sector Focus: Food and Agribusiness sector

Geographic Focus: India

Funding Use Restrictions: NA

Application Details

Application process: Contact their offices for application and other details

Eligibility requirements: NA

Deadlines: NA

Documents needed: NA


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Other details: NA

Investments

Investee 1: NA

Investee 2: NA

Investee 3: NA

Total number of investees: NA




42.Angel Networks
      a)Mumbai Angel Network

Background

Name: Mumbai Angel Network

Headquaters: Mumbai

Established: November 2006

Website: www.mumbaiangels.com

Contact: Amit Grover
+ 91 9833410822

Mansi Shah
+ 91 9920403656

Email: contact@mumbaiangels.com,
mymumbaiangels@gmail.com,nidhisara@gmail.com,payal@mumbaiangels.com

Brief Summary: The Mumbai Angels is a unique forum where its members may interact
and exchange ideas and knowledge. The Mumbai Angels provides a unique platform to
start up and very early stage companies by bringing them face to face with successful
entrepreneurs, professionals and executives who are interested in and have the funds
available to invest in start up companies.




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Funding directory

  • 1. Investor DIrectory Compiled by Villgro Innovations Foundation 3rd Floor, IIT Madras Research Park Building, Kanagam Road, Taramani, Chennai - 600113. Date: 29 June 2010 1
  • 2. Preface This ‘Investor Directory’ caters to the need of those entrepreneurs who are looking forward to raise money for their ventures in the field of Agriculture and allied sectors. The scope of Agriculture and allied sectors for this Directory includes: Horticulture and its allied sectors (including fruits and vegetables, flowers, plantation crops, spices, aromatic and medicinal plants); biotechnology, fisheries sector; animal husbandry and livestock; and sericulture. Here emphasis has been laid on listing those funding options which caters to the needs of start-ups and growing businesses in this field. Some schemes or organizations which are sector agnostic have also been included for the benefit of the entrepreneur. The financial requirements for particular aspects of business like marketing or promotion, working capital etc have only been briefly profiled in the Annexure of the Directory. Moreover for the convenience of readers this Directory has been divided into three main sections: • Venture Funds and Angel Investors • Bank schemes • Central and State Government schemes A brief of what comprises Venture Funds, Bank and Government Schemes has been presented in the beginning of each section. Lastly this is a non-exhaustive and purely indicative list, primarily sourced from the internet. Definitely there are other entities offering similar services and we welcome their inclusion in this list. All such requests may kindly be sent to info@villgro.org. 2
  • 3. List of Abbreviations ACS Apex Committee of SBIRI AFC Assam Financial Corporation AIG American International Group ANTS Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems APEDA Agricultural and Processed food products export development authority APIDC Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation APIDC Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation APSFC Andhra Pradesh State Financial Corporation BAP Business Acceleration Program BoP Base of the Pyramid BPLR Benchmark Prime Lending Rate BPO Business Process Outsourcing BRC Business Resilience Consortium BYST Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust CCPS Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares CGS Credit Guarantee Scheme CGTMSE Credit Guarantee Fund Trust For Micro and Small Enterprises CGTSI Credit Guaranteed Fund Scheme for Small Industries CIIE Centre for Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CVCFL Canbank Venture Capital Fund Ltd DBT Department of Biotechnology DDM District Development Manager DG Director General DIC District Industries Centre DRI Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRS DRS Dilip Road Lines DSIR Department of Scientific and Industrial Research DST Department of Science and Technology EPABX Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange FBI United States Federal Bureau of Investigation FDI Foreign Direct Investment FI Financial Institutions FMCG Fast moving consumer goods FRR Floating Reference Rate GIAN Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network GVFL Gujarat Venture Finance Limited 3
  • 4. HBCFDC Haryana Backward Classes Finance and Development HGT Home Grown Technology ICT Information and Communication Technologies IDBI Industrial Development Bank of India IDFC Infrastructure Development Finance Company IFC International Finance Corporation IFMR Institute for Financial Management and Research IIM Indian Institute of Management IIMA Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad IIML Indian Institute of Management Lucknow IIT Indian Institute of Technology IL & FS Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services ING International Netherlands Group ISO International Organization for Standardization IT Information Technology ITES Information Technology Enabled Services IVFA Indian value fund advisors JLG Joint Liability Groups KFC Kerala Financial Corporation KITVEN Karnataka Information Venture Technology Fund KPEG Kotak Private Equity Group KSEB Kerala State Electricity Board KSFC Karnataka State Financial Corporation KYC Know Your client/Customer M&A Mergers and Acquisitions MoU Memorandum of Understanding MSME Micro and Small Enterprises MVIF Micro Venture Innovation Fund NABARD National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development NBCFDC National Backward Classes Finance and Development NCT National Capital Territory of Delhi NEDFI North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. NEF Network Enterprises Fund NGO Non Governmental Organization NIF National Innovation Fund NMITLI New Millennium Indian technology leadership Initiative NPA Non-Performing Assets OBC Oriental Bank of Commerce OCCPS Optionally Convertible Cumulative Preferential Shares OCD Optionally Convertible Debentures PAN Permanent Account Number 4
  • 5. PATSER Programme Aimed at Technological Self Reliance R&D Research and Development RBI Reserve Bank of India RBTC ICICI Bank’s Long Term Loan RCS Registrar Co-operative Society ROC Registrar of Companies RVCF Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund SaaS Software-as-a-Service SBIRI Small business Innovation research Initiative SEAF Small Enterprise Assistance Funds SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of India SHG Self Help Group SICOM The State Industrial and Investment Corporation of Maharashtra SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India SMA SBIRI Management Agency SME Small and Medium-sized enterprises SRTO Small Road Transport Operators SSI Small Scale Industries SSSBE Small Scale Service Business Enterprises TARA Technology and Action for Rural Advancement TDDP Technology development and demonstration program TePP Technopreneur Promotion Programme TiE The Indus Entrepreneurs TIFAC Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council TPDU DSIR’s Technology Promotion, Development and Utilization Programme TQM total quality management TSGF TVS Shriram Growth Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development USD United States Dollar VAS Value Added Services VC Venture Capital 5
  • 6. Table of Contents BRIEF OF VENTURE FUNDS & ANGEL NETWORKS.................................................................................................2 LIST OF VENTURE FUNDS....................................................................................................................................3 1.AAVISHKAAR INDIA MICRO VENTURE CAPITAL FUND.................................................................................................................3 2.ACUMEN FUND INDIA....................................................................................................................................................4 3.AMBIT PRAGMA .........................................................................................................................................................6 4.AVIGO CAPITAL...........................................................................................................................................................7 5.BEACON INDIA PRIVATE EQUITY FUND.................................................................................................................................9 6.BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS.......................................................................................................................................10 7.CANBANK VENTURE FUND.............................................................................................................................................11 8.CANBANK VENTURE FUND.............................................................................................................................................13 9.ELEVAR EQUITY ADVISORS PVT LTD..................................................................................................................................15 10.ENNOVENT.............................................................................................................................................................16 11.EPIPHANY VENTURES.................................................................................................................................................18 12.FOOTPRINT VENTURES................................................................................................................................................19 13.GUJARAT VENTURE FINANCE LIMITED..............................................................................................................................21 14.IDFC PRIVATE EQUITY..............................................................................................................................................22 15.IFCI VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS LTD...............................................................................................................................24 16.IFMR VENTURES....................................................................................................................................................26 17.IL & FS INVESTMENT MANAGERS LIMITED.......................................................................................................................27 18.INDIA CO VENTURES LIMITED.......................................................................................................................................29 19.INDIA VALUE FUND...................................................................................................................................................31 20.INDOUS VENTURE PARTNERS.......................................................................................................................................33 21.INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION............................................................................................................................34 22.KOTAK PRIVATE EQUITY..............................................................................................................................................36 23.MORPHEUS VENTURE PARTNERS.....................................................................................................................................38 24.NADATHUR HOLDINGS AND INVESTMENT LTD.....................................................................................................................39 