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National Innovation Council
The India Inclusive Innovation Fund
January 2012
Driving Inclusive Innovation• India faces key developmental challenges in critical areas:
healthcare, food, nutrition, agriculture, education, energy, water, financial inclusion, livelihoods.
• Globally and in India such challenges are addressed in two ways – Philanthropy and government grants / subsidies.
• However, these are inadequate, inefficient & when the fund flow stops, the good work stops !• Corporates following global best practices commit 1% of PBT to CSR
– this means a company with $1 bn revenues commits $1mn !• These funds are routed through NGOs, managed by people who are
committed and passionate but not efficient users of capital & have little experience of building scaleable / sustainable enterprises
• Government handouts are generally inefficient & hard to manage.
• These needs can be more holistically addressed by an inclusive innovation ecosystem which harnesses the dynamism of enterprise to solve the problems of the Bottom of the Pyramid through the creation of scaleable, sustainable enterprises.
Driving Inclusive Innovation• The Venture Capital construct has done precisely this
and attracted the best brains in the world to solve the problems of the affluent
• The need of the hour is to use the same venture capital approach and bring in the best brains in the world to solve the problems of the poor, recognising that the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) represents an investment opportunity for both economic and social returns.
• This is the context for the National Innovation Council’s initiative on the India Inclusive Innovation Fund
• Conceived as a PPP where government helps seed and kick start and private sector brings finance, expertise and scale to plug the gap of risk capital for the BoP
India Inclusive Innovation Fund: Vision
Innovative enterprises can fulfil unmet social needs
by profitably, scalably, and competitively engaging citizens at the bottom of the
economic pyramid:through the creation of goods, services,
employment, livelihoods, income and wealth.
Successfully achieving this vision will unlock & unleash a class of capital other than
philanthropy & government grants for solving the problems of the poor and create a model for
countries around the world to emulate
Fund Objectives• Drive inclusive growth by igniting innovative entrepreneurship that
addresses Bottom of the Pyramid needs• Mobilise capacity to identify and scale innovative solutions that will
address problems of the disadvantaged• Create an ecosystem of innovative solutions, business models and
approaches that reach beyond IPs/Patents• Balance social and financial returns, simultaneously achieving
social good and economic sustainability• Employment / livelihoods creation at the bottom of the pyramid
will be a key bias for the fund’s investments• Mentoring / skills development / education, which will be a key
element in enabling entrepreneurs at this end of the spectrum to succeed, will be achieved by creating a mentoring network, and special skilling / education programs
• Help create a pool of innovators / entrepreneurs focused on BOP by partnering / supporting incubators / entrepreneurship cells, etc.
Fund Characteristics• Structured as an autonomous, Rs. 5,000 crores fund• Government seeded (20% in phases), privately invested (80%)• Ministry of Finance has announced commitment of Rs. 100
crore as seed money to kick start the Fund• Invest directly, in BOP enterprises; and indirectly through other
BOP-focused funds, (subject to applicable law)• Invest across the venture development cycle: early-stage to
scale-up.• Professionally managed by the best talent; and operate
strictly as per the defined charter• Operate as a for profit entity; give “targeted” social and
economic returns to investors• Source pipeline via a challenge model (inviting solutions to
specific issues), and the field-source and broadcast model (creating an open platform to identify, engage, and scale existing innovations)
The Fund Model
Venture B
Proposed Fund Structure
Fund Economics
Investment and Distribution of Returns
Distribution of returns from Portfolio Companies to the Fund
Distribution of returns from Portfolio Companies to the Fund
Distribution of Carried Interest from the Fund to the EBT plus reserves for future funds.
Distribution of Carried Interest to management team
Payment of Management Fees
Payment of Trusteeship Fees and reimbursement of expenses
Fund
Investment Manager
Portfolio Company 1
Portfolio Company 2
Portfolio Company 3
Trustee
EBT
Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4
Investors
Investors
Fund Details
• Minimum Target Size: Rs. Five Hundred Crores• Maximum Size: Rs. Five Thousand Crores• Initial Closing: On achieving Minimum Target Size• Final Closing: 18 months after Initial Closing• Fund Life: 10 years, extendable by upto 3 years• IRR: Fund will target Gross Investment Internal Rate of
Return of 10 per cent per annum before taxation and management charges
Why the Fund will succeed• The right resources and competences
– World class telecom infrastructure, world class entrepreneurs, access to world’s best technologies, world’s largest young talent pool & strong government focus
– Entrepreneurial bug has bitten India – success of IT/Pharma has created role models / icons, IIT / IIM grads choosing entrepreneurship over MNCs, Entrepreneurship / Innovation Cells at leading universities, etc
• The right talent– Capable of doing more with less for more– Innovative approach to problem solving: beyond jugaad, focusing
beyond IP: developing new business models, approaches, GTM– Awareness and understanding of BOP context – they come from
tier 2 / 3 towns & rural areas too
• The right market– World’s largest market for products / solutions for the poor– Market explodes for the right offering at the right “Indian” price
point
Fund Pipeline: Representative Examples
• Narayana Hrudalaya• Arvind Eyecare• Jaipur Foot• The Acumen Fund• Aavishkaar• Selco: rural electricity• Mobile led financial inclusiveness – EKO, Mcheck, • Rural ATMs - solar power, no AC, biometric
authentication (e.g. by Vortex Engineering)• Rs 3000 fridge, battery run, sold by village girls (e.g.
by Godrej)• Rs. 700 Water purifier using paddy husk ash matrix
(e.g. byTata Chemicals)
National Innovation Council
End