ESAF
VC Fund
Thrissur, India
ESAF is a VC fund in Thrissur focused on Finance and Agriculture. ESAF Financial Holdings Private Limited operates in the financial services sector. The company's primary focus is on uplifting poor and marginalized communities through financial inclusion. It offers a range of services including banking, microfinance, and investments. ESAF Small Finance Bank, a part of ESAF Financial Holdings, is a scheduledbank that expands the company's work across different regions. The company also has a not-for-profit organization engaged in social services.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries ESAF invests in
Stages ESAF invests in
Countries ESAF invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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K. Paul Thomas
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Finance 1 (50%)
- Agriculture 1 (50%)
- Financial Services 1 (50%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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K. Paul Thomas
Founder and Managing Director
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Founder and Managing Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Samunnati
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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. | $267.4M / Debt Financing / Apr 07, 2025 | |
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Samunnati
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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. | $113.1M / Debt Financing / Oct 09, 2024 |
Co-Investors
Enabling Qapital
2 deals together
Indian Overseas Bank
2 deals together
Karur Vysya Bank
2 deals together
Kotak Mahindra Bank
2 deals together
Ambit
1 deal together
Blue Earth Capital
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does ESAF invest in?
ESAF invests primarily in Finance, Agriculture and Financial Services 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.
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The team at ESAF includes K. Paul Thomas (Founder and Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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