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India

The Lab in India is a public-private initiative that identifies, develops, and accelerates innovative solutions to finance renewable energy infrastructure and other green growth channels.

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India Panel Members

India Panel Members

AuctusESG

  • Namita Vikas
    Founder and Managing Director
  • Purvasha Anand
    Senior Associate
  • Smitha Hari
    President, India

Avaana Capital

  • Anjali Bansal
    Founding Partner
  • Swapna Gupta
    Partner

Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Anurag Mishra
    Environment Consultant
  • Priya Shankar
    India Director, Environment and Climate Program
  • Puja Tewary

cKers Finance

  • Arya Nanda
    Analyst (CEO Office)
  • Jayant Prasad
    Executive Board Member
  • Manu Kandelwal
    Senior Relationship Manager

Climake

  • Simmi Sareen
    Founder

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

  • Kranti Mohan
    Partner
  • Manasvini Raj
    Partner, Energy and Infrastructure
  • Santosh Janakiram
    Partner

Dalberg Global Development Advisors

  • Jagjeet Sareen
    Partner, Global Climate Practice

Ecube Investment Advisors

  • HV Harish
    Managing Partner
  • Rita Roy Choudhury
    Managing Partner and Chief Executive - Climate Change & Sustainability Services business
  • Shankar Venkateswaran
    Operating Partner and Head ESG

German KFW Development Bank

  • Ekta Mehra
    Senior Sector Specialist
  • Stefan Kliesch
    Head of Energy Team

Impact Investors Council

  • Girish Aivalli
    CEO

Independent

  • Pradeep Singh
    Independent
  • Sharmila Chavaly
    Independent
  • Shobana Chawla
    Independent

India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)

  • Kishroe Kumbhare
    Chief Risk Officer

Indian Venture & Alternate Capital Association

  • Mudit Johari
    Associate
  • Rajat Tandon
    President

Intellecap

  • Santosh Singh
    Partner and Managing Director

International Finance Corporation

  • Shalabh Tandon
    Regional Head of Operations, South Asia

LeapFrog Investments

  • Nakul Zaveri
    Partner, Global Co-Head Climate Investment Strategy

Massive Fund

  • Shailesh Vickram Singh
    Founder

Odyssey Energy Solutions

  • Piyush Mathur
    Chief Business Officer

QuantumAMC

  • Chirag Mehta
    Chief Investment Officer

RIDA Capital

  • Shujaat Khan
    Founding Partner

Small Industries Development Bank of India

  • Rajiv Kumar
    General Manager

Tata Cleantech Capital

  • Mudit Jain
    Head of Research
  • Pankaj Sindwani
    Chief Business Officer

The Blended Finance Company

  • Nirav Khambhati
    Partner

Transition Venture Capital

  • Priyanka Sahasrabudhe
    Director - Capital Formation

Trilegal

  • Neeraj Menon
    Partner, Energy and Infrastructure Team

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Karthik Krishnan
    Investment Lead – Capital

Vaultus Green Funding

  • Nishant Idnani
    Managing Director

World Bank

  • Mani Khurana
    Senior Energy Specialist

India Observers

German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)

  • Sandeep Bhattacharya
    Advisor: Climate Change

Rabo Foundation

  • Dheeraj Mutreja
    Consultant

Setuka Partners

  • Aman Khanna
    Managing Partner

SwitchOn Foundation

  • Vinay Jaju
    Co-Founder and Advisor

News and Events

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The Lab’s portfolio hits USD 5 billion, demonstrating scalable climate finance solutions for emerging markets

It includes USD 1.5B from institutions within the Lab network and USD 1.9B in private finance....

Event
Accelerating Climate Finance: What are investors prioritising?

Invite-only panel bringing together leading voices from across the climate finance ecosystem. ...

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Integrating Localization into Blended Climate Investments

Roundtable convening stakeholders to discuss localization strategies for climate blended finance. ...

In the News: Global Innovation Lab to incubate eight climate finance solutions for emerging markets

ImpactAlpha highlights new class of innovative climate finance vehicles selected by the Lab. ...

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Portfolio Series: Asia

Portfolio Series: Asia showcased climate finance instruments supported by the Lab and CC Facility....

2026 Lab selection season kicks off

Lab members meet worldwide to vote on 8 climate finance ideas for the 2026 Lab cohort....

Lab’s 2026 Call for Ideas breaks record with over 1,000 applications received

The Lab has now reviewed more than 3,000 applications since launching its first cycle in 2015. ...

In the news: Global Innovation Lab backs new models to close adaptation and nature finance gaps

ImpactAlpha spotlights nine climate finance solutions endorsed by the Lab. ...

The Lab endorses nine innovative climate solutions targeting USD 425M for emerging markets

Solutions use a variety of financial tools to manage risk and unlock private capital. ...

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2025 Lab Endorsement Meeting

The Lab’s 2025 Endorsement Meeting will showcase nine market-ready climate finance solutions....

Newspaper highlights the Lab’s role in unlocking finance for nature-based solutions

Brazil’s top business newspaper features the Lab in a story on challenges driving NbS investment....

Publications

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2025 Lab Impact Report

Learn how the Lab’s investor-led model transforms early-stage ideas intoinvestment-ready vehicles....

A Self-sustaining, Scalable Climate Finance Ecosystem in India is in the Works

The distance from concept to credibility for climate solutions keeps shrinking. ...

Scaling Innovative Climate Finance Instruments: Experience from the Lab

This brief presents what The Lab has been doing in its first 6 years...