Impact investment -

Bob Patillo,CEO of GrayGhost Venture (GGV) came to our management class as a guest speaker. It was very interested to learn about the investments GGV has made all over the developing world (especially in India )

Gray Ghost Ventures (GGV) is an impact investment firm dedicated to providing market-based capital solutions to entrepreneurs who are addressing the needs of low-income communities in emerging markets. Depending upon the need and opportunity, we serve as creator and manager, sole funder, lead investor, co-investor, general partner or limited partner in operating companies or investment funds. GGV’s focus areas include: microfinance, social venture investment and affordable private schools.


In GGV "First Light Venture -Portfolio " there are couple of projects which I think if replicated in Nepal will have a great impact in the life of the rural population & unquestionably the demand for these kind of ideas and technologies is huge in our country...

1) Promethean Power - Solar Powered refrigerators to cool milk at the remote collection centers ( www.coolectrica.com)

2) Under the Mango tree trains and Porivde market access in India (www.utmt.in)


Getting global impact investors to inject equity in couple of Nepali project will be great !!!


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