If you are one of the following, INFUSE Ventures is your destination:
1. Aspiring cleantech entrepreneur willing to explore opportunities and has sufficient sector knowledge/experience
2. Young cleantech start-up looking for funds to test/validate prototype
3. Growing cleantech start-up looking to raise funds for scaling
2. …almost anything that leverages
renewable materials and energy sources…
…reduces the use of natural resources,
cuts or eliminates emissions and wastes...
…and is good for the world!
What do we mean by CLEANTECH?
These are some of the cleantech sectors we
are interested in:
• Energy generation and storage
• Energy efficiency and management
• Green buildings and materials
• Green IT and smart grid
• Sustainable agriculture
• Green transportation
• Water and wastewater treatment
• Recycling and waste management
3. Engineering and prototyping support
High costs of product design and testing
Paucity of skilled and affordable human resources
Structural, market-oriented issues
Legal protection and late-stage funding
Domain expertise and business model expertise
Longer time to reach market
Regulatory dependence
High capital intensity
Common challenges for cleantech start-ups
4. What is INFUSE Ventures?
INFUSE brings together key players in Indian cleantech space together into a
unique public-private-academia partnership
We are early stage equity investors
We believe in a collaborative approach to building a successful venture
We work with great people to build ideas into new ventures
Therefore, we have brought together country’s brightest minds in cleantech
Our team bring together more than 35 combined years of cleantech investing and
operating experience
Ministry of
New and
Renewable
Energy
Technology
Development
Board
(DST)
We help you overcome challenges at each stage of the venture
We have access to best resources around the world through our team and partners
5. The INFUSE Ecosystem
Physical office space,
labs for prototype
development
Admin, legal &
HR support
Strategic advice and expert
guidance on product
development, sales and
marketing support
Access to academia,
research environment
Policy insights, access to
government and
multilaterals
Networking opportunities,
knowledge of best practices
across the world
Access to funding at
different stages of
development
6. Seed your cleantech start-up with us
BOOT CAMPEIR PROGRAM SEED FUNDING
Email your business plan
to apply@infusecapital.inINFUSE Venture Boot
Camp 2012 was India’s first
boot camp for cleantech
start-ups; 2013 application
will open shortly.
To apply as an EIR, write to
info@infuseventures.in
with CV & cover letter.
In our effort to build a
stronger entrepreneurial
ecosystem in the cleantech
sector, Infuse shall
organize bootcamps and
workshops to stimulate,
challenge and guide
entrepreneurs in the
sector.
We work with aspiring
entrepreneurs to jointly
explore new opportunities
and build ventures over a
3-6 month engagement
with us. As an EIR you get
access to our networks,
experience and
infrastructure apart from
potentially raising further
funding from us.
Infuse shall provide seed-
funding of upto INR 1 cr
and incubation support to
seed stage cleantech
entrepreneurs. (Please
note that Infuse shall not
provide R&D grants or
loans)
7. INFUSE Venture Boot Camp 2012
Time
• India’s first venture boot camp aimed at early stage cleantech ventures
• Launched on August 2nd, 2012.
• 130 applications received in various cleantech sectors
• 21 start-ups shortlisted
• 12 start-ups invited to the boot camp at IIM Ahmedabad from 30th Oct to 1st Nov
- 23 mentors including some very prominent names in the Indian cleantech
space; V. Subramanian (former Secretary – MNRE), Sunand Sharma (Country
Director – Alstom), V. Namasivayam (Sr. Director – Deloitte), Rangan Bannerjee
(Dean R&D –IIT Bombay) etc.
- Hundreds of 30-minute one-on-one mentoring sessions between start-ups
and mentors
- 4 start-ups selected from further support
• More details at http://www.f6s.com/inva
• Selected press coverage: Business Line VC Circle Times of India Your Story
8. b u i l d i n g f u t u r e e n e r g y v e n t u r e s f o r I n d i a
info@infuseventures.in