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Olam

Unit C Floor 6 Building 11 Office Park No 27 Xinjinqiao Road, Shanghai, Pudong, 201206, China

Overview

Olam International was established in 1989 with 1 product in 1 country, trading cashew from Nigeria into India. Today they are a leading agri-business operating from seed to shelf in 70 countries, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 16,200 customers worldwide. Their team of 62,500 full-time, seasonal, contract and temporary employees have built a leadership position in many businesses including cocoa, coffee, cashew, rice and cotton. They have 47 different products across 16 platforms.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
7

Sector focus

  • Agriculture
  • Coffee
  • Farming
  • Food Processing
  • Supply Chain Management
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Investment portfolio

  • Tract

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2024

    TRACT provides a software platform that visualises end-to-end supply chains, connects supplier data, and delivers clear sustainability metrics across multiple commodity categories such as cocoa, coffee, corn and cotton. Originally created in collaboration with Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus Company and Olam Food Ingredients, the company now serves many of the world’s largest CPG brands and commodity traders, enabling them to map sourcing portfolios, monitor deforestation risk and track emissions. By turning complex agrifood data into actionable insights, TRACT supports sourcing leaders who face increasing regulatory and stakeholder pressure. The platform’s core value lies in integrating disparate data systems to reveal sourcing risks and resilience gaps. With its newly secured capital, TRACT plans to accelerate global expansion, deepen data-system integrations and onboard additional enterprise clients. Although specific revenue or user figures were not disclosed, the business is positioned for rapid growth as sustainability reporting requirements tighten worldwide.

Team

  • Sunny Verghese

    Executive Director, Co-Founder and Group CEO

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  • Venkataramani Srivathsan

    Managing Director and CEO, Africa and Middle East

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  • A. Shekhar

    Executive Director and CEO

  • Jagdish Parihar

    Managing Director & Chief Risk & Compliance Officer

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