Caspian

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Caspian invests equity and debt capital in socially responsible, multiple bottom line businesses delivering financial and social value. Caspian has set up four funds till date: Bellwether Microfinance Fund, India Financial Inclusion Fund, Caspian Impact Investments, Caspian SME Impact Fund.

Caspian is registered as an Investment Adviser with SEBI.

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Overview

Location

India, Telangana, Hyderabad

Employees

11-50

Total raised

$20M

Founded date

2004

Funding Rounds 1

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Jun 9, 2026	India's Bioenergy Future Ignites with GPS Renewables' $66M Boost	GPS Renewables, a leader in Indian bioenergy, secured $66.3 million in Series C funding. This capital fuels expansion of its compressed biogas projects nationwide. Investors include PixelSky Capital, Sojitz Corporation, and a South Korean c...
Jun 8, 2026	Neev Fund-backed GPS Renewables raises Series C funding	A biomethane plant operated by GPS Renewables \| Credit: Sojitz Corp GPS Renewables Pvt Ltd, the Bengaluru-based bioenergy company that counts SBI Ventures-managed Neev Fund as an investor, has raised Rs 635 crore ($66.3 million) in Series C...
Dec 12, 2025	FMO, Caspian Founder Double Down in BlackSoil Post Merger with ₹65 Crore Equity Infusion	National: BlackSoil Capital, one of the leading alternative credit NBFCs, today announced an equity infusion of ₹65 Crore from FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, and Caspian Founder, S. Viswanatha Prasad. The capital raised wi...
Nov 19, 2025	BlackSoil, Caspian Complete Merger To Create An INR 1,900 Cr NBFC	SUMMARY In a statement, the new NBFC claimed that its combined assets under management (AUM) now stands at INR 1,900 Cr As a joint entity, the NBFC claims that it will now have access to a new segment of around 5,000 borrowers, making its p...
Sep 23, 2025	Kolkata-based Sustainable Startup Amwoodo raises $4 M to Scale its Online Business and Manufacturing Expansion!	India, 23rd September, 2025: Amwoodo, an innovator in bamboo-based sustainable solutions, announced that it has raised $4 million in Pre-Series A funding from a consortium of leading investors. This round was led by Rainmatter, with partici...
Sep 23, 2025	Amwoodo Raises $4 Mn To Scale Production Of Sustainable Bamboo Products	SUMMARY The funding round was round led by existing investor Rainmatter, with participation from Adventz Group, Thinkuvate, and Caspian Amwoodo said it will use the funds to scale its production capacity, strengthen its D2C marketplace Ecoc...
Sep 23, 2025	BlackSoil Capital raises Rs 210 Cr debt in H1 2025 to expand SME lending	BlackSoil Capital, the NBFC arm of BlackSoil Group, raised Rs 210 crore in debt in H1 2025, largely via non-convertible debentures (NCDs) and co-investments from family offices and high-net-worth individuals (HNIs). The round added GrayMat...
Sep 23, 2025	Amwoodo raises $4 million from Rainmatter, others	Synopsis Kamath's Rainmatter has put in $2 million while Adventz, Caspian and Singapore's ThinKuvate have invested $2 million between them, Amwoodo founder and chief executive Agni Mitra told ET. ETtech Nithin Kamath-backed Amwoodo, a Kolka...
Jul 3, 2025	Maieutic Semiconductor, Luma Fertility, three others secure funding	Maieutic Semiconductor's founders Chip-design software startup Maieutic Semiconductor, fertility clinic operator Luma Fertility, AI-driven marketing firm GobbleCube, and snacks brand FitFeast have secured funding in separate early-stage rou...
Mar 25, 2025	Curefoods to Raise INR 54 Crore in Debt From BlackSoil Group The recent debt infusion follows a INR 300 crore ($36 million) funding round last year, led by Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal's Three State Ventures	Curefoods, a well known name in the cloud kitchen sector, has secured INR 56.4 crore ($6.6 million) in debt financing, marking its first debt round of the year. The funding was led by BlackSoil Group, with additional participation from Binn...
