Driving Sustainable Growth Across Food and Agriculture in South and Southeast Asia

A private equity firm investing in climate-resilient agriculture and food value chains.

Who We Are

Mandala Capital is a specialist private equity firm investing in food and agriculture businesses across South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, we have partnered with growth-stage companies across agribusiness and food value chains, combining deep sector expertise with an operational approach to build resilient, scalable businesses.

Deployed Capital in Food & Agriculture since 2008

$ 150 M+

Investing Track Record

10 + Years

Funds successfully raised

1

Investment Strategy in Markets

We invest in high-growth markets across South & Southeast Asia where agriculture and food systems are undergoing rapid transformation.

India
  • GK Cold Chain
  • Jain Irrigation
  • Jain Farm Fresh Foods
  • Godavari Biorefineries
  • EFRAC
  • SAFL
  • Keventer
Indonesia
  • Sentara Group
Vietnam
  • Techcoop
Philippines
Thailand

India

  • GK Cold Chain
  • Jain Irrigation
  • Jain Farm Fresh Foods
  • Godavari Biorefineries
  • EFRAC
  • SAFL
  • Keventer

Vietnam

  • Techcoop

Indonesia

  • Sentara Group

Thailand

Phillipines

Partners & Investors

Case Studies

Explore how we partner with portfolio companies to scale climate-resilient food and agriculture businesses.

Mandala’s operational partnership helped EFRAC double revenue and grow EBITDA at 50%+ CAGR over five years.

EFRAC is now a leading one-stop testing services provider in India, with a 60,000 sq. ft. integrated laboratory facility.

Transforming Godavari from a sugar mill into one of India’s leading integrated biorefineries and a model for climate-resilient agriculture

Godavari turns sugarcane and by-products into sugar, specialty chemicals, and other high-value outputs.

Improving the livelihoods of 50,000+ farmers through Mandala’s investment in Keventer, one of East and North-East India’s largest food and beverage companies.

Mandala’s hands-on governance and operational expertise helped drive a 3x increase in revenue.

The Mandala Team

Deep sector experience investing and operating across the global food and agriculture sector.

Uday Garg
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Uday Garg

Managing Partner

Gopal Arjun
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Gopal Arjun

COO

Boon Ling Yee
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Boon Ling Yee

Operating Partner

Hiten Varia
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Hiten Varia

Operating Partner

News & Insights

The Latest News from Mandala Capital, Press and Media Coverage

Mandala Capital partners with Vietnam Development Bank to strengthen local execution in Vietnam

Mandala Capital Featured in DealStreetAsia Following Interview on Fund III Strategy

Mandala Capital Secures $36M funding from the Green Climate Fund to Scale Climate Resilience across the Agriculture & Food Sector in South & Southeast Asia

Building Scalable Value Chains in the Food Ecosystem →

Fragmented value chains remain one of the biggest challenges in the food

Mandala Capital Featured in DealStreetAsia on Fund III Strategy →

Mandala Capital was recently featured in DealStreetAsia, highlighting the strategy behind its

Bridging the Investment Gap in Agrifood SMEs →

Agrifood SMEs form the backbone of food systems across emerging markets, yet

Awards and recognition

Recognition of Mandala Capital’s investment, operational and impact leadership across the region.

Operational Value Add - 2024