Yaatra Ventures

Yaatra Ventures is a U.S.-based private investment firm specializing in large-scale infrastructure and energy projects in emerging markets. The firm focuses on deploying capital into energy, infrastructure, and value-added opportunities, aiming to unlock productivity and support broad prosperity. Yaatra Ventures employs a systematic and repeatable approach, utilizing deep institutional knowledge to target high-potential projects that align with national priorities, thereby bringing them to completion. The firm connects private investors, developers, and governments to support bankable projects, clearing bottlenecks, managing risks, and optimizing the use of local capabilities to lower costs.

In 2025, Yaatra Ventures partnered with the state-owned Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR) to construct a new oil refinery in Côte d'Ivoire. This project, valued at over $5.1 billion, aims to double the country's refining capacity and enhance its status as an exporter of refined petroleum products across West Africa. The collaboration reflects Yaatra Ventures' commitment to driving economic progress and strengthening energy security in the region.

Additionally, Yaatra Ventures is part of the Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium, a group of international companies that agreed in 2018 with the government of Uganda to invest in, construct, operate, and co-own the Uganda Oil Refinery on the Eastern shore of Lake Albert. This involvement underscores the firm's dedication to significant infrastructure projects in Africa, contributing to the continent's energy development and economic growth.