25.NEXUSVENTURES.....................................................................................................................................................40 26.NINE RIVER CAPITAL.................................................................................................................................................42 27.RABO EQUITY ADVISORS.............................................................................................................................................43 28.RAJASTHAN VENTURE CAPITAL FUND...............................................................................................................................45 29.SEAF..................................................................................................................................................................47 30.SEED FUND............................................................................................................................................................48 31.SICOM LIMITED....................................................................................................................................................49 32.SIDBI VENTURE CAPITAL LTD......................................................................................................................................51 33.SONG ADVISORS......................................................................................................................................................53 34.SUBHKAM VENTURES.................................................................................................................................................54 35.SUMMIT PARTNERS...................................................................................................................................................55 36.THE INDUS ENTREPRENEURS.........................................................................................................................................57 37.TVS CAPITAL.........................................................................................................................................................58 38. UNLTD INDIA........................................................................................................................................................60 39.UTI VENTURES.......................................................................................................................................................61 6
  • 7. 40.VENTUREAST...........................................................................................................................................................63 41.YES BANK.............................................................................................................................................................64 42.ANGEL NETWORKS....................................................................................................................................................66 a)Mumbai Angel Network...................................................................................................................................66 b)Indian Angel Network.......................................................................................................................................68 LIST OF INCUBATORS........................................................................................................................................71 43.CENTRE FOR INNOVATION, INCUBATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP...............................................................................................71 44.TECHNOPRENEUR PROMOTION PROGRAMME......................................................................................................................72 45.TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATORS...............................................................................................................................74 46.VILLGRO INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION...............................................................................................................................95 BRIEF OF BANK SCHEMES..................................................................................................................................99 LIST OF BANK SCHEMES...................................................................................................................................100 47.ANDHRA BANK.......................................................................................................................................................100 48.BANK OF INDIA......................................................................................................................................................101 49.BANK OF MAHARASHTRA..........................................................................................................................................102 50.CANARA BANK......................................................................................................................................................103 51.HARYANA STATE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD.......................................................................................................................105 52.ICICI BANK.........................................................................................................................................................106 53.INDIAN BANK........................................................................................................................................................108 54.INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK...........................................................................................................................................109 55.ING VYSYA BANK..................................................................................................................................................110 56.NABARD..........................................................................................................................................................111 57.PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK..........................................................................................................................................113 58.SMALL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA..............................................................................................................114 59.SOUTH INDIA BANK................................................................................................................................................116 60.STATE BANK OF INDIA..............................................................................................................................................117 61.SYNDICATE BANK...................................................................................................................................................120 62.VIJAYA BANK........................................................................................................................................................122 BRIEF OF GOVERNMENT SCHEMES..................................................................................................................126 LIST OF GOVERNMENT SCHEMES.....................................................................................................................127 63.AGRICULTURAL AND PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (APEDA)..........................................................127 64.ANDHRA PRADESH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.................................................................................................128 65.ANDHRA PRADESH STATE GOVERNMENT.........................................................................................................................130 66.ANDHRA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION.......................................................................................................................131 67.ASSAM FINANCIAL CORPORATION.................................................................................................................................133 68.BIHAR STATE CREDIT AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION LTD...................................................................................................134 69.COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH............................................................................................................135 70.CREDIT GUARANTEE FUND TRUST FOR MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES (CGTMSE)...................................................................137 71.DELHI FINANCIAL CORPORATION..................................................................................................................................138 72.DEPARTMENT OF BIO TECHNOLOGY..............................................................................................................................141 73.DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.......................................................................................................143 74.HARYANA FINANCIAL CORPORATION..............................................................................................................................144 7
  • 8. 75.HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE DEPARTMENT........................................................................................................................145 76.KARNATAKA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION....................................................................................................................147 77.KERALA FINANCIAL CORPORATION................................................................................................................................148 78.NATIONAL INNOVATION FOUNDATION............................................................................................................................149 79.NORTH EASTERN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LTD................................................................................................151 80.ORISSA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION.........................................................................................................................153 81.PUNJAB FINANCIAL CORPORATION................................................................................................................................154 82.SMALL FARMERS AGRI BUSINESS CONSORTIUM.................................................................................................................156 83.TAMIL NADU INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED...............................................................................................157 84.TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD.............................................................................................................................159 ANNEXURE – ACTIVITY BASED FINANCE...........................................................................................................162 NOTE FOR READERS........................................................................................................................................163 8
  • 9. sectIon - I venture FunDs anD angel networks 1
