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WE WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOOKING TO START-UP, SCALE-UP OR TURN
AROUND.

We also offer financial advice and complete investment management for investors,
domestic or foreign, who want to invest in the impact space. These investments
intend to generate measurable social and environmental impact alongside a solid
financial return. This is where our expertise lies, and our heart. We currently
manage two Education Funds.

 

 

Backstory

Founded in 2013, CBA Capital is an Impact focused investment management firm. We
focus on empowering young start-ups and work with them to make them sustainable.
Apart from helping them scale-up, we ensure that they also make a positive
impact on the society. Besides investing and monitoring the companies, we also
strive to add value to the companies and work towards a timely and profitable
exit. CBA works with companies that create shared values with its customers
through development of new products/services but also creates value for other
stakeholders like employees, suppliers and shareholders.

 

Backstory

Founded in 2012, CBA Capital is an Impact focused venture capital fund based in
Bangalore. We focus on empowering young start-ups and work with them to make
them sustainable. Apart from helping them scale-up, we ensure that they also
make a positive impact on the society. Besides investing and monitoring the
companies, we also strive to provide constant value addition to the companies
and work towards a timely and profitable exit. CBA focuses to invest in
companies that not only seek to create shared values through development of new
products/services but also positively impact the society with their operations.

 

Investment Criteria

We invest in impact sector companies. While every deal is different, we broadly
look for:

Sustainability: Ability to generate profits in the not too distant future

Scalability: A business model that supports rapid growth

Impact: Ability to generate social impact, particularly for the low-income
segment

Top Management: Skills and past track record

Innovation: Competitive edge coming from a defensible innovation

HAVE QUESTIONS?

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AMIT RATANPAL

Partner

Amit is responsible for origination efforts at ECF. He was a founder Director at
Kaizen – the first education focused investment manager in India. Amit has 15
years of experience in investment management starting with ICICI Bank. Amit is a
qualified Chartered Accountant and holds an Executive MBA degree from NMIMS.

BHAVESH HEMANI

COO

Bhavesh brings 15 years of PQE with Private Equity funds as head of Funds and
Finance. His areas of experience include fund management, deal execution,
investor relations and financial management. Prior to joining CBA, Bhavesh was
Director at Lok Capital. Bhavesh is a Chartered Accountant and becoming a CFA.

GEETA GOEL

ICom Member

Geeta is the India CEO of Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. She manages the
strategy and implementation of the foundation’s work in India in areas of
Education and Family Economic Stability. In 2017, Business Today called Geeta
one of India’s 30 Most Powerful Women in Impact. She is an alumni of the IIM (A)
and Lady Shri Ram College (Delhi).

GOPALKRISHNA KULKARNI

ICom Member

Gopal is a serial entrepreneur, currently on his third venture. He has 25 years’
experience in operations and leadership positions in multinationals like GE and
BP. Over the past 15 years he has set-up and run 4 enterprises. Currently
managing a mid-budget hospitality company in an asset light model. He is an
engineer/MBA from IIT/IIM.

PRAVEEN PRASAD

Investment Analyst

Praveen holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from Goa Institute of Management.
Earlier, he has worked at Infosys and a start-up where he worked on software
testing. At CBA he actively manages various portfolio companies.

RIMZHIM MATHUR

Investment Analyst

Rimzhim Mathur is an Investment Analyst at CBA, managing investments in the
Education and Skilling sector companies. She hails from Delhi and holds an
Integrated Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Indore.
She has a keen interest in music and dance and holds a diploma in Kathak and
Tabla.

S VISWANATHA PRASAD

ICom Member

Prasad founded Caspian Advisors (currently $150M AUM) in 2004. He has a
demonstrated exit track record in the impact space in India. He serves on
several ICom of impact funds around the World like Prospero Microfinance.
Earlier Prasad was CEO of Basix, aleading MFI in India. Prasad holds a M.S. in
Management Studies from BITS, Pilani.

VISHAL BHARAT

Founder & Director

Vishal is an advisor and investor in small businesses. He has more than 25 years
of experience in financial services industry including impact investing and SME
financing. He has experience in promoter management, business planning,
financial planning and corporate governance.

DEBASISH MITTER

Advisor

Debasish Mitter is the Country Director of Michael & Susan Dell Foundation in
India, leading the foundation’s strategy and operations for education,
employability skills, family economic stability, and health. Prior to joining
the foundation, he spent 13 years with American Express in various leadership
positions in their Delhi, Miami and New York offices. Debasish is a Chartered
Accountant.

