This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group. It was also was made under a previous strategy. We disclose information on all our current investments, but narrative information on our pre-2012 investments, when we introduced a new strategy, may be limited.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region
:
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- South Asia
- Sector
:
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people. For funds, the sectors listed here are those the fund has invested in so far.
- Communications and IT Services, Education, Financial services, Health, Manufacturing, Other consumer services
- Investment type
:
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund manager:
- Seed Fund Advisory
- Start date
:
For direct investments, this is the date British International Investment committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that British International Investment committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- December 2009
- Amount
:
For direct investments, this is the total amount that British International Investment has committed to the business or project (it may be a combination of equity and debt).
For funds, this is the total amount that British International Investment has committed to the fund.
- $12.6m
- Domicile
:
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- Mauritius
Investments made by this fund
- Active
- Exited
| Investment name | Country | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seedfarm
Seedfarm is holding company representing a variety of seed company investments in India. These include Level 10 and Daily Objects. |
India | South Asia | Financial services | November 2010 | Active |
|
Nihodo Media (Level10)
Level 10 creates indigenous comic book characters and content that can grow in cross-media vehicles in India. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | May 2011 | Active |
|
Frontier Markets
Rural marketing and distribution company addressing the demand for energy products and other consumer durables in rural India. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | June 2011 | Active |
|
Vaatsalya
Vaatsalya manages a network of affordable hospitals in Tier II and III cities in India. |
India | South Asia | Health | June 2011 | Active |
|
Fetise
Fetise is an online retailer for all types of branded clothing, shoes and fashion accessories for men, women and children. Its head office is in Mumbai. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | November 2011 | Active |
|
Mydentist (Sabka)
Mydentist manages affordable neighbourhood clinics providing honest, quality dental care. |
India | South Asia | Health | November 2011 | Active |
|
Nazara Technologies (Sportskeeda)
Sports Keeda is a sports website featuring writer and blogger articles on different genres and aspects of sport in India. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | November 2011 | Active |
|
Heckyl
Heckyl provides real time financial information, news, analytics and heat maps to offer exclusive coverage of markets, companies and businesses. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | December 2011 | Active |
|
Intuitent Online (Done By None)
Intuitent sells affordable fashion apparel and accessories for women online and is creating a fashion brand for young, urban women in India. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | December 2011 | Active |
|
Firki Web (Daily Objects)
Daily Objects is an online retailer, specialising in accessories for electronic gadgets including cameras, mobiles, laptops, gaming and storage devices. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | June 2012 | Active |
|
Offer Media (Viral Mint)
Viral Mint helps businesses create, manage and analyse their deals across multiple social networks in real time. |
India | South Asia | Communications and IT Services | June 2012 | Active |
|
Technium Labs (LurnQ)
Technium Labs is an open web education technology company. Through its LurnQ product, it connects educators, students, and institutions, offering digital learning resources. |
India | South Asia | Education | June 2012 | Active |
|
Chumbak
Chumbak is a design focussed company that creates unusual products for wide range of uses, including travel souvenirs and gifts. |
India | South Asia | Manufacturing | September 2012 | Active |
|
Axis Room
Axis Rooms owns a hotel exchange product that enables small and medium sized hotels to increase distribution reach, transact with travel agents and corporates. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | September 2013 | Active |
|
Bliss Inns Private Limited (V Resorts)
Bliss Inns is a hotel management company that manages hotels & resorts in the mid market segment of the Indian leisure industry. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | December 2013 | Active |
|
Nearify (Novelroots)
The company is an online portal that provides users a listing of events, promotions and engagements near their location. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | January 2014 | Active |
|
Browntape
Browntape has developed a single console platform for multi-channel online sellers where an online retailer through Browntape.com can manage his e-commerce operations irrespective of the marketplaces he is selling on. |
India | South Asia | Communications and IT Services | February 2014 | Active |
|
Voonik
Voonik is a personal stylist providing customers with best hand-picked clothes based on the customer's body type and style preferences. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | February 2014 | Active |
|
Kulzy Media Pvt Ltd
Kulzy Media Pvt Ltd, which has its head office in Delhi, is an online market place where professionals from the advertising/communication industry can connect and interact with fellow professionals, and showcase their professional achievements. |
India | South Asia | Communications and IT Services | February 2015 | Active |
