01 — Our People

Decades of development DNA.

Microfinance veterans, agri-value-chain architects and venture capital operators — bound by one mandate: turn purpose into durable rural prosperity.

Leadership
Dr. Baskar Reddy
Chair, RSVS

Ph.D. Soil & Water Conservation (IARI). Currently at IFC; former Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation India. Deep agricultural value chain and institutional investment expertise.

Nandan Singh Bisht
Co-Founder & Promoter

FCA, LLB. 24+ years in social sector and microfinance. Architects RSVS's institutional structure, compliance and blended-finance vehicles.

Suman Laskar
Fund Manager, RSVS

B.Tech, NIT Nagpur. 21+ years in financial inclusion, livelihood promotion and social enterprise. Leads impact-first investments into scalable rural enterprises.

Mehak Bisht
Company Secretary & Director

CS, Social Impact Assessor & Auditor, IPR Consultant. Drives corporate governance, ESG compliance, secretarial practice and RBI matters.

Advisors
Sunil Khairnar
Founder — Agriwatch · ISAP India · Indigram Labs

IIM-A alumnus; pioneer of India's agri-tech landscape. Instrumental in establishing India's commodity exchanges and incubating rural social enterprises.

Vivek Mathur
Former Partner, Elevation Capital

Seasoned VC leader who guided the growth of Paytm and Swiggy. Specialises in scaling startups through financial and operational structuring.

R. Venkataramanan
Founder & CEO, Karkinos Healthcare · Former MT, Tata Trusts

Decades in institutional governance and large-scale development. Led 'Lakhpati Kisan'; advises on strategic healthcare and agriculture ventures.

02 — Partner Ecosystem

Collaboration powering rural transformation.

Development sponsors de-risk the model; anchor off-take partners guarantee demand. Together they turn rural ventures into bankable, scalable enterprises.

Development Partners
Transform Rural India Foundation

Non-financial sponsor with 'Bending Markets' practice

Agri-Entrepreneurs Growth Foundation

Farmer-entrepreneur networks at scale

National Smallholder Poultry Dev Trust

Policy advocacy & smallholder expertise

Anchor Off-Take Partners
Reliance Industries

Bio-CNG procurement partnership

Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL)

Clean energy supply agreements

Bharat Petroleum (BPCL)

Renewable fuel partnerships