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In 2015 JII developed a strategic plan to create a leading agtech irrigation company with a billion dollar target valuation. At around the same time, Mandala Capital invested a total of USD 120 million across the Jain group.

Mandala Capital's portfolio company EFRAC recently launched Asia’s first NABL accredited CO2 Laboratory. Increased testing, inspection and certification ensures higher quality and safety of products for consumers.

Our mission is to create impact along the entire food chain that is sustainable and scalable. What does that really mean and how is Mandala’s approach to impact as an asset manager differentiated?

The “Private Equity” designation characterizes a wide range of investment firms. Although it is tempting to evaluate the "Private Equity" asset class through a singular lens, there are genuine differences between firms and the underlying investment themes, financial products offered, ...

Around August 2018, it was as if a tsunami hit the world of Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in India. For the last 4 to 5 months, they have gone through a rough phase which was triggered by a sudden ...

Harvard Business School recently released a comprehensive case study on Jain Irrigation, analysing the long-term growth strategy adopted by the family business, fuelled by its mission of improving the living conditions of Indian farmers and creating a legacy in drip-irrigation ...

Our recent c. $30 million investment in Keventer Agro and the subsequent launch of the first and largest UHT milk processing plant in East India has confirmed a few of our themes: There remain incredible growth opportunities in the food sector ...

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Very few will dispute that after China, the next big emerging market is India. With 1.3bn population and possibly surpassing China in population by 2025, India will be in the next big market to watch in Asia. On a macro level, ...

Mandala Capital's portfolio company Arcadia Biosciences is collaborating with Ardent Mills, North American’s leading flour-milling and ingredient company, to develop and commercialize innovative wheat traits. Their first project focuses on extending the shelf life and improving the flavor of whole ...

Mandala Capital, in collaboration with The Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Invest India, the Government of India, and the Government of Gujarat hosted the first Food and Agriculture Investor Meet symposium at the Office of the Consulate General of India, ...

Verdeca, a joint venture between Mandala Capital's portfolio company Arcadia Biosciences and Bioceres receives approval to integrate HB4® drought tolerant Soybeans with terbicide tolerance in Argentina. This allows Verdeca to incorporate both glyphosate and glufosinate-ammonium tolerance into the HB4 trait.

Uday Garg of Mandala Capital had an exclusive interview with VC Circle on "Why investors will flock to food processing players".

Indian Agriculture: Ripe for a Transformation? Indian agricultural growth and the related sectoral investment opportunities have always held a promise of greatness that has, until now, remained an elusive destiny. For the year that ended March 2018, agriculture GDP grew by ...

Mandala Capital was featured in the Business Standard. "Mandala Capital, a private equity firm with focus on agri and food value chain investments in India, is expecting partial or full exits from around five companies out of the eight investments ...