Building Climate-Resilient Food & Agriculture Systems
Mandala Capital is a private equity firm investing in high-growth agriculture.
OUR ORIGIN
Founded in 2008, the firm was established with a mission to transform the agri-food sector across South and Southeast Asia. With more than 17 years of investing experience in the region’s agri-food markets, it has built a strong track record of backing businesses addressing some of the most critical food system challenges – from strengthening agricultural value chains to improving food security and farmer livelihoods.
Operating across South and Southeast Asia, the firm focuses on scaling high-impact agri-food companies through a distinctive SME control-investing strategy that enables deeper operational engagement and long-term value creation. Through its partnership with the Green Climate Fund and a blended-finance investment model, the platform is able to mobilize capital that supports climate adaptation and sustainable growth at scale.
Mission
Mandala Capital is a vision driven investment firm with an aim to transform the lives of hundreds of millions of farmers, making agriculture more sustainable, climate friendly and resilient while increasing people’s access to affordable, healthy and nutritious food.
Vision
A future where farms, food systems, and agri-businesses across Asia are climate-adapted, efficient, and capable of feeding the next generation sustainably.
OUR INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
The Mandala playbook
We take a highly operational approach to deliver exceptional performance. We identify scalable companies with a sustainable competitive advantage and make them regional, national and global industry leaders that can deliver attractive financial and social returns for our investors.
The Mandala Team
Deep sector experience investing and operating across the global food and agriculture sector.
Uday Garg
Managing Partner
Gopal Arjun
COO
Boon Ling Yee
Operating Partner
Hiten Varia
Operating Partner
Mark Turner
Operating Partner
Aditya Mody
Investment Team
Gaurav Kumar
Investment Team
Andrew Koger
Investment Team
Demetrio Innocenti
Climate and Gender Specialist
Kim Cygler
Investor Relations
Shyam Namdev
CFO
Yatish Totla
Finance Controller
Rita Eustace
Office Manager
Barry Schiffman
Advisor
David Hood
Advisor
Christopher llagan
Country Expert - Philippines
Bradley LaLonde
Country Expert - Vietnam
Vijaykumar Balakrishna
Industry Expert
Raj Ketkar
Industry Expert
Mayank Jalan
Country Expert - India
Awards and recognition
Recognition of Mandala Capital’s investment, operational and impact leadership across the region.