Mar 24, 2025	Curefoods raises $6.6M in debt from BlackSoil Group	Cloud kitchen house of brands Curefoods has raised $6.6 million in debt from BlackSoil, along with participation from Binny Bansal and Caspian Investments. According to Registrar Of Companies (RoC) filings, the cloud kitchen startup offered...
Sep 16, 2024	BlackSoil's Ankur Bansal on Caspian merger, funding plans and possible IPO	Premium Ankur Bansal, co-founder and managing director, BlackSoil Earlier this month, impact investment lender Caspian Debt announced a merger with alternative credit provider BlackSoil Capital, in what the respective boards see as a match ...
Sep 4, 2024	NBFCs BlackSoil Capital & Caspian Debt To Merge Via Share Swap Deal	SUMMARY “After the merger is complete and regulatory approvals are received, Caspian Debt will be fully integrated into BlackSoil,” BlackSoil said in a statement The merger will position BlackSoil, the combined entity, as one of the largest...
Sep 4, 2024	NBFCs Caspian Debt and BlackSoil Capital to merge	Alternative credit provider BlackSoil Capital and impact investment lender Caspian Impact Investments (Debt) have received unanimous approval from their respective Boards of Directors to merge through a share swap. The decision paves the wa...
Jan 25, 2023	Omnivore achieves partial exit in Ecozen’s $25m Series C led by Nuveen for clean energy irrigation, cold chain tech	Ecozen, an Indian company that’s providing solar-powered irrigation and cold chain storage solutions, has closed a $25 million Series C in equity and debt from a pool of investors and banking institutions. The equity round was led by the US...
May 8, 2020	Caspian Debt Raises $20 Million In Debt Funding From DFC	Caspian Debt has raised $20 million in long-term debt funding from the US International Development Finance Corporation. The company said this new loan, which is a combination of subordinated and senior debt, will help Caspian Debt provide ...
May 8, 2020	Caspian Debt gets $20 million funding from US International Development Finance Corporation	Will use this funding to focus on promoting disruptive entrepreneurs, says Caspian Debt MD Viswanatha Prasad Digital corporate lending financial services company, Caspian Debt, announced an investment of $20 million by US International Deve...
May 8, 2020	Impact investor Caspian raises $20 mn in debt funding	Team TC 8 May, 2020 Caspian, the Hyderabad-based impact investor, has raised $20 million in long-term debt funding from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), which is a returning investor. The funds, which are raised b...
Dec 11, 2019	India’s Ecozen closes Series A on $6m to help farmers reduce spoilage, navigate supply chain	**UPDATE: December 11, 9am India time. Article originally posted on July 17, 2019 detailed the first close of the round with Caspian, Triodos and Omnivore. Ecozen went on to bring in investment from Sathguru Catalyser’s Innovation in Food &...
Mar 30, 2016	India: Veritas Finance raises $4.5m in Series A round led by Sarva Capital	Premium Chennai-based financial services provider for micro and small enterprises, Veritas Finance Pvt Ltd, has raised Rs 30 crore ($4.5 million) in its Series A round, led by Lok Advisory fund, Sarva Capital. It also saw participation from...
Mar 28, 2016	Daily funding roundup - March 28, 2016	Emulate secured $28M; Goldman Sachs invested in Venus Medtech; Fixt received $600k Seed funding Flyr, a San Francisco, CA-based travel and data science company, received an investment from JetBlue Technology Ventures, the new venture capita...

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FAQ about Caspian

When was Caspian founded?

Caspian was founded in 2004.

How much funding has Caspian raised?

Caspian has raised $20M in total across 1 funding round.

What has the press written about Caspian?

Parsers VC has collected 22 articles mentioning Caspian, among them “India's Bioenergy Future Ignites with GPS Renewables' $66M Boost” (Jun 9, 2026) and “Neev Fund-backed GPS Renewables raises Series C funding” (Jun 8, 2026).

Is Caspian still active?

Yes, Caspian is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 29, 2026.