  • 10. Brief of Venture Funds & Angel Networks Venture funds in layman terms are a “pooled investment that uses the money from third-party investors, such as investment banks or wealthy investors, to invest in business projects”. They are usually sought for businesses that carry greater risk. Moreover it is also a useful source when businesses are unwilling/ incapacitated to pay the interest on bank or market loans or the same is not available for them. In this Directory, Venture Funds headquartered in India and abroad with focus on agriculture and allied sectors have been included. Also those with profiles of investment in agri-businesses in the past or in recent years though with no specific focus on this sector have been included for benefit of the entrepreneur. Angel networks are institutions dedicated to bringing together wealthy individual investors with different investment preference under one umbrella for the ease and convenience of the entrepreneurs. The following section lists only angel networks active in India. 2
  • 11. List of Venture Funds 1.Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund Background Name: Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital fund Headquarter: Mumbai Established: May 2002 Website: www.aavishkaar.in Contact details: Mumbai, 516, 5th Floor, Palm Spring, Besides D-Mart,,Link Road, Malad (W), Mumbai – 400 064,Telephone: +91 22 42005757 Fax: +91 22 42005777 Chennai Century Plaza, 2C, 560-562, Anna Salai Teynampet, Chennai 600 018, India Telephone: +91 44 4354 6937 General enquiries: info@aavishkaar.org Fund Seekers: funds@aavishkaar.org Brief Summary: Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund intends for investment into Micro and Small Enterprises (MSMEs) that have rural and social focus. This fund has been operational since May 2002, and is registered as a Private Trust under the Indian Trust Act of 1882, and with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Scalability and the potential to make strong positive social impact on rural or semi-urban India are essential conditions for making investments. Investing Profile Fund Manager: Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Type of funding: Common equity, CCPS (Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares), Mezzanine funding, bridge loans, working capital loans etc. 3
  • 12. Funding cap: USD 50,000- 5,00,000 Area/Sector Focus: Geographic Focus: Technology for Development, Handicrafts, Renewable Energy, Agriculture, Rural Innovations, Health and Education. Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit Business plan to- funds@aavishkaar.org Eligibility requirements: The investment criteria is- scalability and the potential to make strong positive social impact on rural or semi-urban India Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Vortex Engineering Investee 2: Naveen Gram Agrotechnologies Pvt Ltd Investee 3: Zameen Organic Total number of investees: 17 2.Acumen Fund India Background Name: Acumen Fund Headquarter: Hyderabad Established: April 2001 (Acumen Fund) Website: www.acumenfund.org Contact details: Acumen Fund Advisory Services India Private Limited Unit G4, Le Benaka, 6-3-248/F Banjara Hills Road No. 1 4
  • 13. Hyderabad - 500034,INDIA Phone: + 91 (40) 6677-2734 Fax: + 91 (40) 6677-2731 Brief Summary: Acumen Fund invests patient capital in a variety of institutions, reflecting the diversity of business models that can be effective in reaching the “base of the pyramid” (BoP)—or the billions of poor without access to clean water, reliable health services, or formal housing options. Eligible institutions for our financial support range from non-profit organizations seeking to scale their operations and achieve financial sustainability, to small and medium for-profit companies in need of capital, to larger companies that are starting specific business units to serve the BoP. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity, Debt (subject to RBI approval as FDI) Funding cap: Maximum 2 million USD Area/Sector Focus: Any sector in agriculture and related fields Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Capital available for 5-7 years Application Details Application process: Share business plan and if interested Acumen Fund will move into diligence. Eligibility requirements: Preferably a company with 1-2 year track record Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan including financials Other details: The service or product should be inclusive with the beneficiaries including low-income/small-holding farmers in India Investments Investee 1: Global Easy water products (drip irrigation for small scale farmers) Investee 2: D. Light design Investee 3: Husk power system 5
  • 14. Total number of investees: 12 3.Ambit Pragma Background Name: Ambit Pragma Fund Headquarter: Mumbai Established: NA Website: www.ambitpragma.com Contact details: Ambit House, 449, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400013. India Tel: +91 22 3003 8400 Fax: +91 22 3003 8410 Email: info@ambitpragma.com Brief Summary: Ambit Pragma is a venture fund with focus across five sectors. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: Rs 25-30 crores Area/Sector Focus: Health, Logistics, Media and Entrtainment, food, and infrastructure services. Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Dollar denominated and FBI regulations apply. Application Details Application process: Submit a Business Plan Eligibility requirements: We look for companies that are: 6
  • 15. Based in India and are not listed on the stock markets • Clocking revenues upwards of 20 Crores (approximately USD 5 million) and are profitable • Looking to grow at a fast pace and need equity capital of USD 5-10 million • Led and managed by entrepreneurs who have the passion to build valuable businesses Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Spear Investee 2: Urban Transport Investee 3: Health care Hospital Total number of investees: NA 4.Avigo Capital Background Name: Growth capital & SME Buyout Fund Headquarter: Delhi Established: NA Website: www.avigocorp.com Contact details: 503-504, DLF Place (Office Tower), A4 District Centre, Saket, New Delhi - 110017, India Contact: Vivek Subramanian Email: vivek@avigocorp.com Tel: +91 11 4368 3300 Fax: +91 11 4368 3335 7
  • 16. 161/162, A Wing, Mittal Court, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021 Contact: SK Mitra Email: sk@avigocorp.com Tel: +91 22 65265454 Brief Summary: Avigo’s philosophy is to be the first institutional investor primarily providing growth capital to fast growing SME companies in the Industrial sector in India. Avigo actively assists in the corporatization of its portfolio companies and handholds them through their journey from niche SME players to fast-growing actively tracked companies. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: USD 5- 20 million Area/Sector Focus: Engineering and Manufacturing, Industrial Services, Infrastructure, Emerging Sectors like Education, Media and Healthcare Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Growth, Acquisition or Buyout Finance Application Details Application process: Submit a Business Plan Eligibility requirements: Revenues of over USD 15 million with profitable operating history Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Privi Organics Ltd Investee 2: Aeroflex Investee 3: RINAC India Ltd 8
  • 17. Total number of investees: More than 15 5.Beacon India Private Equity Fund Background Name: Beacon Private Equity Fund Headquarter: Mauritius Established: 2006 Website: www.beaconindia.in Contact details: THE INDIA ADVISOR BCP Advisors, Pvt., Ltd. 11B Nirmal Building Nariman Point Mumbai, 400-021, India T: +91.22.6618.0000 Brief Summary: Beacon India Private Equity Fund was set up by experienced private equity professionals to identify and invest in India's next generation of promising companies. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: $ 5-25 million Area/Sector Focus: Invest in all growth sectors. This includes infrastructure, consumer services, business services, financial services, healthcare and manufacturing. Also have experience in FMCG, Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Media, Telecoms, Education, Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Travel, Offshore Services, Specialty Manufacturing and Real Estate Development. Geographic Focus: India 9
  • 18. Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit proposal to- gayatri.patel@bcpadvisors.com Eligibility requirements: NA Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Proposal / Executive summary Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Impresario Investee 2: A2Z Investee 3: Everest Kento Cylinders Total number of investees: 8 6.Bessemer Venture Partners Background Name: Bessemer Venture Fund Headquarter: Larchmont, New York Established: 2004 Website: www.bvp.com Contact details: 71 Free Press House 7th floor Free Press Journal Road 215 Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021, India Tel: +91-22-6616-2000 Fax: +91-22-6616-2001 E mail: india@bvp.com 10
  • 19. Brief Summary: Since 2004, Bessemer has invested in more than 24 companies and established a 14-person Mumbai-based team. Currently, the India investment practice concentrates on three roadmaps: Agriculture, power and infrastructure and consumer services. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: It typically makes investments in the range of $4 million and $10 million and occasionally makes small seed stage investments below $1 million Area/Sector Focus: Agriculture, power and infrastructure and consumer services Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit business plans to- businessplans@bvp.com Eligibility requirements: NA Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: The firm seeks to acquire a seat on the Board of Directors of the portfolio companies. Investments Investee 1: Orient Power Investee 2: Sunil Hi-tech Engineers Ltd Investee 3: NetAmbit Total number of investees: More than 24 companies 7.Canbank Venture Fund Background 11
  • 20. Name: Bharat Nirman Fund Headquarter: Bangalore Established: 1989 Website: www.canbankventure.com Contact details: Canbank Venture Capital Fund Limited 6th Floor, Naveen Complex No.14, MG Road, Bangalore-1 Phone- 91-080-25586506-507 Fax- 91-080-25583909 Email: info@canbankventure.com Brief Summary: Canbank Venture Capital Fund Ltd (CVCFL) is a wholly owned Subsidiary of Canara Bank. Canbank Venture Capital Fund is India’s First and Only Public Sector Bank sponsored Venture Capital Fund. The Fund is registered with SEBI. Four Venture Capital Funds with an aggregate corpus of around INR 1200 Million launched till date. The portfolio investments are spread across diverse industrial segments. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: Rs 45-90 million Area/Sector Focus: The Investment Focus is on Emerging Indian SME Businesses in IT/ ITES/ BPO, Telecom, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Auto & Auto Components, Infrastructure led Sectors and Domestic Demand Driven Segments. Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Growth and expansion financing Application Details Application process: Contact them Eligibility requirements: The investment criteria covers the following points: • Activity- Growth and Expansion financing, 12
  • 21. Technology and business- Businesses with established technological or market positioning edge with sustainable competitive advantage, operating efficiencies and attractive profit margins. • Management team: Strong Management Team with a demonstrated track record of performance, integrity, commitment and enterprise. • Sector- Investment will be in sectors with sustainable high growth potential. • Our role in the venture: Board Representation Deadlines: NA Documents needed: NA Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: PRATHISTA INDUSTRIES LIMITED Investee 2: MERCHEM LTD. Investee 3: M-TECH INNOVATIONS LTD Total number of investees: NA 8.Canbank Venture Fund Background Name: Bharat Nirman Fund Headquarter: Bangalore Established: 1989 Website: www.canbankventure.com Contact details: Canbank Venture Capital Fund Limited 6th Floor, Naveen Complex No.14, MG Road, Bangalore-1 Phone- 91-080-25586506-507 Fax- 91-080-25583909 Email: info@canbankventure.com 13
