The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved investments in Endiya Partners Fund III under the AIIB Venture Capital (VC) Investment Program. The investments will support early-stage companies focused on green and technology-enabled infrastructure in India and Southeast Asia.
Launched in December 2022, AIIB’s VC Investment Program for Green and Technology-Enabled Infrastructure began with a commitment of USD100 million, with an additional USD30 million for co-investments. The program aims to fill the capital gap for early-stage ventures by investing through small-scale VC funds.
Endiya Partners Fund III will invest in early-stage start-ups in India, focusing on intellectual property that aligns with AIIB’s strategic priorities.
“Endiya Partners shares AIIB’s vision of promoting innovation in green and technology-enabled infrastructure through strategic investments in the digital industry, healthcare and enterprise sectors,” said Sateesh Andra, Managing Partner at Endiya Partners. “We thank AIIB for their confidence and LP (limited partners) investment as we drive impactful change.”
This will be the second signed commitment, previously approved as MSA Emerging Technology Markets Fund I in 2023. The total investment under the VC Program now represents about 20% of its investable corpus. The program’s goal is to build a diversified portfolio of 10 to 12 VC funds across sectors, geographies and stages of development.“These investments are pivotal as they operationalize AIIB’s forward-looking VC Program, with significant potential to grow the innovation landscape in our Members,” said Gregory Liu, AIIB Director General of Financial Institutions and Fund Clients, Global. “Our focus will be to enhance this program by identifying innovative ideas that deliver scalable impacts, creating a portfolio that generates returns and positive outcomes.”
The investments align with AIIB’s Private Capital Mobilization thematic priority and mission of Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow, emphasizing technology as a competitive advantage. AIIB’s Environmental and Social Policy applies to the program, ensuring that each VC Fund adheres to the Bank’s environmental and social standards.
