Our Vision
We seek to build an India that is educated, healthy, distress free and prosperous. We do that by investing in and partnering with impactful enterprises.
Impact Investing is expected to grow to $1 trillion globally, however, the core sectors of development — education, healthcare, and agriculture – have historically attracted less than 20% of the capital allocated for impact investing. And even where available, it is invested in later-stage businesses, leaving start-ups and innovators in these sectors virtually starved of risk capital.
Menterra's vision is to transform this and enable entrepreneurs to cross the valley of commercial death and achieve impact at scale.
Our Focus Sectors
Agriculture
With 58% of India depending on agriculture as a primary means of livelihood, the nation aims to double farm income
Menterra’s investments focus on improving efficiency of this production system; addressing the inherent diseconomies of scale; improving access to quality resources, markets, and credit; and reducing the disproportionately severe impact of climate change on smallholder farmers.
Healthcare
25% deaths in India are caused by communicable diseases, and 60% are caused by non-communicable diseases.
Menterra’s investments focus on providing access to affordable healthcare that improves the quality of life and helps the underprivileged avoid the vicious debt and poverty cycle while addressing the changing disease burden and emerging global health priorities.
Education & Skill Development
Out of 260 Million school-going children in India, 90 Million are in low-fee schools.
Menterra’s investments are focused on delivering affordable education that creates a level playing field for the underserved through improved learning outcomes and better linkage to skills required for jobs in a rapidly changing economy.
What Makes Us Invest?
We seek businesses with a passionate team, a strong commitment to impact, and a tangible pathway to scale. Essentially, we invest in businesses that fit the below criteria.
Deep & Scalable Impact
We seek early-stage businesses with deep, scalable impact that can be measured, and which cater to the economically poorer sections of society.
Exceptional Leadership
The promoters and management team of the company should be committed to impact, competent in scaling a business and function as a cohesive team.
Potential for commercial scale and returns
The business should have the potential to scale commercially, and present multiple exit and liquidity options that are tangible and aligned with our target return.
Fair entry valuation and financial discipline
The entry valuation must not be unsustainable. We only work with entrepreneurs who exhibit required financial discipline around capital efficiency while focusing on unit economics and cash flows.