# Viswanatha Prasad

> Viswanatha Prasad is a debt financing investor at Caspian Impact Investments backing AgTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Caspian Impact Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caspian-impact-investments)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viswanatha-b-s-d-prasad-867309113

Viswanatha Prasad is a debt financing investor at Caspian Impact Investments 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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| Drones | 1 | 50% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| Farming | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BlackSoil | 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 | 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 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FMO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fmo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Villgro](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/villgro) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Caspian Impact Investments

VC Fund · Hyderabad, India

Caspian Impact Investment Adviser ("Caspian") is an investment advisory firm that invests capital in socially responsible, multiple bottom line businesses delivering financial and social value. For 10 years, we have invested debt and equity capital into high quality companies in India, with the intention to generate social andenvironmental impact alongside a competitive financial return.

1 contacts available at Caspian Impact Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Viswanatha Prasad | Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viswanatha-prasad |

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## FAQ

### 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.

### When did Viswanatha Prasad last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Viswanatha Prasad closed in Dec 2025. 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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