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AGRI-SURE - AGRI FUND FOR START UPS AND RURAL ENTERPRISES
Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Rural / Bharat · Mumbai
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Early stage (Pre-Series A)
- Primary sector
- Rural / Bharat
- City
- Mumbai
- HQ / office
- Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra (NABARD)
- Fund registered
- 2024
- Corpus (as reported)
- Rs 750 crore corpus (Direct Rs 300 cr + Fund-of-Funds Rs 450 cr); Rs 250 cr each from Govt of India and NABARD plus Rs 250 cr from other investors (2024)
- Website
- nabventures.in/agrisure.aspx
About
AGRI-SURE (Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises) is a SEBI Cat II AIF set up by the Government of India and NABARD to back high-risk, high-impact, technology-driven agri and rural startups; it is managed by NABVENTURES Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of NABARD, and supports startups via direct equity/CCPS/debt (up to Rs 25 cr) and a fund-of-funds scheme.
Investment focus
Early-stage startups and rural enterprises in agriculture — agritech, food processing, animal husbandry, fisheries, supply chain, farm mechanisation, biotechnology, waste management, renewable energy and agri value chain; via a Direct scheme and a Fund-of-Funds scheme
Cheque size
Up to INR 25 crore per investee (Direct Scheme); up to 5% of corpus per AIF (Fund-of-Funds Scheme)
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”
- IN/AIF2/24-25/1568
SIDBI Fund of Funds
Yes — Government of India and NABARD are co-sponsors with INR 250 crore each (blended-capital government fund); a flagship GoI/NABARD agri-startup fund. Source: nabventures.in/agrisure.aspx
Team & organisation
None disclosed (managed by NABVENTURES Ltd team)
Category II AIF managed by NABVENTURES Ltd (NABARD subsidiary); blended-finance government fund with Direct and Fund-of-Funds schemes (SEBI Reg. IN/AIF2/24-25/1568)
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Frequently asked
- What does AGRI-SURE - AGRI FUND FOR START UPS AND RURAL ENTERPRISES invest in?
- Early-stage startups and rural enterprises in agriculture — agritech, food processing, animal husbandry, fisheries, supply chain, farm mechanisation, biotechnology, waste management, renewable energy and agri value chain; via a Direct scheme and a Fund-of-Funds scheme
- What cheque size does AGRI-SURE - AGRI FUND FOR START UPS AND RURAL ENTERPRISES write?
- As compiled from public sources: Up to INR 25 crore per investee (Direct Scheme); up to 5% of corpus per AIF (Fund-of-Funds Scheme)
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About this record
- ⚑ government / NABARD-sponsored fund (blended public-capital agri fund-of-funds + direct scheme)
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Sources: https://nabventures.in/agrisure.aspx