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Benzai10 Investment Trust

IN/AIF2/21-22/0887Cat II

Private equity, private credit and real-estate funds that don't employ leverage except for operating needs. The largest AIF category.

Overview

About

Benzai10 Investment Trust (IN/AIF2/21-22/0887) is a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund focused on investing in Agriculture and Allied sectors. It is managed by Benzai10 Investment Ventures Private Limited (CIN: U65929DL2020PTC370467), incorporated in September 2020 and headquartered in New Delhi. The fund targets diversified opportunities within India's agricultural value chain, leveraging an investment team with over two decades of experience in the agribusiness and development sector. Service providers include Credentia Trusteeship Services (trustee), IC Universal Legal (legal consultants), and S.N. Dhawan & Co. LLP (auditors). The fund has made investments in companies including Genexis Biotech (biotechnology), Jovaki, and Fermentech Labs (horticulture/commercial products). The fund is based at Saket District Centre, South Delhi. The broader Benzai10 initiative is powered by Indigram Labs Foundation, a not-for-profit working at the intersection of agriculture, technology, and rural development.

Investment Philosophy

Benzai10 Investment Trust applies a sector-focused investment approach to India's agriculture and allied sectors, targeting companies with strong potential for impact and financial returns within the agricultural value chain. The fund focuses on diversified opportunities including agri-tech, agri-inputs, food processing, horticulture, and related sectors, supported by an investment team with deep on-the-ground experience in agribusiness and rural development across India.

Team— 3

Akshay Ravi

Director & SEBI Contact Person, Benzai10 Investment Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

Akshay Ravi is a Director of Benzai10 Investment Ventures Private Limited and the designated SEBI contact person for Benzai10 Investment Trust. He is one of the founding directors of the company (incorporated September 2020).

Ashish Khetan

Director, Benzai10 Investment Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

Ashish Khetan is a Director of Benzai10 Investment Ventures Private Limited. He is also associated with Indigram Labs Foundation — the not-for-profit organisation powering the Benzai10 initiative — and his email ashish.khetan@indigram.in is the company's registered email per MCA.

Sunil Khairnar

Investment Team — Agribusiness Expert

Sunil Khairnar has over 27 years of experience in the agribusiness and development sector in India. He holds a B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering and a Management Post Graduate degree from IIM Ahmedabad. Post a corporate career (1993–2000), he devoted 20 years to agri-rural development, co-founding multiple social ventures in agriculture and health sectors across incubation, technology deployment, and rural enterprise development. He is a key member of the investment team at Benzai10.

Registration

SEBI Registration

SEBI-registered

Reg. NumberIN/AIF2/21-22/0887

VintageMay 2021 · 5 yrs old

Valid ToPerpetual

Contact PersonAkshay Ravi

AddressUnit No 25, Ground Floor, Rectangle 1, Plot No. D 4, Saket District Centre, South Delhi, New Delhi, National Capital Territory Of Delhi, 110017

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