GC2025 Insights: Pioneering Impact - Vineet Rai's 20-Year Journey Building Ecosystems for the Underserved

In the following episodes, we bring you insights from this year’s AVPN Global Conference (“GC2025”), held September 9-11 in Hong Kong. There will be episodes highlighting thought leadership from prominent speakers. This includes snippets from speeches, and special features of our speakers on Impact Investing Day (September 10).Impact investing is entering a new era - one where Asia is no longer following global trends but actively shaping them.In this episode, we hear from Vineet Rai, Founder & Vice Chairman of the Aavishkaar Group. Founded in 2001, Aavishkaar Group has grown to $1.2 billion in assets under management as an all-rounded impact investing platform today. They continue their influence as a global pioneer in impact investing, with a focus on microfinance, MSMEs, early/growth stage equity, credit, alongside ecosystem building and advisory across Asia and Africa. From his sharing, we have the opportunity to hear insights from a two-decade journey building one of the most comprehensive impact ecosystems in the Global South.Vineet reflects on:How impact investing has evolved over two decades, and why intent and context - beyond outcomes - differentiate it from mainstream capital?Why is Asia becoming a major source of impact capital, with local resources from India, China, Singapore, Japan, and the Middle East reshaping the ecosystem?What it takes to scale impact in emerging markets - from ecosystem building to accepting unpredictable returns - and Aavishkaar's vision to reach $7 billion AUM by 2035?