  • 22. Brief Summary: Canbank Venture Capital Fund Ltd (CVCFL) is a wholly owned Subsidiary of Canara Bank. Canbank Venture Capital Fund is India’s First and Only Public Sector Bank sponsored Venture Capital Fund. The Fund is registered with SEBI. Four Venture Capital Funds with an aggregate corpus of around INR 1200 Million launched till date. The portfolio investments are spread across diverse industrial segments. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: Rs 45-90 million Area/Sector Focus: The Investment Focus is on Emerging Indian SME Businesses in IT/ ITES/ BPO, Telecom, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Auto & Auto Components, Infrastructure led Sectors and Domestic Demand Driven Segments. Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Growth and expansion financing Application Details Application process: Contact them Eligibility requirements: The investment criteria covers the following points: • Activity- Growth and Expansion financing, • Technology and business- Businesses with established technological or market positioning edge with sustainable competitive advantage, operating efficiencies and attractive profit margins. • Management team: Strong Management Team with a demonstrated track record of performance, integrity, commitment and enterprise. • Sector- Investment will be in sectors with sustainable high growth potential. • Our role in the venture: Board Representation Deadlines: NA Documents needed: NA Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: PRATHISTA INDUSTRIES LIMITED 14
  • 23. Investee 2: MERCHEM LTD. Investee 3: M-TECH INNOVATIONS LTD Total number of investees: NA 9.Elevar Equity Advisors Pvt Ltd Background Name: Elevar equity Headquarter: Bangalore Established: 2006 Website: www.elevarequity.com Contact details: Elevar Equity Advisors Private Limited No. 9/3, Kaiser-E-Hind1st Floor, Richmond Road, Bangalore - 560 025. INDIA Tel: 91.80.4142.1717 Fax: 91.80.4112.0009 General Inquiry: info@elevarequity.com Submit Business Plan: businessplan@elevarequity.com Brief Summary: Elevar Equity is a leading global growth investor focused on the underserved four billion at the base of the pyramid in developing countries. Elevar Equity invests for social and economics return. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: NA Area/Sector Focus: Microfinance and Entrepreneurs focused on providing affordable, commercial and scalable financial and other services to communities at the base of the pyramid Geographic Focus: India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia 15
  • 24. Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit a business plan online or mail them at- businessplan@elevarequity.com Eligibility requirements: Elevar Equity invests in entrepreneurs that are focused on providing affordable, commercial and scalable services to the poor. They place a strong emphasis on the quality of the company’s management team and their ability to leverage through innovation, the full potential of microfinance or similar networks. Viewing these networks as distribution and aggregation systems, they support entrepreneurs who focus on building high growth microfinance institutions that are creating opportunity for the poor; alternate delivery channels for microfinance and other services from mobile phones to internet kiosks; the delivery of new financial products and services using microfinance distribution channels; and services that link unconnected individuals and communities to global systems (financial, health care, communications, education). Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Investments Investee 1: Moksha Yuga Access Investee 2: SKS Microfinance Investee 3: Comat technologies Total number of investees: More than 8 10.Ennovent Background Name: Sustainable Enterprise Fund Headquarter: Austria Established: NA Website: www.ennovent.com 16
  • 25. Contact details: Online Brief Summary: Their mission is to promote entrepreneurs who advance innovations for sustainability at the base of the economic pyramid. Building on its broad expertise and through leveraging its network, it discovers, finances and scale innovations that catalyze fundamental change to sustainable development. Their social venture capital fund, the Sustainable Enterprises Fund, invests in innovations in energy, food, water, health and education for India's poor. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity, loans or structured finance (but not grants) Funding cap: Per enterprise: €100,000 to €1,000,000 Area/Sector Focus: Rural and urban poor areas in India (food, energy, Water, education and health) Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Scale-up, growth or expansion capital (no repayment of pre- finance or deficit reduction). For further clarification visit their investment criteria link- http://www.ennovent.com/fund/investment-criteria.html Application Details Application process: Submit business proposal online Eligibility requirements: All applications submitted to ennovent will be evaluated in accordance with the following investment and exclusion criteria. Additional, as well as more specific, criteria may be laid down by ennovent from time to time. Base of the Economic Pyramid (BoP) - People who earn about USD Target Market 2.- or less Geographic Region Rural and urban poor areas in India Innovations for sustainability that are valuable to people at the BoP Sector Focus (e.g. food, energy, health, education and water) Innovative products, processes, services and business models that Definition of address challenges of sustainability at the BoP in developing Innovation countries. Indian or foreign for-profit enterprises working or planning to Enterprise Type work in India. They invest in funds, NGOs or lending institutions. Triple Bottom Line Returns - social, economic and environmental Impact of Enterprise impact - at the BoP in India 17
  • 26. Enterprise Size Small and medium size enterprises Short to medium-term operating history (not seed stage). The Stage of Operation enterprise should have proof of concept and at least partly proof of market. Per enterprise: €100,000 to €1,000,000 in equity, loans or Capital Commitment structured finance (but not grants) Scale-up, growth or expansion capital (no repayment of pre-finance Capital Utilization or deficit reduction) Investment Period Payback or exit in five to seven years Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: Other additional criteria- http://www.ennovent.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Resources/ennovent_investment_crite ria.pdf Investments Investee 1: NA Investee 2: NA Investee 3: NA Total number of investees: Yet to invest 11.Epiphany Ventures Background Name: Epiphany Ventures Headquarter: Mumbai Established: NA Website: www.epiphanyventures.in Contact details: Epiphany ventures, C/o Facor 168 CST Rd. Kalina Santacruz E, Mumbai T: 91 22 2652 8635 18
  • 27. F: 91 22 2652 6079 Email: contact@epiphanyventures.in Brief Summary: Epiphany ventures works with high profile overseas investors to identify opportunities to invest a total of 25 million dollar in path breaking ventures in India and abroad. Considers all sectors for investment where business is scalable. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: $ 0.5-3.0 million Area/Sector Focus: Across all sectors Geographic Focus: Global Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Contact them Eligibility requirements: NA Deadlines: NA Documents needed: NA Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: NA Investee 2: NA Investee 3: NA Total number of investees: NA 12.Footprint ventures Background 19
  • 28. Name: Footprint ventures Headquarter: US Established: NA Website: www.footprintventures.com Contact details: Email: info@footprintventures.com Address: Plot No. 16, 2nd Floor, 7th Main, 1st Block Koramangala, Bangalore, India 560 034 Phone: (91) 80 41101910 Fax: (91) 80 41101913 Brief Summary: Footprint is an early stage venture capital fund, based out of India. They are aptly suited for entrepreneurs seeking Series A investment. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: NA Area/Sector Focus: They have very broad areas of interest. It ranges from software products or software-as-a-service (SaaS) to telecom, mobile VAS, education, lifestyle, infrastructure, healthcare, biotech, life sciences, clean-tech and other technology enabled services. Geographic Focus: Global Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Contact them Eligibility requirements: Footprint invests in companies that have proof of technology in place and are actively engaging with their potential customers or are in early revenue. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: NA 20
  • 29. Other details: Focuses on early stage venture opportunities Investments Investee 1: Canvera Investee 2: Ticketvala Investee 3: Mast Kalandhar Total number of investees: NA 13.Gujarat Venture Finance Limited Background Name of the scheme: Gujarat Biotechnology venture Fund/ SME technology venture Fund Website: www.gvfl.com Established: NA Contact details: GVFL Ltd. 1st Floor, Premchand House Annexe, B/h Popular House, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380 009. Phone:+91-79-4021 3900, 2658 9985 Fax: +91-79-2658 5226 For General Queries: info@gvfl.com For Business Queries: bplans@gvfl.com Brief Summary: The Fund would identify start-ups, early stage and existing companies in the areas of biotechnology having potential to become leading players in India or be acquired by multinational companies or in synergy with corporate investors of the Fund/ The SME fund would be used for investing in various projects of both small and medium technology companies. The entire fund would be invested in six to eight projects within a period of one year Investing Profile 21
  • 30. Type of Funding: Equity Funding Cap: INR -50- 150 million Area/Sector Focus: Technology, Biopharma, Agri- Biotech, Contract Research and Industrial Biotechnology. Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restriction: NA Application Details Application process: Submit Business Plan at- bplans@gvfl.com. This will be followed by a personal meeting Eligibility requirements: GVFL has primarily focused on financing companies in the SME segment. If you have the technology and want to implement it commercially, you meet our eligibility criteria. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Executive summary Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Fair Tech Engineering Service Ltd Investee 2: Sebacic India Ltd Investee 3: Shahjanand Laser Technology Ltd Total number of investee: NA 14.IDFC Private Equity Background Name: IDFC Private equity Fund Headquarter: Mumbai Established: NA 22
  • 31. Website: www.idfcpe.com Contact details: IDFC Private Equity, 201 Naman Chambers, C-32, G- block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai. Ph: 91 22 4222 2000 Fax: 91 22 2652 3803 Email: fund@idfcpe.com Brief Summary: It is India’s largest private equity firm focused on infrastructure. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: INR 2000-5000 million Area/Sector Focus: Focus areas: 1. Rural Infrastructure- food processing, distribution 2. Power, telecommunication, Oil & Gas, Transportation, Social & Urban Infrastructure Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit presentation to – satish@idfcpe.com Eligibility requirements: Looks at 4 key factors while evaluating investment opportunities: Management teams, Deal terms, Exit strategy and Quality Business. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: NA Investments 23
