Lightrock

Lightrock, formerly known as LGT Lightstone Aspada, is a venture capital firm based in Bangalore, India, specializing in early-stage and growth capital investments across various sectors. The firm primarily focuses on fintech, healthcare, logistics, agriculture, education, and essential services, targeting companies that demonstrate scalable and technology-driven business models. Lightrock typically invests between $0.5 million and $5 million in businesses with annual revenues in the same range, with a particular interest in models that enhance employability, improve healthcare delivery, and address basic utility needs. The firm does not engage in real estate investments or funding prototypes and business plans. Lightrock aims to support purpose-driven entrepreneurs in underserved markets, contributing to job creation and improved livelihoods. Operating as a subsidiary of LGT Group Foundation since 2019, Lightrock is part of a global private equity platform that emphasizes sustainable business practices and innovation for systemic change.

Kushal Agrawal

Partner and CFO

Kushal Agrawal

CFO and Partner

Saleem Asaria

Partner

André Aubert

Partner

Kevin Bone

Partner

Thomas B. Brown

Partner

Matthew Clark

Partner

Arnab Dutta

Investor

Manmath Goel

Investor

Sascha Graf

Partner

Etienne Haubold

Partner

Aditi Kambli

Investor

Pravishka Mehrotra

Investor

Shakir Merali

Partner

Maija Nykänen

Principal

Roberto Paganoni Ph.D

CEO and Member of the Executive Committee

Aarish Patell

Executive Director

Marcos Wilson Pereira

Partner, Head of Latin America

Tejasvi Ravi

Investor

Vaidhehi Ravindran

Partner

Vaidhehi Ravindran

Partner

Aarushi Sahu

Investor

Robert Schlachter

Partner

Michael Simmeth

Principal

Pal Erik Sjatil

Global Managing Partner and CEO

Kavya Sukumar

Principal

Divya Venkatavaraghavan

Principal

Ivan Vercoutere

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Nina Cardelús Vilalta

Investor

Thomas Weber

Managing Partner

Past deals in Commodities

Arya Collateral

Series C in 2022
Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Private Limited specializes in post-harvest services that support the agricultural value chain. The company offers a range of storage and logistics solutions, including warehousing, fumigation, quality testing, and port handling. It also provides stock audits for commodity loans and cash credit, as well as procurement facilitation services that assist with on-field farmer procurement and export assistance. Additionally, Arya offers consulting services focused on the post-harvest value chain, farm linkages, and commodity-based finance. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including farmers, farmer producer organizations, processors, financial institutions, agri-corporations, international buyers, and development actors. Established in 1982, Arya Collateral Warehousing Services is headquartered in Noida, India.

WayCool

Series D in 2022
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

WayCool

Series D in 2021
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

WayCool

Series D in 2021
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

CargoX

Series F in 2021
CargoX is a technology freight marketplace that provides shipping companies and carriers a smart and efficient solution to transport the most diverse types of products in any parts of Brazil. Through technology, we connect over 10 thousand shippers with 1.4 million trucks to eliminate excess capacity. CargoX save on shipping costs for shippers, increase earnings for truckers and reduces C02 emissions generated by empty trucks on the road. CargoX was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

WayCool

Series D in 2021
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

WayCool

Series C in 2021
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

Arya Collateral

Series B in 2020
Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Private Limited specializes in post-harvest services that support the agricultural value chain. The company offers a range of storage and logistics solutions, including warehousing, fumigation, quality testing, and port handling. It also provides stock audits for commodity loans and cash credit, as well as procurement facilitation services that assist with on-field farmer procurement and export assistance. Additionally, Arya offers consulting services focused on the post-harvest value chain, farm linkages, and commodity-based finance. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including farmers, farmer producer organizations, processors, financial institutions, agri-corporations, international buyers, and development actors. Established in 1982, Arya Collateral Warehousing Services is headquartered in Noida, India.

Arya Collateral

Series C in 2020
Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Private Limited specializes in post-harvest services that support the agricultural value chain. The company offers a range of storage and logistics solutions, including warehousing, fumigation, quality testing, and port handling. It also provides stock audits for commodity loans and cash credit, as well as procurement facilitation services that assist with on-field farmer procurement and export assistance. Additionally, Arya offers consulting services focused on the post-harvest value chain, farm linkages, and commodity-based finance. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including farmers, farmer producer organizations, processors, financial institutions, agri-corporations, international buyers, and development actors. Established in 1982, Arya Collateral Warehousing Services is headquartered in Noida, India.

CargoX

Series E in 2020
CargoX is a technology freight marketplace that provides shipping companies and carriers a smart and efficient solution to transport the most diverse types of products in any parts of Brazil. Through technology, we connect over 10 thousand shippers with 1.4 million trucks to eliminate excess capacity. CargoX save on shipping costs for shippers, increase earnings for truckers and reduces C02 emissions generated by empty trucks on the road. CargoX was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

CargoX

Series E in 2020
CargoX is a technology freight marketplace that provides shipping companies and carriers a smart and efficient solution to transport the most diverse types of products in any parts of Brazil. Through technology, we connect over 10 thousand shippers with 1.4 million trucks to eliminate excess capacity. CargoX save on shipping costs for shippers, increase earnings for truckers and reduces C02 emissions generated by empty trucks on the road. CargoX was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Arya Collateral

Series B in 2020
Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Private Limited specializes in post-harvest services that support the agricultural value chain. The company offers a range of storage and logistics solutions, including warehousing, fumigation, quality testing, and port handling. It also provides stock audits for commodity loans and cash credit, as well as procurement facilitation services that assist with on-field farmer procurement and export assistance. Additionally, Arya offers consulting services focused on the post-harvest value chain, farm linkages, and commodity-based finance. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including farmers, farmer producer organizations, processors, financial institutions, agri-corporations, international buyers, and development actors. Established in 1982, Arya Collateral Warehousing Services is headquartered in Noida, India.

WayCool

Series C in 2020
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

WayCool

Debt Financing in 2019
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

WayCool

Series B in 2019
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

WayCool

Seed Round in 2017
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

Arya Collateral

Series A in 2016
Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Private Limited specializes in post-harvest services that support the agricultural value chain. The company offers a range of storage and logistics solutions, including warehousing, fumigation, quality testing, and port handling. It also provides stock audits for commodity loans and cash credit, as well as procurement facilitation services that assist with on-field farmer procurement and export assistance. Additionally, Arya offers consulting services focused on the post-harvest value chain, farm linkages, and commodity-based finance. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including farmers, farmer producer organizations, processors, financial institutions, agri-corporations, international buyers, and development actors. Established in 1982, Arya Collateral Warehousing Services is headquartered in Noida, India.
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