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Aavishkaar Goodwell India Microfinance Development Company Ltd is a for-profit business development company that invests in entrepreneurial microfinance organizations in India on a socially and commercially sustainable basis.

Aavishkaar Goodwell aims to improve access to affordable financial services for millions of un-banked people in India. Aavishkaar Goodwell does this by developing and scaling up entrepreneurial microfinance organizations and integrating them into the mainstream financial sector. Aavishkaar Goodwell aims to realize "benefits of scale": a substantial social impact and an attractive financial return. The company is building a portfolio of USD 25 million in microfinance start ups and fast growing institutions.

Aavishkaar Goodwell was initiated by an Indian-Dutch joint venture. The dedicated investment team in India invests alongside the team that manages Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund, (www.aavishkaar.org) an innovative and UNDP Award-winning fund that invests micro-equity in scaleable SMEs in India.

The Dutch microfinance private equity company Goodwell Microfinance Development Company is the leading investor in Aavishkaar Goodwell, along with international finance institutions and commercial banks.

For more information, please visit www.aavishkaargoodwell.com.







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