KATHMANDU, JULY 10
Team Ventures, a leading alternative investment firm in Nepal, has announced its strategic investment in Annapurna Machha Dana Udyog Ltd (AMDU), a rapidly growing agri-processing company focused on feed production. An aggregate investment of Rs 216.8 million has been made by Team Ventures and its affiliated partners. This investment marks AMDU's first institutional capital infusion and reflects Team Ventures' commitment to advancing Nepal's agriculture sector by supporting scalable enterprises that drive both economic and social impact.
"We see tremendous potential in AMDU to become a national champion in sustainable feed production," Bikash Chandra Bhandari, chief investment officer at Team Ventures, has been quoted as saying in a press statement. "This partnership is about more than capital; it's about fostering import substitution, and building resilient domestic industries that uplift livelihoods across the agricultural value chain."
"We're honoured to have Team Ventures as our first institutional investor," said Yash Puri, CEO and director of AMDU. "Their backing sends a strong signal across the industry that locally rooted companies like ours can scale, innovate and establish stronger corporate governance. With Team Ventures' strategic support, we are confident in our ability to reduce dependency on imports and develop world-class products for the domestic and export markets."
A strategic partnership with the Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) Programme, an FCDO-funded initiative implemented jointly by Swisscontact and NIRAS, played a pivotal role in enabling Team Ventures to strengthen its agri-sector portfolio. Through this collaboration, the firm gained access to technical expertise to assess the market landscape, identify investable agribusinesses and support them in becoming investment ready.
This partnership showcases the catalytic potential of blended finance and development collaboration in unlocking private capital for high-impact sectors. "This partnership shows that agriculture is no longer just a development priority - it's a compelling investment opportunity, "said Manish Bikram Shah, country manager of CASA Nepal.
This transaction alone has mobilised over 22 times the value of the original grant component and Team Ventures remains committed to expanding its presence in Nepal's agri-sector and will continue to generate multi-fold impact by backing scalable, market-driven enterprises that drive sustainable growth.
