For 25 years, Vineet Rai has been betting on a simple idea: capital can make money and create meaningful change at the same time.The Founder & Vice Chairman of Aavishkaar Group joins Shereen Bhan on Young Turks Reloaded to unpack his journey from backing underserved entrepreneurs with small cheques to building a $1.3 billion impact-focused group.Rai discusses how India’s rural entrepreneurs and aspirations have changed, why AI and deep tech are becoming central to Aavishkaar’s next phase, and how technology could reshape financial inclusion at the grassroots.He also lays out Aavishkaar’s ambition to reach $10 billion by 2035, explains why more than 50% of its capital is now focused on deep tech, and shares his view on where India’s next wave of entrepreneurs, capital and global opportunity will come from.For 25 years, Vineet Rai has been betting on a simple idea: capital can make money and create meaningful change at the same time.The Founder & Vice Chairman of Aavishkaar Group joins Shereen Bhan on Young Turks Reloaded to unpack his journey from backing underserved entrepreneurs with small cheques to building a $1.3 billion impact-focused group.Rai discusses how India’s rural entrepreneurs and aspirations have changed, why AI and deep tech are becoming central to Aavishkaar’s next phase, and how technology could reshape financial inclusion at the grassroots.He also lays out Aavishkaar’s ambition to reach $10 billion by 2035, explains why more than 50% of its capital is now focused on deep tech, and shares his view on where India’s next wave of entrepreneurs, capital and global opportunity will come from.
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