An inspirational heritage, a lived responsibility.
In 1965, B.R. Barwale, the grandfather of our founder, Uday Garg, set up Mahyco, a seed company with a mission to improve lives of farmers and improve food availability in India. The overall group business today spans across Europe, Africa, South Asia and South-East Asia.
Mr. Barwale has been widely recognized as a leader in the agriculture world with a keen business sense and a deep connection to the Indian farming community. In 1998, he was awarded the World Food Prize for “transforming the face of Indian Agriculture”.
In 2014, Mandala launched its first institutionally backed fund with investors from the USA and Europe. The early success of Fund I led to the launch of Fund II soon after in 2016. In early 2022, we launched Mandala Innovation to focus on Agritech.
The team
Thanks to our access to worldwide networks, it is easy for us to get the right people in the right place.
We are a think tank with decades of expertise in the agri and food business. Investment experts work hand in hand with operating partners and impact specialists to source proprietary deals, create sound investment decisions, improve post-investment performance and drive exits and value for investors.