Viswanatha Prasad
Founder & MD @ Caspian Debt
Viswanatha Prasad is a debt financing investor at Caspian Debt focused on AgTech and Drones. Mr.Viswanatha Prasad has over 18 years of experience in mainstream finance as well as microfinance. He is the founder of Caspian as well as co-founder of The Bellwether Microfinance Fund, which he established in collaboration with Gary Ghost Microfinance Fund and Hivos-Tridos Fund Foundation. Mr.Viswanatha Prasad has severed on variouscommittees including a high level Task Force constituted by Reserve Bank of India, to focus on Funding Issues of Micro Finance Institutions. Mr.Viswanatha Prasad had earlier worked with TVS Group, Karvy Consultants, and BASIX. Prasad holds a M.S. in Management Studies from Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani, India.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
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Industries Viswanatha Prasad invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- AgTech 1 (50%)
- Drones 1 (50%)
- Banking 1 (50%)
- Farming 1 (50%)
- Finance 1 (50%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 1 (50%)
- Private Equity 1 (50%)
Investments
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| Blacksoil Advisory is an independent boutique advisory firm that provides consultation and financing resources. The firm has extensive experience working with start-ups, high-growth companies, and real estate developers with tailor-made investment products, with the goal of creating value for all stakeholders.The BlackSoil team has theexperience to understand what companies across all stages require, and is able to provide advisory and debt funding facilities that meet the real-world demands of growing businesses and equity sponsors and investors. | $7.2M / Private Equity / Dec 09, 2025 | ||
| BharatRohan collects data from agricultural farms and converts it into actionable information and reports to decrease crop loses, optimize agri-inputs, and maximize yield and profit margin using UAV or drone based hyperspectral imaging. It transforms data from the cameras into actionable informational which makes techniques like precisionagriculture, integrated pest management, and contract farming.By using unique UAV or drone based hyperspectral remote sensing and AI, BharatRohan empowers the Indian agriculture industry with an in-depth understanding of land and crops. It follows a framework to grant farmers with a knowledge service package that includes realistic prescriptions and recommendations about needed treatment by pesticides and fertilizers to handle crop diseases, pest infestations, mineral deficiencies, and more. It also offers forecasting services which include crop yield prediction, crop biomass, and status of development.BharatRohan was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India. | $34.2K / Debt Financing / Jan 13, 2021 |
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About Caspian Debt
Caspian Debt is to provide customized debt finance to enable you to build a better world.
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Viswanatha Prasad
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What does Viswanatha Prasad invest in?
Viswanatha Prasad invests primarily in AgTech, Drones and Banking startups, most often at Debt Financing and Private Equity 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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