This Week in Impact InvestingVishy KurugantiApril 05, 20121 minsPic: 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 enterprisesVishy KurugantiJanuary 23, 20122 minsDr. 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 moneyVishy KurugantiDecember 16, 20112 minsPic: 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…
India's Largest Social Enterprise Creates India Inclusive Innovation FundVishy KurugantiNovember 16, 20111 minsMembers 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 IndiaVishy KurugantiOctober 02, 20116 minsWhen 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…