Purus Research

Purus Pragati

Fathoming The Most Dynamic Economies of the World

A Private Investment Fund Anchored in Six Transformational Verticals, Deploying Capital at the Intersection of Critical and Emerging Technologies with Sustainable Innovation, to Catalyse Long-term Value Creation across India and Southeast Asia.

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Purus Pragati

Purus Pragati is a dedicated investment window within Purus Research conceived to accelerate the growth of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) and frontier innovators operating in our core sectors. The program provides targeted capital to founders whose business models demonstrate clear pathways to scale, rigorous financial discipline, and alignment with our long-term thematic priorities.

Each proposal undergoes an intensive due-diligence process assessing operational resilience, market positioning, and expansion strategy. For FY 2026-27, Purus Research has earmarked 15 percent of total deployable capital for Pragati investments, reflecting our commitment to nurturing early-stage ventures while maintaining portfolio balance.

Eligible enterprises are domiciled in India, Brunei, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, or Vietnam and operate in one or more of Purus Research’s priority verticals:

 

  • Agriculture, Agri-tech & Allied Industries
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Engineering Solutions & Advanced Manufacturing
  • Renewable Energy & Clean Technologies
  • Semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence & Applied Data Science
  • Real Estate and Infrastructure-Grade Materials
  • Financial Services, Fintech and Credit

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    Region in Focus

    India and South East Asia

    Map of South and Southeast Asia
    India:
    GDP Growth%: 7% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 0.8% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 7%
    Singapore:
    GDP Growth%: 3% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 17.8% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 11.46%
    Malaysia:
    GDP Growth%: 4.8% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 2.1% (2024)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 4.1%
    Indonesia:
    GDP Growth%: 5% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 1.6% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 4.1% (2023)
    Vietnam:
    GDP Growth%: 6.1% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 4.4% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%
    Thailand:
    GDP Growth%: 2.8% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 0.6% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%
    The Philippines:
    GDP Growth%: 5.8% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 2% (2024)
    Consumer Spending Growth%
    Cambodia:
    GDP Growth%: 5.5% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 12.5% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%
    Brunei:
    GDP Growth%: 3.7% (2024)
    FDI Growth%
    Consumer Spending Growth%
    Myanmar:
    GDP Growth%: 1% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 22.74% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 1.7% (2022)
    East Timor:
    GDP Growth%: 3.1% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: -
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 1.63%
    Laos:
    GDP Growth%: 4.1%
    FDI Growth%: 10.5% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 4.5% (2016)

    The Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia collectively constitute one of the most dynamic and demographically endowed economic corridors of the 21st century. At the nexus of strategic geography, manufacturing ascent, and digital adoption, the region is fast becoming an epicentre of scalable innovation and planetary progress.

    Purus Research engages with this corridor through a dual-lens, backing indigenous enterprises that manifest domestic ingenuity, while amplifying their capacity to integrate into global capital and supply networks. With India as a foundational anchor and Southeast Asia as a rising force, our investments are tailored to seize structural tailwinds in consumption, climate transition, and industrial reinvention across domains.

    Key Macro Snapshot:

    Regional Population Base: 2.3 billion
    Projected Real GDP Growth (Aggregate 2025–2030): 6.1% CAGR
    Sectors in Focus: Agriculture, Energy, Healthcare, Fintech, Infrastructure, Engineering, AI & Semiconductors

    Through capital, governance, and strategic alignment, Purus aims to play its small part in activating the region’s latent potential into measurable and enduring performance, across people, industries, and geographies.

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    Map of South and Southeast Asia
    India:
    GDP Growth%: 7% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 0.8% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 7%
    Singapore:
    GDP Growth%: 3% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 17.8% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 11.46%
    Malaysia:
    GDP Growth%: 4.8% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 2.1% (2024)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 4.1%
    Indonesia:
    GDP Growth%: 5% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 1.6% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 4.1% (2023)
    Vietnam:
    GDP Growth%: 6.1% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 4.4% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%
    Thailand:
    GDP Growth%: 2.8% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 0.6% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%
    The Philippines:
    GDP Growth%: 5.8% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 2% (2024)
    Consumer Spending Growth%
    Cambodia:
    GDP Growth%: 5.5% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 12.5% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%
    Brunei:
    GDP Growth%: 3.7% (2024)
    FDI Growth%
    Consumer Spending Growth%
    Myanmar:
    GDP Growth%: 1% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: 22.74% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 1.7% (2022)
    East Timor:
    GDP Growth%: 3.1% (2024)
    FDI Growth%: -
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 1.63%
    Laos:
    GDP Growth%: 4.1%
    FDI Growth%: 10.5% (2023)
    Consumer Spending Growth%: 4.5% (2016)