Emerging Technologies

Investment Strategy

By supporting innovative technology companies operating in impactful areas that (a) serve the Next Half Billion (NHB) as customers, (b) are owned by NHB, and/or (c) employ the NHB in large numbers, we seek to enhance affordability and access to quality utilitarian products and services, as well as create opportunity.

Our investments span the following themes

Agriculture

Output marketplaces in allied segments such as dairy, livestock, aqua, textile, etc.
Value addition for outputs; e.g., sorting, grading, processing
Aggregation of infra and other services focused on agri space
Agri-focused lending models
Agri focused carbon credit/blockchain based models
Innovate farming methods (tech-led); e.g., vertical farming, hydroponics, etc.
Farm and crop level data and analytics/precision agri/sensing technology providers resulting in higher productivity

ev ecosystem

Vehicle and component OEMs – Manufacturers of EV 2w, 3w, 4w, and component OEMs
Charging and Swapping Solutions – Players providing charging points (CP), stations and operators (CPO)
Platforms providing lending or leasing services focused on EVs
EV-first application providers – Logistics, EV-as-a-Service
After-market/Secondary market infrastructure and software enablers

healthcare

Healthcare delivery – e-consultations, e-pharmacy, e-diagnostics, omnichannel plays (including primary healthcare centers)
Health IT - Solutions for hospitals, clinics, pharma, insurance companies
Digital therapeutics – Solutions to cure chronic conditions, solutions to track patient health/lifestyle data to provide personalised recommendations
Healthcare financing – savings, loans and insurance offerings for consumers

SME tech

Empowering small businesses with access to new demand opportunities by connecting them to enterprises and/or SMEs
Cost-effective solutions to SMEs by enhancing demand, increasing utilisation, and providing affordable functional capabilities via technology
Export marketplaces giving access to new demand
SaaS based marketplaces ensuring higher efficiency, standardisation and compliance
Workflow digitisation solutions resulting in higher productivity