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Funding the Future of Food, Agriculture & Climate
Omnivore Agritech & Climate Sustainability Fund 3 (OACSF3) is a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund managed by Omnivore Capital Management Advisors Private Limited (CIN: U74120DL2011PTC273887), India's pioneering and largest agritech-focused venture capital firm. Founded in 2011 by Mark Kahn and Jinesh Shah, Omnivore funds entrepreneurs building the future of food, agriculture, and climate systems in India and Southeast Asia. The fund was launched in April 2022 and achieved a first close at USD 150 million in mid-2023, marking it Omnivore's third and largest fund. First close investors include major development finance institutions — KfW, FMO, SIFEM, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) — alongside the Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Inclusive Agritech Facility, Louis Dreyfus Company Ventures, the Dutch Good Growth Fund, the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO), and Yara Growth Ventures. The fund invests in Seed and Series A rounds of agritech startups across agrifood life sciences, rural fintech, and climate-smart agriculture, with initial cheque sizes of USD 1–5 million targeting 25–30 companies. Omnivore has backed 40+ startups across its three funds, including DeHaat, Arya, Stellapps, Pixxel, Ecozen, and Aquaconnect.
Omnivore believes breakthrough technologies offer the best opportunity to transform smallholder farming in India — making it more profitable, resilient, sustainable, and climate-proof. The firm pioneered agritech investing in India and operates with an impact-first thesis, focusing on startups that create measurable outcomes across four pillars: Agricultural Prosperity, Rural Resilience, Food Security, and Resource Efficiency. Fund 3 sharpens its climate lens, prioritising companies addressing climate mitigation and adaptation in agriculture.
Mark Kahn
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Mark Kahn co-founded Omnivore with Jinesh Shah in 2010. Previously, he was Executive Vice President (Strategy & Business Development) at Godrej Agrovet, one of India's foremost agribusiness companies, responsible for corporate strategy, M&A, R&D, and new business incubation. He holds a BA (Honours) from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar).
Jinesh Shah
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Jinesh Shah co-founded Omnivore with Mark Kahn in 2010. Previously, he was Vice President and CFO at Nexus Venture Partners. Earlier, he held corporate finance roles at Datamatics, Patni Computers, and HCL Technologies. He is a Chartered Accountant, holds a B.Com from R A Poddar College and an MMS (Finance) from JBIMS. He chairs CII's agtech task force and sits on the NITI Frontier Tech Hub Expert Council for Future of Agriculture.
Imran Khan
Fund Administrator & Compliance
Imran Khan joined Omnivore in 2013 and is based in Mumbai. He oversees all aspects of fund administration, MIS, finance, accounting, reporting, and compliance for Omnivore. Previously, he worked at Basiz Fund Services managing fund accounting and administration for venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds. He is a Chartered Accountant with a B.Com from Mumbai University. He is the SEBI-registered contact person for this fund.
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