Financial Inclusion
- Small Business Finance
- Affordable Housing Finance
- Small Finance Bank
- Fintech
Agriculture
- Supply Chain
- Dairy
- Handicrafts
Healthcare
- Delivery
(primary to tertiary care) - Diagnostics
Affordable Housing Finance
Ummeed
Ummeed provides affordable housing loans to informal income segments in North and Central India.
Date of investment
September 2016
We want to change the status-quo by offering an easier, more reliable option for loans. Technology will give us the leverage to address needs of a large share of this low income segment and the funding from Lok will bolster our technology platform and accelerate our expansion plans.
Ashutosh Sharma (Founder, Ummeed)
Small Finance Bank
UTKARSH
Originally an MFI, Utkarsh is a Small Finance Bank focused on customers in North and North Central India.
Date of investment
September 2016
With the transition to a SFB, Utkarsh is making it a high priority to attract customers for savings accounts and deposits. "We plan to make available all products, such as current account, savings, fixed deposits, recurring deposits and all third-party products, from day one."
Govind Singh (Founder, Utkarsh)
Dairy
Osam
Osam is a Eastern India based dairy player operating an integrated model offering procurement, processing and selling of milk and milk products in the states of Jharkhand and Bihar
Date of investment
October 2016
OSAM is transforming the dairy sector in Jharkhand and Bihar through high quality customer offerings and improving farmer livelihoods by providing transparency on price, quantity and quality to over 8000 farmers
Rajesh Babu (Director, Lok Capital)