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Deep dive into IIC (Impact Investors Council)

Vishy KurugantiApril 01, 20255 mins

Executive Summary The Impact Investors Council (IIC) in India has over 65 members, including impact investment firms, venture capital funds, family offices, foundations, banks, and development…

Dignity starts with a job

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 24, 20242 mins

Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya SV) was founded 12 years ago to create dignified jobs for people living in extreme poverty by building scalable businesses with investment and consulting support. Upaya is…

Naya Kya Hai?

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 12, 20242 mins

(For non-Hindi readers, Naya Kya Hai means “What’s New”) Let me start by telling you what is NOT new. It’s December-end (early-Jan) and I’m 4 ~2 weeks away from racing yet another Tata Mumbai Marathon…

Is Impact Investing Dead?

Vishy KurugantiDecember 16, 20233 mins

(Created with Bing Image Creator/Dalle-3 using “impact investing is dead. long live impact investing”) This was the first question that popped up when I heard about Omidyar India’s news. And then I…

World Bank India Development Marketplace: Finalist Review Part 2

Vishy KurugantiMay 30, 20132 mins

[Editor’s Note: The World Bank’s Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grants program that surfaces and funds innovative projects with high potential for development impact that are scalable…

World Bank India Development Marketplace: Finalist Review Part 1

Vishy KurugantiMay 29, 20133 mins

Artha Platform, closed social enterprise version of Angel List, announces Challenge

Vishy KurugantiMay 28, 20132 mins

Pic courtesy arthaventurechallenge.com This post was supposed to be about Artha Venture Challenge (AVC) – a call for applications from social ventures across India operating in the sectors of…

Simpa Networks Closes $2 million Series B round

Vishy KurugantiApril 05, 20132 mins

[Update (Apr 8, 2013): Simpa’s CEO Paul Needham wrote back with a few details. ADB joins other investors such as Schneider Electric, DOEN Foundation, Invested Development, Hilti Foundation, Village…

Will Poole, on the 10 commandments of pitching BOP startups

Vishy KurugantiApril 02, 20133 mins

Pic courtesy usf.vc [Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago, I had an engaging coffee chat with Unitus Seed Fund‘s (USF) Srikrishna Ramamoorthy and Eleanor Horowitz. The bulk of our discussion was on early…

Indian Social Enterprises Getting a Silicon Valley Makeover

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 10, 20132 mins

TechCrunch reports that Bangalore/Seattle-based Unitus Seed Fund got a fresh infusion of $8 million from a bevy of A-list investors – from Silicon Valley and Bangalore. I believe the entry of the…

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