New Ventures India (NVI) is a joint initiative of the CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad and the World Resources Institute, Washington DC. The initiative was established and supported by USAID under the Global Development Alliance. The programme is currently supported by British High Commission under the Strategic Programme Fund (SPF), USDoS under the Asia Pacific Partnership (APP) programme and Citi Foundation.
NVI aims to identify profitable, scalable green businesses and provide professional mentoring support and linkages to market and financing opportunities.
Focus Areas
- Clean Technology
- Green Building Materials
- Recycle/ Reuse/ Reduce
- Advanced Water Technologies
- Renewable Energy
- Eco Tourism
- Organic Agriculture
- Energy Efficiency
- Other Green Product Manufacturers
Success Stories
Eleven of the 31 enterprises supported by NVI in the past three years have been able to raise Rs. 95 Crores/ USD 23.2 Million in debt/equity funding.
The companies are:
HMX Sumaya Systems, Conserve HRP, Natura Fibers, Suminter India Organics, Tribi Embedded Technologies, Zameen Organics, Kabirdass Motor Company Pvt. Ltd., Kakatiya Energy Systems, SBA Hydro Systems, Eco-Recycling Limited (Ecoreco) and Nandan Biomatrix.
