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Hero Enterprises Chairman Sunil Munjal Invests Rs 100 Crore In Aavishkaar Bharat Fund

The fund targets a corpus of Rs 2,000 crore.

Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, Hero Enterprises (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, Hero Enterprises (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Hero Enterprises Chairman Sunil Kant Munjal committed an investment of Rs 100 crore in a new fund of social venture capital firm Aavishkaar – Aavishkaar Bharat Fund.

The fund is the sixth by Aavishkaar and a SEBI-registered category II alternative investment fund (AIF).

At this stage in India’s evolution, it is clear that for the entire country to develop, rural areas and underprivileged citizens must become part of the economic miracle, not through charity, but through real opportunities.
Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, Hero Enterprises

The fund, targeting a corpus of Rs 2,000 crore, will invest in businesses that deal in under-served population in sectors such as agriculture, financial services, healthcare, waste and sanitation, renewable energy and logistics and supply chain.

Aavishkaar Founder and CEO Vineet Rai said, "With this investment, we can continue to build and scale enterprises that are working at the grassroots while simultaneously multiplying their impact outcome."

Incorporated in 2012, Aavishkaar is part of the global impact investment firm Aavishkaar-Intellecap Group and has made more than 50 investments across sectors and geographies, including low-income states.

It has raised five funds delivering commercial returns with a total of Rs 1,300 crore under management.