  • 32. Investee 1: NA Investee 2: NA Investee 3: NA Total number of investees: 27 15.IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd Background Name: India Enterprise Development Fund Headquarter: Delhi Established: NA Website: www.ifciventure.com Contact details: IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd. (IFCI Venture) 11th Floor, IFCI Tower, 61, Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110 019 Ph : +91-011-26453343/46 Fax : +91-011-26453348 (Fax) E-mail : iedf@ifciventure.com deals@ifciventure.com resources@ifciventure.com Brief Summary: The fund seeks to invest in knowledge based projects with relatively high entry barriers, critical applications, prospects for high growth and global scalability. The projects/ ventures for investment under the fund would be identified in diversified and/ or emerging sectors of the economy Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: NA 24
  • 33. Area/Sector Focus: The investment under IEDF would be made to avail opportunities for investment in key & emerging sectors of the Indian economy. Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: The Company has a four step application process- • Initial/ Preliminary discussions with promoters • Submission of business plan by the promoters • Due-diligence/ Investment appraisal • Investment decision/ Further direction Eligibility requirements: The criteria for investment are as follows; a. The investment under IEDF would generally be made in companies promoted by professionally qualified and/ or experienced promoters. The promoters/companies should have assimilated the project/process/ technology and can establish commercial viability of venture. b. The investments will generally be made in companies proposing to either deliver critical products/ services or have unique & critical business processes. c. The investee companies should propose to set up projects as per well conceived/developed business plan. d. The Investment will be preferred in late start-up Companies undertaking expansion of business. e. The investments will be made in Indian companies qualifying the objective of the fund. Such Indian companies may also include small and medium enterprises with prospects for accelerated growth and generating high returns on investment. f. The investee companies with features such as Global competence, Corporate Governance, etc. would be preferred for investment under the fund. g. The companies should be in position to provide exit from investment in a period of 4-6 years. h. The investment will generally be linked to a specific business project of the company. i. The investments under IEDF will be made as per limit prescribed under SEBI Regulations. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan 25
  • 34. Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Jeevan Rekha Medical care Services Ltd. Investee 2: Shri Pushkar petro products Ltd Investee 3: Sharon Solutions Total number of investees: NA 16.IFMR Ventures Background Name: Network Enterprises Fund (NEF) Headquarter: Chennai Established: NA Website: www.ifmrtrust.co.in Contact details: 1, Kanagam Village, 10th Floor, IIT research Park, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113 Ph : +91 44 6668 7000 Fax: +91 44 6668 7010 Brief Summary: The NEF intends to make investments in some key missing links in rural supply chains. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: NA Area/Sector Focus: invest in supply chain companies in sectors like rural tourism, dairy, crafts, apparel and furnishings, rural energy, vocational training, rural drinking water, consumer goods (FMCG) and agriculture terminal markets Geographic Focus: India 26
  • 35. Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit Proposals Eligibility requirements: NEF will only invest in companies that are: • Industry utilities or back-ends: Where a single entity has the potential to work with thousands of remote rural enterprises. This would typically be a national transaction platform like an exchange or an internet-based transaction platform. • Management services companies that can aid the replication of thousands of enterprises (enterprise-in-a-box) through the provision of standardised business inputs. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: The NEF expects to get returns in the form of regular dividend and interest payout by the investee companies. It may also make additional returns in the form of terminal value. Promoter buyback/ trade sales are the likely exits. Investments Investee 1: Earthy Goods Investee 2: Capstone Investee 3: Sandhi Total number of investees: 7 17.IL & FS Investment Managers Limited Background Name: TARA fund Headquarter: Mumbai Established: 2007 Website: www.iimlindia.com 27
  • 36. Contact details: Mr. Mark Silgardo IL&FS Investment Managers Limited The IL&FS Financial Centre, 1st Floor, Plot No. C - 22, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051 India E-mail: mark.silgardo@ilfsindia.com Tel : +91 22 2659 3120 Fax : +91 22 2653 3056 Brief Summary: Tara India Fund III, a US$ 225 mn fund sponsored by IL&FS, is a continuation of IIML's strategy of providing capital to middle-market companies to fund their growth plans. Tara India Fund III builds on the successful growth capital investment strategy of its predecessor funds - the AIG India Sectoral Equity Fund and the Leverage India Fund. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: $ 8 million - $ 20 million Area/Sector Focus: Infrastructure, Consumer Services, Manufacturing, Information Technology and pharmaceutical-healthcare services Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit a business plan Eligibility requirements: For growth stage companies. It is expected that the majority of the Fund's capital will be invested in growth opportunities, including expansions, restructurings, buyouts and acquisitions. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business plan 28
  • 37. Other details: NA Investments Investee 1:Ramsky infrastructure limited Investee 2: Godrej Beverage and Food Limited Investee 3: Napo India Ltd Total number of investees: 8 18.India Co Ventures Limited Background Name: India Co India Fund Headquarter: Pune Established: NA Website: www.indiaco.com Contact details: IndiaCo Center, 4th Floor, Symphony, S.No. 210 A/1, Range Hills Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune 411 020 Maharashtra, India Tel +91.20. 2556 0254 +91.20. 2556 0264 Fax +91.20. 2556 0243 Brief Summary: IndiaCo is a profitable investment management firm listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. IndiaCo selects investment opportunities with strictly defined parameters, where IndiaCo can bring about positive change through strategic, financial, technological and operational involvement, thus revolutionizing the company's fundamental parameters. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: 40-60 crores per deal 29
  • 38. Area/Sector Focus: Has focus on the following sectors: • Telecom Tower O&M and Value Added Services (‘VAS’) • Energy Saving Companies • Healthcare • Domestic consumption driven sectors/companies • Infrastructure Ancillaries • Information Technology (‘IT’) & IT Enabled Services (‘ITES’) Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Growth Capital Application Details Application process: Submit business plans to info@indiaco.com Eligibility requirements: Their investment strategy includes the following: Leverage India’s knowledge and resource advantage and their access to global markets Have competitive, defensible business models and intellectual property, leading to high growth Companies that are fast growing and profitable Need growth capital for organic expansion and/or M&A Can get publicly listed in 3-4 years Investment risk is mitigated by sector and stage diversification, and hands-on involvement by India Co in portfolio companies Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: It is shortly going to launch India Growth opportunities fund. Investments Investee 1: Neo Corp International Ltd Investee 2: Grow VC operations Limited Investee 3: NA Total number of investees: 2 30
  • 39. 19.India Value Fund Background Name: India Value Fund Headquarter: India Established: 1999 Website: www.ivfa.com Contact details: INDIA VALUE FUND Rocklines House Ground Floor 9/2, Museum Road Bangalore 560 001 Karnataka India T +91 80 4132 1845 F +91 80 2559 0800 India Value Fund Suite F9C Grand Hyatt Plaza Santacruz (East) Mumbai 400 055 India T +91 22 6695 4888 F +91 22 6695 4777 Email: contactus@ivfa.com Brief Summary: IVFA favors ‘Buy and Build' or ‘Invest and Build' business models. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity 31
  • 40. Funding cap: NA Area/Sector Focus: Although sector agnostic, IVFA has built reasonable understanding of sectors like Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Logistics, Supply Chain & Retailing, Infrastructure Services, Education and Clean Energy. Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit business proposal to- contactus@ivfa.com IVFA follows a rigorous and structured process for screening investment proposals. The entire process from start to disbursement of funds takes 4 - 6 months. IVFA investment process consists of four stages: Initial Screening Detailed Evaluation Due Diligence Legal Agreements & Closing Eligibility requirements: IVFA is interested in companies which have been steered by strong entrepreneurship to leadership or near leadership positions in their respective industry segments; which now require professional management, systems and financial capital to achieve a step change in business growth. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: Has invested in BIOCON in the past Investments Investee 1: DM healthcare Investee 2: ACT Investee 3: Inlogistics Total number of investees: Around 18 32
  • 41. 20.IndoUS Venture Partners Background Name: IndoUS Venture Partners Headquarter: US office-SantaClara, CA India office- Bangalore Established: NA Website: www.iuvp.com Contact details: IndoUS Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd. Ground Floor, Unit-2, Navigator Bldg. International Tech Park Whitefield Road Bangalore 560066, India Shruti Sadasivan, Marketing Associate, IndoUS Venture Partners Board line: 080 66169500 Direct: 080 66169514 Brief Summary: IndoUS Venture Partners (IUVP) is a leading venture capital firm which provides early and mid-stage funding to new or growing businesses in India. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity or debt Funding cap: NA Area/Sector Focus: Technology Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit business plan to iuvpinfo@iuvp.com or ssadasivan@iuvp.com 33
  • 42. Eligibility requirements: Invest in firms that have a strong technology or process leverage Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan presentation/information memorandum/company teaser Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Basiz Investee 2: Attero Investee 3: Gradatim Total number of investees: 17 21.International Finance Corporation Background Name: International Finance Corporation Headquarter: Washington Established: 1956 Website: www.ifc.org Contact details: 50-M, Shanti Path Gate No. 3, Niti Marg Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110 021 Tel: (91-11) 4111 1000 Fax: (91-11) 4111 1001-2 Agribusiness contact- Vipul C. Prakash Senior Manager, Africa, Middle East, Southern Europe, South and East Asia Tel: (202) 473-1015 34
