Lok Capital is one of the pioneering and leading "base of pyramid" focused impact investing venture capital funds in India. Lok funds high potential entrepreneurs developing market oriented solutions to solve socially or economically challenging problems for lower income/BoP segments. Founded in 2006 by Dr. Rajiv Lall (currently the Executive Chairman of IDFC) and Donald Peck (previously Head of South Asia for Actis), Lok Capital has a corpus of approximately USD 90 million across two funds. The Fund's investors are international development institutions, including CDC Group PLC (UK), IFC, KfW (Germany), FMO (Netherlands), Proparco (France) and ACCION Investments. The firm has so far invested in around 16 companies including Ujjivan Financial Services, Vistaar Financial Services, RuralShores, Drishti Eye Care, Everest Edusys and Hippocampus Learning Centres.

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Lok Capital

Co-Founders

Vishal Mehta

Venky Natarajan

The executive team at Lok Capital has experience working in a variety of industries, including financial services and banking. They have also worked at a variety of companies, including LOK Advisory Services Private Limited, Orbis Financial Corporation Limited, and Deutsche Bank. They have also held a variety of positions, including Chief Operating Officer, Vice President, and Director of Finance and Operations.

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