Revant GuptaCFO at Climate Fund ManagersSpeaker
Profile
Revant is Climate Fund Managers Chief Financial Director and oversees the finance and fund admin teams. He manages liquidity within the funds as well as fund and investment structuring. With over 18 years of investment experience, he has worked in investment banking and the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Climate Fund Managers is a climate-focused blended finance investment manager operating in emerging markets across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
It raises and deploys blended climate finance funds, working in partnership to deliver climateresilient solutions at scale and pace. With over USD 2.8 billion in assets under management, Climate Fund Managers’ private equity and private credit facilities address key areas of climate change mitigation and adaptation, including: renewable energy; energy transition and green hydrogen; water, waste and maritime; and sustainable cities and the built environment.
Climate Fund Managers currently has 50 active projects across its Climate Investor One, Two and Three equity funds and has recently expanded into private credit through the GAIA Climate Loan Fund. Its funds are supported by public and private sector organisations. Public capital is deployed strategically to balance risk and mobilise private sector capital, enabling investment across the project lifecycle - from development to construction and operation.
Established in 2015, Climate Fund Managers is a joint venture between Dutch development bank FMO and Sanlam InfraWorks of the Sanlam Group of South Africa, with offices in The Hague, Cape Town, Singapore, and Bogotá.
Prior to Climate Fund Managers, Revant Gupta held various roles, including Consultant at the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, for nearly 3 years. He also gained experience as a Senior Associate at Grameen Capital India, Part-Time Consultant at The Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers (SPARC), and Senior Manager at Enam Securities Pvt. Ltd. in India, spanning over a decade.