  • 43. Fax: (202) 974-4338 E-mail: Vprakash@ifc.org Brief Summary: IFC fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. Investing Profile Type of funding: Loan, Equity Funding cap: IFC investments typically range from $100,000 to $1 million, for small and medium projects range, and from $1 million to $100 million for standard-size projects. Area/Sector Focus: Agribusiness, Health & Education, Infrastructure etc Geographic Focus: Global Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: In order for IFC to assess if a project meets its requirements for funding, submit to them a detailed investment proposal. Please note that there is no standard application form for IFC financing. In the following link one will find IFC's guidelines on what information to include: http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/proserv.nsf/Content/InvestmentProposal Proposals can be submitted to IFC's sector/industry departments. Eligibility requirements: - Be located in a developing country that is a member of IFC; - Be in the private sector; - Be technically sound; - Have good prospects of being profitable; - Benefit the local economy; and - Be environmentally and socially sound, satisfying IFC environmental and social standards as well as those of the host country. IFC does not lend directly to micro, small, and medium enterprises or individual entrepreneurs, but many of our investment clients are financial intermediaries that on- lend to smaller businesses. Deadlines: NA 35
  • 44. Documents needed: Investment Proposal Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Jain Irrigation Investee 2: Auro Mira Bio Systems Investee 3: Modern dairies Ltd Total number of investees: NA 22.Kotak Private Equity Background Name: India Growth Fund Headquarter: Mumbai Established: 2005 Website: www.privateequityfund.kotak.com Contact details: Kotak Private Equity Group, 5th Floor , INGS Point , Plot no. 8 Near University Campus CST Road , Kalina Mumbai – 400 098 Telephone: +91-22-66260500 Brief Summary: Kotak Private Equity Group (KPEG) is a specialist India Private Equity firm of Kotak Mahindra Group. They are focused on helping emerging corporates and mid- size enterprises evolve into tomorrow's industry leaders. KPEG provides these companies a combination of equity capital, strategic support and other value added services, playing a pro-active role with the entrepreneur in building the business. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: USD 15 million to 40 million 36
  • 45. Area/Sector Focus: Life-Sciences (Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology), Retailing, Media & Entertainment, Light Manufacturing, Agri-business, Food Processing & Infrastructure Led Services like Healthcare, Logistics & Distribution and Information Technology (Software Products, Services and IT enabled) Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit Business Plan Eligibility requirements: The Company seeks to invest in organizations with the following: • a management team that demonstrates passion and the hunger/drive to create a world class enterprise; a team that brings in both credibility and capability and has a proven track record • a company with strong intellectual property, technology or a well differentiated market positioning • a well articulated business plan coupled with strong execution skills that would give the company a sustainable competitive advantage • a company that has the clear potential of achieving a leadership position in a well- defined, large and growing market. • a company with clear exit plan for the investors and which has the potential to offer superior returns to the investor. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Metahelix Life Sciences Pvt Ltd Investee 2: DRS Logistics Limited Investee 3: Sabare International Limited Total number of investees: NA 37
  • 46. 23.Morpheus venture partners Background Name: Business acceleration Programme Headquarter: NA Established: NA Website: www.themorpheus.com Contact details: neo@morpheusventure.com Brief Summary: It is a gang of serial entrepreneurs and around 40 startup founders and growing. Via Morpheus they are trying to make a small contribution towards “India’s startup revolution”. They engage with startups in the most crucial phase of their existence, the first 12-18 months, the phase that is also known as valley of death. Morpheus runs a Business Acceleration Program (BAP) for talented, progressive and young startups designed to guide startups through this treacherous phase. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: Take an equity stake of 7% to 12% in each of the companies which engage with us as part of the business acceleration program. Also invests Rs 5 lakh in start ups Area/Sector Focus: Start Ups Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Morpheus accepts companies to their Business Acceleration Program twice a year Eligibility requirements: NA Deadlines: Announces batches 6 monthly Documents needed: Fill in their online application form Other details: NA 38
  • 47. Investments Investee 1: AdScoot Investee 2: Naabo Investee 3:Red Quanta Total number of investees: NA 24.Nadathur Holdings and Investment Ltd Background Name: Nadathur Holdings Headquarter: Bangalore Established: NA Website: www.nadathur.com Contact details: Nadathur Holdings and Investments Pvt. Ltd., # 278/23, 3rd Floor, 10th Main, T.Mariappa Road, 2nd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore 560 011. Tel: 91 80 41204336/37/38 Fax: 91 80 41204339 Email : info@nadathur.com Brief Summary: They have invested in over 25 venture and private equity opportunities, have funded an investment bank, and have made long-term investments in philanthropic and social ventures. The group's activities span diverse sectors, including information technology, hospitality, aerospace, biotechnology, health care, education, real estate, arts, and conservation. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity 39
  • 48. Funding cap: NA Area/Sector Focus: Health care and Life sciences (biotech), IT and Engineering services Geographic Focus: Global Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit business plans with clearly spelt out- drivers of market success, pragmatic approach to execution and a structured value creation path to funding@nadathur.com Eligibility requirements: Given the early-stage profile of companies in which they invest, it focuses on the experience and capabilities of the management team as the primary determinant of success. In addition to a quality management team, it always look for scientific or business innovation driven businesses that either target the Indian market or leverage Indian resources to target the global markets. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Presentation Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Geetha Kannan Spices Pvt Ltd Investee 2: Metahelix ( agri- biotech) Investee 3: Dhaanya Seeds Pvt Ltd Total number of investees: Over 25 companies 25.NexusVentures Background Name: Nexus Ventures Headquarter: India and Sillicon valley 40
  • 49. Established: NA Website: www.nexusvp.com Contact details: Nexus India Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd G-2, Sarjan Plaza 100, Dr. Annie Besant Road Worli Mumbai 400018 India Tel: +91 (22) 662 60000 Fax: +91 (22) 662 60001 Brief Summary: NexusVentures typically invest early in the life of the company and in many cases, they are the first institutional round of capital. Their investment size ranges from $100,000 to $10 million. They also like to participate in follow-on investments at later stages for companies that successfully execute their business plans. They prefer to take a board seat in the companies they invest in and be active in supporting the entrepreneur wherever assistance is required. However, they do not seek to control the company they invest in. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: $100,000 to 10 million Area/Sector Focus: No specific focus- Consumer, cleantech, technology, internet Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit Business plan at- plan@nexusindiacap.com Eligibility requirements: We invest in early and early growth stage companies across sectors. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: NA 41
  • 50. Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Suminter India Organics Investee 2: Sudemac Total number of investees: 21 26.Nine River Capital Background Name: Nine River Capital Headquarter: Mumbai Established: NA Website: www.nineriverscapital.com Contact details: 511-512, Meadows, Sahar Plaza, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 059 India. Email: Tel: +91 22 4063 2800 Fax: +91 22 4063 2801 Brief Summary: Nine Rivers Capital is a premier India centric Private Equity Investment Manager/ Investment Advisor focused on providing growth and expansion capital to Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: US $ 5-15 million Area/Sector Focus: Sector Agnostic Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA 42
  • 51. Application Details Application process: Submit B Plan Eligibility requirements: The company looks into investing in businesses with strong, defensible market franchises and visible revenue & earnings growth to potentially generate high levels of free cash flow and/or attractive returns on the capital reinvested in business. Typically the companies they seek to invest would have achieved initial levels of success; but will be operating under constraints that impede their growth. These constraints may include, for example, lack of adequate capital for expansion and growth, limitations on managerial or operating resources, excessive financial leverage or poor capital structures amongst others. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Global Agrisystem Pvt Ltd Investee 2: GPT Infra projects Ltd Investee 3: Pranav Construction Systems Pvt Ltd Total number of investees: NA 27.Rabo Equity Advisors Background Name: India Agri business fund Ltd Headquarter: Mauritius Established: NA Website: www.rabobank.com/equity 43
  • 52. Contact details: D-41, 3rd Floor Defence Colony New Delhi 110024 +91 11 66339898 satish.kumar@raboequity.in Brief Summary: The Fund is an extended commitment of Rabobank and the three Lead investors to Indian food and agribusiness sector and is their first such fund in an emerging market. The Fund will focus on the fastest growing sub sectors in the Food & Agribusiness space. The Fund has been incorporated as a limited liability company in Mauritius. It is registered as Global Business License Category I with Financial Services Commission, Mauritius. Rabo Equity Management Company Limited will be the Manager to the Fund and Rabo Equity Advisors Private Limited will be the Advisor. Investing Profile Type of funding: Foreign Direct Investment ( Equity) Funding cap: US $ 3 million- 10 million Area/Sector Focus: All sub-sectors of food and agribusiness and agri-infrastructure. Focus of the fund is on Small and Medium enterprises with a turn over of $50-75 million. Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Contact investment team with business proposal Eligibility requirements: Food & Agribusiness: Seeds, Food grains, Oil seeds & edible oil, Non-alcoholic beverages, Alcoholic beverage (limited to beer), Dairy & dairy products, Poultry, Fruits and vegetables (fresh & processed), Processed foods, Food ingredients, Confectionary, Fishery & seafood, etc. Agri infrastructure: Post harvest infrastructure, Warehousing, Food parks and agri-export zones, Cold storages and cold chain logistics, Terminal markets, etc. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: NA 44
