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BlackSoil Raises ₹200 Cr to Boost Climate Finance and MSME Lending in India

Ankur Bansal - Cofounder of BlackSoil-2_20240507074107original_image_48

India’s climate transition is no longer just a policy conversation—it’s becoming a capital story. In a significant move for the alternative credit ecosystem, BlackSoil Capital has raised ₹200 crore (approximately $22 million) in debt funding from Impact Fund Denmark, a Danish development finance institution. The funding aims to accelerate climate-focused and inclusive lending across India’s … Read more

Exclusive Interview: RenewCred Founder Abhimanyu Rathi on Climate Startups, ESG Culture, and the Next Big Opportunity in Carbon Markets

Abhimanyu Rathi, founder of RenewCred

Climate change, sustainable innovation, and carbon markets are rapidly becoming central to global business conversations. Yet very few entrepreneurs are building companies at the intersection of climate technology, social impact, and finance. In an exclusive interaction with Ankitt Y, Editor, Entrepreneur News Network, Abhimanyu Rathi, founder of RenewCred, shares insights from his journey—from traveling across … Read more

Exclusive Interview | How Dvara KGFS Is Redesigning Rural Finance for a Climate-Stressed India

Rahul Tripathi, Chief Product Officer, Dvara KGFS

New Delhi, India, 2 February, 2026: In an in-depth virtual interaction with Entrepreneur News Network, senior journalist  spoke with Rahul Tripathi, Chief Product Officer at Dvara KGFS, to examine how climate risk is reshaping rural finance in India. The discussion explored Dvara KGFS’s evolving role as a medium-tier NBFC operating deep in rural and semi-rural … Read more