作为印度国家农业和农村发展银行（NABARD）的风险投资部门，NABVENTURES在其第二期基金的首次募资中成功筹集了45亿印度卢比（约合4700万美元）。
NABVENTURES, the venture capital arm of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), has raised Rs 450 crore ($47 million) at the first close of its second fund.
该基金的最终募资目标为150亿印度卢比，并设有超额认购机制。此前，NABVENTURES已通过多期基金向23家企业进行了投资。
NABVENTURES Fund II is targeting a corpus of Rs 1,500 crore, including a green-shoe option. The firm’s earlier funds have invested in 23 enterprises.
NABARD担任该基金的牵头投资人，资金将主要用于扶持处于初创及成长阶段的农业和农村领域企业。这些企业需运用先进技术及可规模化商业模式，以解决农业产业链及农村经济中的各类难题。
NABARD is the anchor investor in Fund II, which will invest in early- and growth-stage companies operating in agriculture and rural markets. The fund will focus on businesses using technology and scalable models to address challenges across the agricultural value chain and rural economy.
NABARD主席沙吉·克里希南在新闻稿中表示：“通过第二期基金，我们期望与那些致力于开发创新方案、应对农业生态系统各类挑战的远见卓识的企业家携手合作。”
“Through Fund II, we aim to partner with visionary entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions to address critical challenges across the agricultural ecosystem,” said Shaji Krishnan V, Chairman of NABARD, in a media statement.
他进一步指出：“随着印度农业及农村经济的持续发展，市场迫切需要那些能提升生产效率、优化产业链条、增加农民收入并助力农村企业稳健发展的技术型解决方案。”
“As India’s agriculture and rural economy evolves, there is a growing need for scalable, technology-driven solutions that enhance productivity, strengthen value chains, improve farmers’ incomes and build resilient rural enterprises,” he added.
成立于2018年4月的NABVENTURES负责管理第一期基金，同时还运营着由NABARD与印度农业和农民福利部共同资助的AgriSURE基金，旨在为农业和农村领域的初创企业及商家提供资金支持。
Set up in April 2018, NABVENTURES manages Fund I and AgriSURE, a fund supported by NABARD and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to finance startups and businesses in the agriculture and rural sectors.