  • 53. Investments Investee 1: Sri Biotech Laboratories India Ltd Investee 2: Global green Co Ltd Investee 3: Gee pee Agri Pvt Ltd Total number of investees: NA 28.Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund Background Name of the scheme: Venture Assistance Website: www.rvcf.org Established: NA Contact details: Girish Gupta Chief Executive Officer Rajasthan Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. (Managers to Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund) 7th Floor, Ganga Heights, Bapu Nagar,Tonk Road, Jaipur, Pin:-302005 Rajasthan (India) Phone:- 0141-4071680, 0141-4071681, 0141-4071682, 0141-4071683 Fax:-91-0141-5101226 Brief Summary: RVCF aims at investing in companies in the Information Technology, Bio- Technology , Retail, Auto, Agri-Tech, Health Care, Tourism, Entertainment and other technology-driven industries in India with focus on Rajasthan and NCR such as Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida. The Fund's investment in companies is through the route of equity, quasi-equity and debt instruments. The Fund seeks to achieve its return through dividends and capital gains at the time of disinvestment through an Initial Public Offering a negotiated sale of its holding to Strategic Investors, Buy-back, etc. 45
  • 54. Investing Profile Type of Funding: The Fund invests in the form of equity, Optionally Convertible Debentures (OCD)/ Optionally Convertible Cumulative Preferential Shares (OCCPS), etc. In exceptional cases conditional loans may also be considered. The exact instrument varies from case to case depending on the risk perception, the requirements of the investee company and the applicable SEBI regulations. Funding Cap: Individual investment normally in the range of Rs. 10 million to Rs. 200 million. Normally investment in equity is restricted to 40% of the total paid up capital of the company .Larger investment may also be considered jointly with national funds. Area/Sector Focus: RVCF is mandated to fund technology driven projects in general and IT, Bio-Technology, Retail, Auto, Agri-Tech, Health Care, Tourism and Entertainment Sectors in particular. Geographic Focus: India Funding use restriction: NA Application Details Application process: Submit a business plan by email or post Eligibility requirements: The Fund's primary objectives are to make available venture capital to new companies, which have shown performance. The Fund also invests in start- ups, turn-around and buy-out situations on case to case basis. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Executive summary detailing the following- http://www.rvcf.org/FAQ.aspx#q1 Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Hitashi Herbotech Pvt Ltd Investee 2: Sebacic Acid Ltd Investee 3: The home Store India Ltd Total Number of Investee: NA 46
  • 55. 29.SEAF Background Name: India growth Fund Headquarter: Washington DC Established: NA Website: www.seaf.com Contact details: SEAF India Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd., No. 30-31, Shubhadha Building B Wing Pockhanwala Road Worli, Mumbai 400 021, India Tel: (91) 22 249 40399 Cell: (91) 98102 74483 Email: hmathur@seafweb.org Managing Director: Hemendra Mathur Brief Summary: SEAF is currently operating in India through the India Growth Fund in partnership with Kotak Mahindra Bank. The Fund invests in Indian companies with high- growth potential and sustainable competitive advantages. SEAF India Investment Advisor is the investment advisor to Kotak, particularly in connecting Indian companies to markets in the United States, Europe, Latin America and East Asia. With SIDBI and USAID as anchor investors, the India Growth Fund is currently capitalized at approximately USD 160 million. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: 5-20 crores Area/Sector Focus: Food and Agribusiness Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Growth capital for expansion Application Details Application process: No standard format. Submit Business Plan to hmathur@seafweb.org 47
  • 56. Eligibility requirements: NA Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: NA Investee 2: NA Investee 3:NA Total number of investees: None 30.Seed Fund Background Name: Seed fund Headquarter: Mumbai Established: NA Website: www.seedfund.in Contact details: Seed Advisors Pvt. Ltd. 001, Turf Estate, Shakti Mills Lane, Off. Dr. E. Moses Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400 011. India. T. +91 22 24902201 – 04 F.+91 22 24902205 E.info@seedfund.in Brief Summary: It aims to back true innovations in India. Has a fund size of $ 15 million. It will invest in 15-20 company over next 5 years. 48
  • 57. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: 5 crores Area/Sector Focus: Internet, media, telecom, retail, mobile Geographic Focus: Mumbai and Bangalore Funding Use Restrictions: As per business plan approved Application Details Application process: Potential Investors have to send their business plans at- bplans@seedfund.in Eligibility requirements: Indian Company Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Vaatsalya Investee 2: U Huroo Total number of investees: 12 31.SICOM Limited Background Name: Long term loan Headquarter: Mumbai Established: June 1996 Website: www.sicomindia.com 49
  • 58. Contact details: SICOM LIMITED Nirmal, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021. Tel. : (+91 22) 6657 2700 / (+91 22) 2202 3018 Fax : (+91 22) 2282 5781 / (+91 22) 2288 2895. Brief Summary: SICOM has dedicated itself to providing entrepreneurs with a range of fund-based and non fund-based products and services. For more than 3 decades SICOM has been responsible for catalyzing the development of infrastructure and industry in the State of Maharashtra. After 1994 SICOM has been offering its services for projects located anywhere in India. Investing Profile Type of funding: Loan Funding cap: Rs 2- 150 cores Area/Sector Focus: Agro based and food manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Tourism, Education etc Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Growth Capital Application Details Application process: Submit the Preliminary proposal and application form available for download from website or contact their branch offices. Eligibility requirements: Term Loan is available for projects in the industrial, Services & infrastructure sectors and diversification, modernization and expansion of existing projects. Financials of 3 years are required. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Normally documents for creation of mortgage / hypothecation on the fixed assets, are required apart from personal guarantees and in some cases collateral security. Other details: Rate of interest is floating for long term loan. Investments Investee 1: NA 50
  • 59. Investee 2: NA Investee 3: NA Total number of investees: NA 32.SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd Background Name: SME Growth Fund Headquarter: Mumbai Established: NA Website: www.sidbiventure.co.in Contact details: SIDBI Venture Capital Limited Ground Floor, SME Development Centre, C-11, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai - 400 051 Phone : 91 - 22 - 2652 7124 /25 /27 /28 Fax : 91 - 22 - 2652 7126 E-mail: info@sidbiventure.co.in Brief Summary: In order to meet the venture capital needs of SME units and enable them to achieve rapid growth by taking advantage of opportunities in the emerging sectors, SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd. has set up SME GROWTH FUND. The fund has a targeted corpus of Rs.500 crore with a life of 8 years. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: Case based 51
  • 60. Area/Sector Focus: Wide range of growth sectors, such as life sciences, retailing, light engineering, food processing, information technology, infrastructure related services, healthcare, logistics and distribution, etc. Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: One can send an email to info@sidbiventure.co.in forwarding a copy of the executive summary of your business plan including the profile of management team. The company can simultaneously forward a hard copy of business plan along with supporting documents to enable us to make a preliminary assessment of the proposal. Eligibility requirements: SME GROWTH FUND is looking for investment in projects offering potential for attractive growth and earnings. Key criteria for project selection are – — Strong and committed core team: The Fund will look for businesses managed by a team with a demonstrated performance track record, commitment and energy. — Growth potential: The Fund will like to invest in promising businesses having potential for sustainable high growth. — Long-term competitive advantage: The Fund will prefer to invest in innovative business operations with a sustainable competitive advantage. — Viable business plan: The venture should have a viable business plan which offers above average profitability leading to attractive return on investment. — A Clear exit plan: The Fund, being of limited life, will seek to invest in ventures offering a strategy for clear exit within a reasonable time period. The exit could be by way of IPO, offer for sale, merger and acquisition or sale to a strategic or a financial investor. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Executive summary of business plan Other details: On an average it should be possible to complete the full cycle of processing of the proposal including due diligence, sanction, documentation etc. between 6 – 8 weeks Investments Investee 1: Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd 52
  • 61. Investee 2: Naturol Bioenergy ltd Investee 3: Associated Powercon Equipments ( India) Pvt Ltd Total number of investees: 19 33.Song Advisors Background Name: Song Headquarter: Hyderabad Established: NA Website: www.songadvisors.com Contact details: SONG Investment Advisors India Pvt. Ltd. ISB Campus, Gachibowli Hyderabad 500032 India Vishal Vasishth: vishal@songadvisors.com Kartik Srivatsa: kartik@songadvisors.com Brief Summary: SONG plans to target the SME (Small- and-Medium-Sized Enterprises) space in India as an initial market, with potential expansion into other developing countries Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: 50 lakhs – 20 crores Area/Sector Focus: Agriculture and food, education and training, healthcare, financial services Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Financial and Socio- economic Development Application Details 53
  • 62. Application process: Refrence through partners or bankers or contact Vishal at vishal@songadvisors.com with a B Plan. Eligibility requirements: Offers early stage and expansion capital. Ideally the revenue of the target companies is between Rs. 2.5 crores to 25 crores, serving a large, growing market. They are open to projects that are not profitable but would become profitable with an infusion of SONG capital. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: B Plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: NA Investee 2: NA Investee 3: NA Total number of investees: Has made two investments; yet to announce 34.Subhkam Ventures Background Name: Subhkam Ventures Headquarter: Mumbai Established: 1999 Website: www.subhkam.com Contact details: 1202, Maker Chambers - V, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021 Tel No : 91 - 22 - 22875863 / 64 / 65 / 66. Fax No : 91 - 22 – 22876540 For submitting proposal- proposal@subhkam.com, For contact information- info@subhkam.com Brief Summary: Subhkam focuses on investments in midsized companies, providing growth capital, and in exceptional circumstances, provides initial stage funding. Apart from 54