SWAMINATHAN AIYAR

Advisor

Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar is a prominent journalist and columnist. He is a
consulting editor for the Economic Times and popular columnist of the Economic
Times and The Times of India. He is also a Research Fellow at the Cato
Institute, Washington DC. After graduating from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi
he earned a Master’s Degree in Economics from Magdalen College in Oxford.

VANDANA GOYAL

Advisor

Vandana Goyal is erstwhile CEO of The Akanksha Foundation, a non-profit
organization with a mission to impact the lives of low-income children.
Previously, Vandana spent four years with Citizen Schools, a Boston-based
non-profit organization dedicated to changing the life trajectory of
underprivileged urban children. Vandana is a graduate of Claremont McKenna
College, with a degree in Economics.

INDIA EDUCATION INVESTMENT FUND (IEIF)

CBA has set up India Educational Investment Fund, IEIF, with US based Michael &
Susan Dell Foundation as a limited partner. The target sector for this fund is
early stage for-profit companies focused on solutions for urban low income
families in the education and skills development space.

GURU-G

Helps teachers teach better by providing them a digital mentor in the form of an
engaging app

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REPORT BEE

Collects data, both academic and co-scholastic, in schools and presents it in
beautiful performance reports

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CHIPPERSAGE

Develops research critical products that facilitate easier learning of concepts
for children in ages 2 years to 14 years

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OLIVEBOARD

Provides online preparation for various competitive exams such as CAT, GMAT,
CMAT, XAT, GRE, and Bank exams

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SELECTJOBS

A recruitment portal that connects recruiters with candidates for entry-level
and junior positions

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SCHOOLMITRA

Provides ERP services in the education space

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CHECK OUT OUR OTHER FUND - ECF

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INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Geeta Goel: Geeta Goel is responsible for the leading the global Mission
Investing function for Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Earlier she led the
foundation’s Family Economic Stability initiatives. In the past she spent 12
years with the Corporate Finance Group of PwC in India, advising clients on JVs,
M&As, business plans, and valuations. She is an alumni of the IIM (Ahmedabad)
and Lady Shri Ram College (Delhi).

Sanjay Mansabdar: Sanjay Mansabdar is a seasoned financial markets professional
and entrepreneur, with over 20 years of experience managing many small and large
businesses. Sanjay has run large sales and trading businesses for firms like JP
Morgan and Bank of America. As an entrepreneur, Sanjay has focused on Education
businesses where he has set up and run scalable online platforms for advanced
education.

S. Viswanatha Prasad has led Caspian Advisors, including setting up four impact
funds with AUM of ~$140 mn and a demonstrated exit track record in the impact
space in India. Besides advising us in CBA he also serves as a member of the
Investment Committee of other funds including Prospero Microfinance. Prasad
holds a M.S. in Management from BITS, Pilani, India.

EDUCATION CATALYST FUND (ECF)

CBA has set up Education Catalyst Fund, ECF, with the target sector of early
stage for-profit companies focused on solutions in education, skills and
adjacent spaces like sports management companies, health services companies
associated with schools, child nutrition companies, etc.

KOPYKITAB

Provides a large collection of eBooks & branded digital content in Higher
Education, School (K12), Professional & Competitive Exams

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BUDDY4STUDY

A scholarship platform focused on providing complete information of scholarships
being offered in India by Government and Corporates

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SIMULANIS

Develops market-ready products leveraging Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR-VR)
technologies in the education, skilling and industrial training domains

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OLIVEBOARD

Provides online preparation for various competitive exams such as CAT, GMAT,
CMAT, XAT, GRE, and Bank exams

→

SCHOOLMITRA

Provides ERP services in the education space

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IMARTICUS

A financial services and analytics educational institute offering jobs and
skills base certificate professional programs

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SKILLENZA

Peer learning and challenge platform that enables individuals to shape their
professional journey and helps enterprises in creation of talent communities

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KARADI PATH

A social innovation enterprise that creates an English environment for
classrooms, rich in Indian experiences and culture, to help children learn the
language through a process of discovery

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CALLIDO

Ed-Tech company that develops and deploys solutions to improve 21st century
skills for the students in both B2B and B2C construct to bridge the gap between
academics and real world

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GYANDHAN

Education financing platform that offers financing solutions to students for
higher education, skill development and vocational training

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GUVI

Learn to code in your native language

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INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Geeta Goel: Geeta Goel is responsible for the leading the global Mission
Investing function for Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Earlier she led the
foundation’s Family Economic Stability initiatives. In the past she spent 12
years with the Corporate Finance Group of PwC in India, advising clients on JVs,
M&As, business plans, and valuations. She is an alumni of the IIM (Ahmedabad)
and Lady Shri Ram College (Delhi).

