How Would YOU Fund a Big Chemical Plant Solo? Huge Asset, No Cash, No Investors. All Ideas Welcome (India, 2025), I will not promote
Hey r/startup,
Throwing this out to the community: If you had a proven business model in chemical manufacturing, deep experience, and a massive personal asset (~₹100cr land, fully owned, clear title), but only ₹1cr in actual cash. how would you pull off a ₹260cr+ greenfield project by yourself, without investors?
Why I’m Asking: I’ve already run a similar project (as main incharge, not just a manager), and have spent the last 5 years trading in this industry. Now I want to do this for myself, keep 100% ownership, and avoid giving away equity or bringing in investors. Banks in India are ultra-conservative, especially if your only “skin in the game” is land and not liquid cash.
Details: • Have a super-valuable asset (land, clear title, zero debt), but don’t want to sell. • Detailed business plan, proven execution history, industry contacts, solid projections (repayment in 4 years even on conservative numbers). • Total project investment: ~₹260cr. • Open to any funding structure bank, shadow bank, vendor finance, crazy creative ideas, whatever. • “Gray zone” hacks, unconventional moves, creative structuring.if it works, I want to hear it.
What would YOU do? • Seen anyone pull this off? Know real-life hacks for manufacturing/factory funding with just asset collateral and minimal cash? • Are there intermediaries, NBFCs, shadow banks, or debt funds that do high-LTV loans against land for industrial projects? • Tricks with vendor credit, deferred payment, forward contracts, or even presale based working capital? • If you had to get it done with zero investors, minimum upfront cash, but massive asset backing.what’s your playbook?
Not looking for “get a VC” answers.need real stories, contacts, hacks, or even “here’s how my uncle did it” anecdotes. Willing to go as far into the gray as legally possible.
Posted Aug 4, 2025, 4:33 PM UTC