Lok Capital is an equity investor with a track record of achieving superior market rate returns while investing in impact sectors of financial inclusion, sustainability & climate, healthcare, and food & agriculture in India. Lok was established in 2004 and has successfully raised USD 350+ mn across 4 funds deployed into 45+ investments and 85%+ profitable exits, till date. Lok Capital has benefited from the long-standing association of the co-founders, Vishal Mehta and Venky Natarajan who have been together for the last two decades. Lok�s LPs have included marquee global DFIs and various nature of financial institutions seeking to achieve clear impact objectives with above market returns. Lok is currently deploying its fourth fund for early to growth stage impact investments into innovative and fundamentals driven companies across financial services, food & agri, healthcare and climate models in India. Lok IV is an SFDR Article 9 compliant fund with commitments to achieve net zero across the portfolio by 2030, and is a 2x qualified fund with commitments to deploy at least 30% of the fund towards gender focussed investments.
Financial inclusion has been a key strategic focus for Lok with evolution from MFI models to newer age models such as MSME lending, supply chain financing, affordable housing, insurance and fintech. Amongst other sectors, sustainability models that reduce climate risks, healthcare models that improve access to underserved segments, food & agriculture that benefits producers via integrated supply chains are focus areas for Lok. Going forward, Lok is excited about the role of technology in impact-oriented businesses as a catalyst to democratized scale across a digitally connected India.
Beyond providing capital, Lok engages deeply with its investee companies via nominees at the Board level as well as ongoing operational and strategic support. Lok also funds technical assistance projects for capacity building objectives. Lok's team is spread across Mumbai, Chennai and Gurgaon with investments pan-India.