S. Viswanatha Prasad has led Caspian Advisors, including setting up four impact
funds with AUM of ~$140 mn and a demonstrated exit track record in the impact
space in India. Besides advising us in CBA he also serves as a member of the
Investment Committee of other funds including Prospero Microfinance. Prasad
holds a M.S. in Management from BITS, Pilani, India.

Ragini Chaudhary is a seasoned development sector professional with senior
positions in DFID and other development firms like EDA Rural Systems and CARE
India. She is currently the South Asia CEO of Gray Matters Capital and would be
an observer on Investment Committee of ECF. Ragini holds a management degree
from IRMA (Institute of Rural Management) and is a qualified Chartered
Accountant.

Gopalkrishna Kulkarni is a seasoned entrepreneur with successful exits in two
companies and managing the latest venture for the past 8 years. Gopal is an
alumni for IIM Bangalore and IIT Varanasi.

GMC PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

CBA manages the portfolio for Gray Matters Capital (GMC).

CHRYSALIS

We dream of an education system which brings out the extraordinary human
potential in every child

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GRAY MATTERS

Gray Matters India is an educational assessments company that measures growth in
learning outcomes of school-going children in India

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SPEAK WELL

Speakwell is one of India’s largest Skill Training companies engaged in
development of skills of the youth of the country

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ENGLISH EDGE

A unique English learning programme; a product created with a vision to enhance
English Language Learning through innovative use of technology

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PROMETHEAN

Promethean Power Systems designs and manufactures refrigeration systems for
cold-storage and milk chilling applications in off-grid and partially
electrified areas of developing countries

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UNDER THE MANGO TREE

A hybrid social enterprise that promotes beekeeping to increase agricultural
productivity and provides market access to enhance income and improve
livelihoods of marginal farmers in India

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ADDRESS HEALTH

AddressHealth believes that parents, schools and the community at large must
address children’s health proactively. We partner them in this mission

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V SHESH

V-shesh brings learning and skill development services to un-served consumers in
3 segments (disabled, non-metro residents and from disadvantaged socio-economic
backgrounds) with a focus on effectiveness and efficiency

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GUVI

Learn to code in your native language

→


CHECK OUT OUR OTHER FUND - ECF

→

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Geeta Goel: Geeta Goel is responsible for the leading the global Mission
Investing function for Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Earlier she led the
foundation’s Family Economic Stability initiatives. In the past she spent 12
years with the Corporate Finance Group of PwC in India, advising clients on JVs,
M&As, business plans, and valuations. She is an alumni of the IIM (Ahmedabad)
and Lady Shri Ram College (Delhi).

Sanjay Mansabdar: Sanjay Mansabdar is a seasoned financial markets professional
and entrepreneur, with over 20 years of experience managing many small and large
businesses. Sanjay has run large sales and trading businesses for firms like JP
Morgan and Bank of America. As an entrepreneur, Sanjay has focused on Education
businesses where he has set up and run scalable online platforms for advanced
education.

S. Viswanatha Prasad has led Caspian Advisors, including setting up four impact
funds with AUM of ~$140 mn and a demonstrated exit track record in the impact
space in India. Besides advising us in CBA he also serves as a member of the
Investment Committee of other funds including Prospero Microfinance. Prasad
holds a M.S. in Management from BITS, Pilani, India.

 

EDUCATION

Education is one of the biggest areas of impact investments in India, and it is
a growing market. The number of affordable private schools offering education to
children from low income families is increasing rapidly. The impact on society
through education solutions is felt after a generation because of new
capabilities, perspectives, exposures to the students touched by the investee
solutions now.

 

SPORTS MANAGEMENT

Sport is regarded as one of the largest industries worldwide in terms of
generating employment and revenue. Sports Education is important for the
holistic development of an individual. Many professional sports management
companies are coming up in India to boost this sector.

 

Investment Criteria

We invest in impact sector companies. While every deal is different, we broadly
look for:

Sustainability: Ability to generate profits in the not too distant future

Scalability: A business model that supports rapid growth

Impact: Ability to generate social impact, particularly for the low-income
segment

Top Management: Skills and past track record

Innovation: Competitive edge coming from a defensible innovation

 

CHILD HEALTHCARE

Health is still a neglected sector in the development process in India. Child
health is equally important as child education. This is a growing area of impact
investment and many organisations are developing products focused to improve the
health infrastructure, skills development and quality of care.

 

SKILL DEVELOPMENT

The skills development segment and the livelihoods channels are working together
to provide better employment opportunities to students and professionals. A lot
of companies are coming up in this space with the objective of creating a
workforce that has better skills and is equipped with better knowledge

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