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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…

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…

Two bright lights in India's Impact Investing Landscape

Vishy KurugantiJune 05, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy wikia.com The two bright lights in India’s impact investing landscape are Harish Hande’s $10 million fund for sustainable energy enterprises and Khosla Impact. Sustainable Energy Fund…

This Week in Impact Investing

Vishy KurugantiApril 05, 20121 mins

Pic: courtesy giirs.org Aavishkar and Cisco Cisco announced that it will invest in Aavishkaar’s Aavishkar II fund – a Mauritius based US$120 million fund. The funding will be part of Cisco’s…

Selco's Harish Hande raising $10 million to fund sustainable energy enterprises

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 23, 20122 mins

Dr. Harish Hande, Founder & Managing Director (Selco) - Pic courtesy selco-india.com Selco Solar’s Harish Hande was one of the standout acts at the recent Villgro conference on social enterprises…

Color of money

Vishy KurugantiDecember 16, 20112 mins

Pic: courtesy katellora.tumblr.com A few weeks ago, I attended the two-day Unconvention 2011 – a social enterprise conference hosted by Villgro in Chennai. Nilima Achwal (Villgro Fellow) and I co…

Calling bullshit on Forbes' List of Top 30 Social Entrepreneurs

Vishy KurugantiDecember 05, 20113 mins

Pic: courtesy top-cartoons.de Normally I don’t pay much attention to Top [X] rankings. Maybe today was a slow news day. Maybe I just returned from Villgro’s Unconvention and am still chewing the cud…

India's Largest Social Enterprise Creates India Inclusive Innovation Fund

Vishy KurugantiNovember 16, 20111 mins

Members of GOI’s National Innovation Council (Courtesy: innovationcouncil.gov.in) (Lest you miss my tongue-in-cheek title, India’s Largest Social Enterprise = Indian Government) If you’ve been…

Impact Investing Landscape in India

Vishy KurugantiOctober 02, 20116 mins

When I give my 2-minute elevator pitch about TechSangam to friends or acquaintances, I usually follow-up with the question “Do you know what social enterprises are?” The answer invariably is “No…

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