Building a better world: Caspian’s mission to create sustainable businesses | S.1 E.72 with Avishek Gupta

Introducing Avishek Gupta, the Managing Director and CEO of Caspian Debt, a pioneering impact investing firm in India part of Caspian. With over 220 successful customized debt investments in start-ups, social enterprises, and financial institutions, Caspian Debt has proven its worth in sectors ranging from food and agribusiness to clean technologies, healthcare, education, water and sanitation, and financial inclusion.

Avishek's experience in the industry is impressive, with his previous work in setting up a structured finance business in small business lending and affordable housing finance sectors. He began his career by building a startup in the dairy supply chain that provided technology and manpower support to rural financial institutions, enabling them to provide financing to dairy farmers.

Avishek holds a B.Tech in Dairy Technology and Masters in Dairy Chemistry, along with a Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA).

In the latest episode, Avishek shares his insights into Caspian's investment strategy and its mission to promote social and environmental impact through responsible and transparent investing. Caspian's investment focus is on enterprises that address access and efficiency issues in business ecosystems, with the aim of providing capital and expertise to early-stage enterprises, helping them improve their outreach and viability.

Caspian’s mission is to enable the growth of enterprises that create social and environmental impact in a responsible, transparent, and sustainable manner. The company's commitment to ethical and transparent business practices has been recognized by its B Corp certification, making it the first Indian impact investing firm to be certified.