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.
- Food and agriculture, Health, Infrastructure
- Website:
- http://www.ventureast.net/
- Investment type
:
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund manager:
- VenturEast
- 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
- November 2010
- 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.
- $0.24m
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mardil Medical Devices Pvt Ltd
Mardil owns the Mitral valve repair device (a cardiac device), and is based in India. It has recently begun its first human trials. |
India | South Asia | Health | December 2010 | Active |
|
Richcore Life Sciences
Richcore builds efficiencies into manufacturing processes using propriety methodology to solve industrial manufacturing problems. |
India | South Asia | Health | December 2010 | Active |
|
Sresta Natural Bioproducts Pvt Ltd
Sresta is a producer organic foods such as cereals, pulses and flour, for domestic and international markets. |
India | South Asia | Food and agriculture | December 2010 | Active |
| Riverina Oils & Bio Energy Pvt. Ltd | India | South Asia | Food and agriculture | March 2011 | Active |
|
VKS Farms
VKS Farms is an agribusiness that processes, distributes and retails chicken, buffalo and egg products for the domestic and export markets. |
India | South Asia | Food and agriculture | December 2011 | Active |
|
Total Prosthetics & Orthotics Pvt. Ltd
Total Prosthetics & Orthotics provide high quality orthotics and prosthetics care to patients in India and the US through its chain of clinics, exclusive products and centralized automated fabrication facility. |
India | South Asia | Health | July 2012 | Active |
|
Polygenta Technologies Ltd & Perpetual Global Technologies Ltd
Polygenta converts post-consumption polyester waste into useful products through its Renew technology. The products include polyester filament yarn and films. |
India | South Asia | Infrastructure | October 2012 | Active |
|
Healthvista India Pvt Ltd -Portea
Portea Medical Pvt. Ltd. is engaged in providing in home healthcare services. It offers in house nursing and physiotherapy services. The company is based in Bangalore, Karnataka. |
India | South Asia | Health | November 2013 | Active |
|
Pinnacle Engines Inc
The company, based in Pune, designs engines with a focus on improving fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines used in auto and gensets using their patent protected technology. |
India | South Asia | Infrastructure | January 2014 | Active |
|
Diabetomics Inc
Diabetomics Inc is a growth-stage medical diagnostics company with operations in India. It is the world's first company to develop a patented non-invasive, saliva-based glucose monitoring test for diabetes patients and an early detection test for gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia. |
India | South Asia | Health | October 2014 | Active |
