Aavishkaar has entered into several non-binding MOUs with financial institutions, NGOs and entrepreneurship institutions in India to increase its outreach capacity with respect to prospective start-ups that meet its criteria for investment. In addition, Aavishkaar has strong relationships with banks, capacity building institutions and associations all across the country.
Aavishkaar maintains close working relationships with financial institutions such as the Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, Standard Chartered; e-governance initiatives such as Drishtee.com, Indian Agri-systems Private Limited, N-Logue; rural and social entrepreneurship NGOs such as Ashoka International, the Indian System for Agribusiness Professionals and small industry associations such as TANSTIA in Tamil Nadu. Aavishkaar is continuously on the lookout for suitable partnering institutions.
Some of these partnerships have already linked projects to Aavishkaar. The Rural Innovation Network, for example, made the initial connection with Servals Automation, Aavishkaar’s first investment and the Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation referred Tide Technocrats, Aavishkaar’s third investment. Associated firms such as Intellecap are also widely regarded as strong companies with broad-based and in-depth presence in the field of MSME & Microfinance.
Aavishkaar has strong field presence and networks through a highly competent team of professionals, who travel extensively, participating in conferences and seminars to identify suitable investment opportunities, as well as tracking up-to-the-moment information through both public and private channels, manages Aavishkaar’s field presence.