# ESAF

> ESAF is a VC fund in Thrissur backing Finance and Agriculture. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Thrissur, India
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esafsociety
- Website: https://esafindia.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esafsociety

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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| K. Paul Thomas | Founder and Managing Director | 1 | — |

## 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. | $267.4M | Debt Financing | Apr 07, 2025 |  |
| 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. | $113.1M | Debt Financing | Oct 09, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Enabling Qapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enabling-qapital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Indian Overseas Bank — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Karur Vysya Bank — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kotak Mahindra Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kotak-mahindra-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Ambit — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Earth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-earth-capital) — VC Fund, 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.

### How do I contact ESAF?

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### Who are the partners at ESAF?

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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