Participated · Series A · Apr 2026

Founded in 2019 by Sushil Vaishnav and Kirti Vaishnav, ECOIL builds a tech-enabled collection and logistics network to aggregate used cooking oil from restaurants, hotels, and food businesses. The platform focuses on improving traceability, compliance, and aggregation of this feedstock for biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel producers. ECOIL also works to organize a fragmented supply chain and integrate informal workers into a formal collection network. The company is scaling operations and strengthening its technology platform, with plans to expand into additional markets across India. Its business has attracted strategic and impact investors, including seed backing from Shell and participation from impact-focused funds in the Series A. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Equity · Nov 2025

Founded in December 2020 by former banking executive Suvalaxmi Chakraborty, FinReach Solutions runs a Credit Guarantee Program that links private guarantors with banks and NBFCs to de-risk lending to micro, small, women-led, agriculture, and climate-focused enterprises. Its analytics-powered guarantee engine assesses borrower risk and facilitates guarantees, enabling credit flow in India’s tier-III to tier-V regions where formal financing is scarce. To date, the company says it has supported 14,150 borrowers, including more than 2,050 women entrepreneurs. Development finance institutions such as British International Investment and several global foundations partner with the platform to widen credit access. With fresh capital, FinReach plans to scale operations, broaden guarantee facilitation, and strengthen its risk and technology stack to process larger volumes of credit assessments. The company generates impact-oriented metrics but has not disclosed revenue figures. Management aims to become a key infrastructure layer for inclusive lending in India’s MSME ecosystem.

Participated · Series A · Sep 2025

Founded in 2019, Amwoodo Eco Products Pvt Ltd develops bamboo-first products that serve as sustainable substitutes for single-use plastics. Its portfolio spans both B2B and consumer channels: the company supplies eco-friendly goods to partners such as Himalaya Wellness, Bombay Shaving Company, and ITC Hotels, while also operating its direct-to-consumer platform, Ecoconscious. Branded collectively under the ‘House of Amwoodo,’ the firm plans to launch additional plastic-alternative lines to broaden its market reach. The startup intends to deepen community engagement in bamboo-growing regions, thereby strengthening its raw-material supply chain and social impact. Fresh capital will fund expanded manufacturing capacity and the scaling of its D2C business. Amwoodo positions itself at the intersection of sustainability and consumer goods, aiming to make eco-conscious living mainstream through affordable, plant-based products.

Participated · Equity · May 2024

BharatRohan offers a Drone-based Decision Support System (DSS) called BharatRohan® CropAssure® that delivers hyperspectral and multispectral remote sensing to identify diseases, pests, and nutritional deficiencies at early stages. The platform provides real-time, data-driven insights to enable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies and optimized resource allocation for farmers. It currently supports 50,000 farmers across 200,000 acres in five Indian states. The company plans to develop proprietary edge-computing drones for precise crop monitoring and variable pesticide application, and to design compact hyperspectral and multispectral sensors for drones. BharatRohan intends to distribute these drones via franchise-based models to rural entrepreneurs who will offer CropAssure® services. The firm has also begun procuring residue-free farm produce from farmers using its IPM services and aims to introduce that produce to global consumers while expanding operations to 15 states and 1,000,000 acres by 2025.

Participated · Seed · Oct 2023

KiVi is a technology platform developed at the IIT Madras Research Park to treat farming as a commercial enterprise and connect smallholders with finance and agricultural services. The company offers agronomy, input supply, buyer aggregation, financial services, logistics, quality management, risk management, and warehousing. KiVi reports having provided credit access to over 1,500 farmers and operates in Tamil Nadu and Bihar, while also offering MSME loan products to agribusiness owners. It has facilitated trade and trade finance in commodities including wheat, paddy, and maize. KiVi plans to use recent investment to develop its technology platform for scaling, expand its last‑mile footprint across several districts, and strengthen product and risk management. The company also aims to obtain an NBFC license to deepen its financial offerings.