Aavishkaar Capital Leads INR 60 Crore Investment in FREED to Scale India’s Debt Relief Category
February 2026: Aavishkaar Capital, the investment arm of Aavishkaar Group, has led an INR 60 Crore (USD 6.6 Mn) investment in FREED — India’s first technology-driven debt relief platform. The round also saw participation from existing investors including Sanjay Nayar-led Sorin Investments, Piper Serica, and Sattva Ventures. Debt relief is a mature $50 billion industry […]
WorkIndia Raises ₹97 Crore in Latest Funding Round Led by Aavishkaar Capital
India’s leading blue and grey-collar job platform secures Series B investment to expand operations and accelerate growth Mumbai, December 18, 2025: WorkIndia, India’s largest recruitment platform for blue and grey-collar workers, has raised ₹97 crore in its latest funding round. Aavishkaar Capital led the round with ₹75 crore, while existing investor BEENEXT Capital invested ₹22 […]
Aavishkaar partners with Jamwant Ventures to launch INR 500 Cr fund for defence, deep tech startups
Aavishkaar Group launches ‘OneAavishkaar’ for venture capital ecosystem and Partners with Jamwant Ventures to launch ‘Jamwant Ventures Fund 2’, India’s First Veteran Led Defence and Deep-tech Fund with Target of INR 500 crore corpus Mumbai, 9th October, 2025: Aavishkaar Group, the Pioneering Fund Management platform launches ‘OneAavishkaar’ a one stop solution to drive scale for emerging venture […]
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announces investment of USD 40 Mn in Aavishkaar Capital’s Global Supply Chain Support Fund to boost impact investment across Asia, Africa
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan’s governmental agency for official development assistance, announced an investment of USD 40 Million into Aavishkaar Capital’s ‘Global Supply Chain Support Fund’ to support enterprises across Asia and Africa to unlock inclusive and sustainable growth. The decision was announced in a speech by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, at the […]
Aavishkaar Capital and KfW announce the launch of US$ 250 M “ESG First Fund”
27th January, 2022, Kenya: Aavishkaar Capital (Aavishkaar), an Aavishkaar Group company and a global pioneer in taking an entrepreneurship-based approach to scaling businesses for impact, in partnership with KfW, a German state-owned investment and development bank, announces the launch of the “ESG First Fund” focused on strengthening the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practice of […]
Vineet Rai, Founder and Chairman, Aavishkaar Group is re-elected to the IVCA Executive Committee for 2024-2026
Mumbai, April 15, 2024: In yet another significant achievement, Vineet Rai, Founder and Chairman, Aavishkaar Group was re-elected to the Executive Committee of the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA), India’s premier and apex body representing the interests of PE/VC industry for FY2024-2026. Vineet was the executive committee member to IVCA for FY2022-2024 as well and joins a visionary set of […]
Sanchayan Chakravorty, Partner, Aavishkaar Capital wins ‘Consistent Climate Impact Champion Award’ at the IVCA Alternate Capital Excellence Awards 2024
National, March 1, 2024: Sanchayan Chakraorty, Partner, Aavishkaar Capital took awarded at the recently concluded IVCA Conclave 2024 as India’s apex industry body for alternative assets, the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA), honoured the key players and top performers at the IVCA Alternate Capital Excellence Awards, held on the final day of the 13th […]
Aavishkaar Capital selected for 2X Challenge for Gender Financing
January 20, 2022: Aavishkaar Capital (Aavishkaar), an Aavishkaar Group company and a global pioneer in taking an entrepreneurship-based approach to scaling businesses for impact, has been recognised and selected for the 2X Challenge – A global gender finance initiative as part of the 2x category. Aavishkaar Capital is the only prominent venture fund from India […]