Aavishkaar Group looks to balance long-cycle carbon play with faster-return bets

Impact investor Aavishkaar Capital is increasingly looking to complement its long-term carbon bets with newer, faster-returning climate opportunities—areas where capital can be deployed more quickly, risks are easier to price, and returns are not tied to 20-year biological curves. The shift comes as the impact investor continues to incorporate its carbon sequestration permanent equity instrument in 2024, said Vineet Rai, the company’s founder, and Santosh Singh, managing director of Intellecap, the advisory arm of the Aavishkaar Group. Mint in a joint interview.