  • 63. providing financial capital, Subhkam proactively supports the investee companies realize their potential through strong and able partnerships. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: Rs 10- 20 crores Area/Sector Focus: Invests across a number of sectors including agri and allied sector as well. Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Growth capital Application Details Application process: Submit Business Plan Eligibility requirements: The Company must cater to Indian markets and must have a sustainable business. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan and presentation Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Bharat Biotech International Ltd Investee 2: Nagarjuna Agritech Ltd Investee 3: Flowers Valley Pvt Ltd Total number of investees: 27 35.Summit Partners Background Name: Summit Partners 55
  • 64. Headquarter: UK Established: 1984 Website: www.summitpartners.com Contact details: No India Office yet E mail- financing@summitpartners.com Brief Summary: Summit looks for profitable, rapidly growing companies across a variety of growth industry sectors. Summit is interested in partnering with Indian entrepreneurs who have navigated their businesses to a leadership position by identifying a market opportunity and implementing an innovative business model or technology to create a sustainable business advantage. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: Rs 50-500 crores Area/Sector Focus: Growth sectors Geographic Focus: Global Funding Use Restrictions: Growth capital Application Details Application process: Submit a business plan online Eligibility requirements: NA Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Krishidhan Seeds Limited Investee 2: NA Investee 3: NA 56
  • 65. Total number of investees: NA 36.The Indus Entrepreneurs Background Name: Chennai Fund Headquarter: Chennai Established: 1992 Website: www.chennaifund.com Contact details: Raghu Rajagopal, Programme Co-ordinator, Chennai Fund Old No. 75, New No. 24, 1st Floor, Spur Tank Road, Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031, India. E-mail id : raghu.rajagopal@energeate.com Brief Summary: The Chennai Fund is a fund facilitated by the Charter members of TiE Chennai to help and encourage Chennai based entrepreneurs in early stage funding and mentoring. Investing Profile Type of funding: NA Funding cap: Case based Area/Sector Focus: Early stage entrepreneurs Geographic Focus: Chennai Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit a business plan to bizplan@chennai.tie.org or bizplan@energeate.com 57
  • 66. Eligibility requirements: The CHENNAI FUND is accessible to all early stage entrepreneurs who satisfy the following criteria: • The venture must be based in Chennai to facilitate easy mentoring • Annual revenues must be less than 2 crores • Entrepreneur should be a member of the Chennai Chapter of TiE The main criteria is the innovativeness and scalability of the business. Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: MANGODVM Investee 2: NA Investee 3: NA Total number of investees: NA 37.TVS Capital Background Name: TVS Shriram Growth Fund (TSGF) Headquarter: India Established: July 2008 Website: www.tvscapital.in Contact details: TVS Capital Funds Limited, 249 A, Ammbujamal Street, OffTTk Road, Alwarpet, Chennai- 600018 Ph: 91-44-42954800 58
  • 67. Fax: 91-44-42954888 Brief Summary: TVS Shriram Growth Fund (TSGF) is an India focused growth private equity fund. The vision of the Fund is to develop and nurture India’s mid-cap businesses (typical sales of Rs. 50 crores to Rs. 250 crores) into world class companies. TSGF will make investments primarily in unlisted companies that are at the intersection of high growth sectors driven by India’s macro-trends and a developmental theme, such as organizing the unorganized/inefficient sectors, entrepreneur and enterprise development and providing high quality products to consumers. TSGF is sponsored by TVS Investments Limited, a member company of TVS Group, and Shriram Capital Limited, a member company of Shriram Group. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: Case based Area/Sector Focus: FMCG & Collateral agriculture opportunities, restaurants, specialty retails, microfinance etc Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Growth Fund Application Details Application process: Submit Business plan online Eligibility requirements: It will invest in disruptive growth opportunities that are at the intersection of "high growth sectors" driven by India’s macro trends and a "developmental theme." Deadlines: NA Documents needed: Business Plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Landmark Limited Investee 2: Duster Hospitality services 59
  • 68. Investee 3: TVS Logistics Services Ltd Total number of investees: NA 38. UnLtd India Background Name: Seed Funding Program Headquarter: Mumbai Established: NA Website: www.unltdindia.org Contact details: UnLtd India, 4th Floor, Candelar Building, 26 St. John Baptist Road, Near Mount Mary Steps, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050, India. Tel: +91 22 3216 3287. Email: info@unltdindia.org Brief Summary: UnLtd India is a launch pad for social entrepreneurs in India. We work with start-up social entrepreneurs to help them grow as leaders and create high-impact, sustainable organisations ready for scaling and further investment. Investing profile Type of funding: Grants and debt (interest free loan) Funding cap: As per the present status - For Level 1 investees upto Rs. 80000/- and For Level 2 investees upto Rs. 2,00,000/- Area/Sector Focus: No specific focus Geographic Focus: Mumbai Funding Use Restrictions: Only for the program development and not for personal development Application Details Application process: Twice in year in February / March and August /September – The dates are announced on Website and intimation emails are sent to all contacts available. 60
  • 69. Eligibility requirements: The applicant must be: 1. Over the age of 16 2. Resident in India and based in Mumbai The applicants must have an idea or initiative that is: 1. Beneficial for a deprived community or the public at large 2. Entrepreneurial in nature, i.e. resourceful, practical and/or innovative If the applicants apply on behalf of a registered organisation then: 1. He/she must be a co-founder of the organisation 2. The organisation must not be more than 4 years old as a registered entity 3. The organisation must have a current budget of less than Rs. 10 Lakhs Important points to note: 1. Applicants could be working part time on their idea/project. 2. Applicants need not have registered organisations. 3. Applicants can apply as individuals or teams (up to three members) can apply. Deadlines: One month from the date of circulation. Documents needed: NA Other details: As the first step in selection process, applicant needs to fill up the ‘Eligibility questionnaire’. The form is designed to asses applicants eligibility for our support. If the applicant is eligible, an UnLtd India team member meets the applicant to find out more about him/her and his/her idea/organisation. On the basis of this preliminary interview, the applicant is selected for the panel interview constituted of external experts from various fields of social sector, education, corporate etc. Incubation support is provided only on the basis of panel's project scrutinization and recommendations. Investments Investee 1: Grassroutes Investee 2: Oscar Investee 3: Masoom Total number of investees: Supported 28 ventures till 31st March 2010. 39.UTI Ventures Background 61
  • 70. Name: UTI Ventures Headquarter: Bangalore Established: NA Website: www.utiventures.com Contact details: Concorde Block 16th Floor, UB City #24 Vittal Mallya Road Bangalore 560 001 Tel: +91 80 3055 1200 Fax: +91 80 3055 1234 email us at: info@utiventures.com Brief Summary: UTI Ventures is a leading Indian private equity firm. Focused on growth capital, they propel the ambitions of passionate Indian entrepreneurs, while unlocking superior returns for their investors. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: NA Area/Sector Focus: They prefer to invest in: Sectors that address domestic demand driven by a fast growing consumer market • Services sectors that benefit from India's infrastructure boom • Sectors that leverage India's outsourcing strengths in services and manufacturing Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: Growth Capital Application Details Application process: Contact them Eligibility requirements: NA Deadlines: NA Documents needed:NA 62
  • 71. Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Vallabhdas Kanjhi ( Food processing) Investee 2: Naturol Bioenergy Total number of investees: 19 40.Ventureast Background Name: APIDC Venture Capital Fund, Biotechnology Fund, BYST Growth Fund Headquarter: Hyderabad Established: December 1960 Website: www.ventureast.net Contact details: HYDERABAD 8-2-546, Plot No.140, Sheesh Mahal, Road No. 7,Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034,Andhra Pradesh, India. Phone: +91-40-2335 1044 / 45 / 46, 6551 0491 Fax:+91-40-2335 1047 CHENNAI 5B, Ramachandra Avenue, Seethammal Colony, First Main Road, Alwarpet,Chennai 600 018,India. Phone: +91 44 2432 9864 / +91 44 2432 9863 Fax: +91 44 2432 9865 Email: info@ventureast.net Brief Summary: They are a “venture style” fund manager with over $300 million under management. They have enabled over 50 businesses in ICT – technology, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cleantech, besides other emerging sectors. Investing Profile 63
  • 72. Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: sub $ 5 million- $ 15 million Area/Sector Focus: Technology (rural markets), healthcare (Pharma-Agri), Emerging (clean tech) Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Submit B plan or upload it on website Eligibility requirements: Differs with fund- http://www.ventureast.net/Funds.htm Deadlines: NA Documents needed: B Plan Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: Bioserve Investee 2: Neurosynaptics Investee 3: Naturol Total number of investees: 41 41.Yes Bank Background Name: Food and Agribusiness India Fund Headquarter: Mumbai Established: NA Website: www.yesbank.in 64
  • 73. Contact details: Corporate Headquarters: YES BANK Limited, Nehru Centre, 9th floor, Discovery of India, Dr. A.B. Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, India. Tel: +91 (22) 6669 9000 Fax: +91 (22) 2490 0314 Email: contactus@yesbank.in Amandeep S Kaur YES BANK Ph.: + 91 98995 22336 Email: amandeep.skaur@yesbank.in Aditya Chatterjee Adfactors PR Ph : + 91 98186 12399 Email : aditya.chaterjee@adfactorspr.com Brief Summary: Yes Bank launched Food and Agribusiness India Fund, a $100 million private equity fund, for the Bank's current and potential customers as a component of the Food and Agribusiness sector. Investing Profile Type of funding: Equity Funding cap: Average investment per company- $ 3- 5 million Area/Sector Focus: Food and Agribusiness sector Geographic Focus: India Funding Use Restrictions: NA Application Details Application process: Contact their offices for application and other details Eligibility requirements: NA Deadlines: NA Documents needed: NA 65
  • 74. Other details: NA Investments Investee 1: NA Investee 2: NA Investee 3: NA Total number of investees: NA 42.Angel Networks a)Mumbai Angel Network Background Name: Mumbai Angel Network Headquaters: Mumbai Established: November 2006 Website: www.mumbaiangels.com Contact: Amit Grover + 91 9833410822 Mansi Shah + 91 9920403656 Email: contact@mumbaiangels.com, mymumbaiangels@gmail.com,nidhisara@gmail.com,payal@mumbaiangels.com Brief Summary: The Mumbai Angels is a unique forum where its members may interact and exchange ideas and knowledge. The Mumbai Angels provides a unique platform to start up and very early stage companies by bringing them face to face with successful entrepreneurs, professionals and executives who are interested in and have the funds available to invest in start up companies. 66