Founded in 2001, Aavishkaar is one of India's oldest impact investors, running a platform that spans venture capital, microfinance, credit, and advisory work to serve low- and middle-income populations across India, emerging Asia, and Africa, and it has extended its India approach to Africa by focusing on mid-sized companies that are too large for seed funding but too small for typical private equity deals. The firm blends impact investing with deep tech areas like AI, climate tech, and agriculture tech, and draws roughly half its venture capital assets from India while also receiving backing from development finance institutions and Japanese investors.