Avendus Future Leaders Fund

Asset Management

Overview-

Avendus Future Leaders Fund (‘the Fund’) is focused on investing in ‘best of breed’ market leaders/ emerging leaders with the objective of mid-long term value creation. The Fund leverages the strengths of the Avendus ecosystem – its network, relationships and industry insights and invests minority stakes in late stage companies. Core sectors of focus for the Fund are digital technologies, consumption and financial services.

The Fund, is managed by an experienced management team with over 40+ years of investment and deal making expertise.

The first series of the Fund was launched in 2019 and has made six investments to date – Bikaji Foods, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, Lenskart Solutions, National Stock Exchange, Delhivery and VerSe Innovation (Dailyhunt). More information about these investments can be found in the ‘Portfolio Companies’ section.

For more information about the Fund, reach out to us at flf@avendus.com

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Asset Management
March 2022

The transformation of India’s public equity markets through widespread digital adoption

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Asset Management
December 2021

Market-neutral strategy might click in 2022 as bulls and bears engage in a tug-of-war

After a few years of super-normal debt market returns (2015-2018), and now one of the best two-year period in a long time for equity markets (2020-2021), it is time to understand what lies in store for us, and how can one get attractive risk-adjusted...
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Asset Management
April 2021

Climate Change - A challenge transcending borders

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Asset Management
September 2020

Covid has energized adoption of the digital ecosystem – and the change is likely to be permanent

The exigencies of the current situation are moulding our habits and our lifestyles. The Covid crisis has prompted a change in consumption behaviour on how and what we consume across categories and how we pay for them. These changes in user habits are...
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Asset Management
May 2020

Coping with the Upcoming Consumer Demand Contraction

With the Covid-19 pandemic, the entire consumption cycle has been disrupted and this is an unchartered territory for most consumer companies which have witnessed a decade of growth. It will take a massive and periodic fiscal stimulus for consumption...
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Asset Management
April 2020

Rebuilding the Indian financial ecosystem, post Covid 19 crisis

The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the global economy is likely to be significant and widespread. The Indian financial ecosystem will also bear the brunt of this economic dislocation. Only the ability to navigate these turbulent times and reta...
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Asset Management
March 2020

Market valuation is attractive; time to take risk for long term gains

2020 has been a year of unprecedented volatility. Global events such as Covid 19 have made massive dent in sentiment and global markets have corrected sharply. As a result, the valuations have become attractive and provide a great entry point for a l...
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Asset Management
March 2020

Fossil Fuels - Lights Turning Amber!

In 2020, a historic transformation which has been underway in the global economy towards cleaner and more resilient economic growth, will see an acceleration led by regulators, creating some momentous implications for investors.
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