# U.S. International Development Finance Corp

> U.S. International Development Finance Corp is a debt financing investor at U.S. International Development Finance Corp backing Farming. See 2 investments…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [U.S. International Development Finance Corp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/u-s-international-development-finance-corp)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajay-rao-cfa-7b2785
- Website: https://x.com/DFCgov
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DFCgov

U.S. International Development Finance Corp is a debt financing investor at U.S. International Development Finance Corp in Mumbai focused on Farming and Finance. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is America’s development bank. DFC partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the developing world today. We invest in projects that create jobs in emerging markets in sectors including energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure,telecommunications, and financing for small businesses and women entrepreneurs. DFC investments adhere to high standards and respect the environment, human rights, and worker rights.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farming | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Samunnati | Samunnati is a provider of financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services that are used to enhance the value of all players across the agriculture value chain. The company aims to provide underserved households access to markets through financial intermediation and advisory services by focusing on the key economic drivers of adistrict. The objective is to aid the enterprises and value chains to operate at a higher level of productivity thereby creating value for all the stakeholders engaged in it.Samunnati was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | $20M | Debt Financing | Sep 25, 2020 |  |
| Milk Mantra | Milk Mantra is a startup that procures, packages, sells and delivers milk and other dairy products. Milk Mantra works directly with farmers, tests and processes the milk, and then sells it through more than 10,000 mom-and-pop stores in several cities in Odisha, said Misra. | $10M | Debt Financing | Jun 19, 2020 |  |

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## About U.S. International Development Finance Corp

VC Fund · Washington, United States

U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank.

5 contacts available at U.S. International Development Finance Corp.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Black | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-black-2 |
| Denise Kutsch | Associate Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denise-kutsch |
| Geoffrey Tan | Managing Director, Asia Pacific | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geoffrey-tan |
| U.S. International Development Finance Corp | Regional Managing Director in South Asia Region | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-rao-3616 |
| James Polan | Vice-President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-polan-7562 |

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## FAQ

### What does U.S. International Development Finance Corp invest in?

U.S. International Development Finance Corp invests primarily in Farming, Finance and Agriculture startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did U.S. International Development Finance Corp last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for U.S. International Development Finance Corp closed in Sep 2020. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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