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The private sector of the economy is an important component in helping individuals climb out of poverty. In the last 40 years,...

Investment Will Allow Northeast India’s Leading Producer of Premium All Natural Tableware to Expand Production Capacity, Sales Network Barpeta, Assam 16 FEBRUARY...

BANGALORE: Social investor Unitus Seed Fund has launched Speed2Seed, a nationwide program to help early-stage startups raise angel and seed capital in...

PUNE: Impact investment firm Villgro has announced a Rs 20-crore fund targeted at incubating education startups. In the initial phase, Villgro will...

BENGALURU: ZipDial has become the first Indian technology product startup to be bought by Twitter in what is the third such deal...

MUMBAI: Lok Capital, the Rockefeller Foundation-backed impact investor, aims to raise $45 million (about Rs 270 crore) by June as part of...

MUMBAI: The positive outlook among investors seems to have rubbed off on social sector-focused investments, with venture capital funds focused on the...

Zurich, Switzerland & Seattle, Washington, 19 NOVEMBER 2014 -- Upaya Social Ventures and the Artha Initiative are proud to announce that they...

Article by P Rajasekharan in Chennai In India, disabled people are excluded from microfinance due to ill thought out systems. How can...

The Tata Group has announced the commencement of the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge (TSEC) 2014-15, a joint initiative with the Indian Institute...

Unitus Seed Fund is a new $20 million seed-stage investment fund based in Bangalore and Seattle that invests in startups serving large,...

Impact investments are expected to increase globally this year, with South Asia and Southeast Asia among the top target regions, according to...

Having started as an impetus for microfinance nearly a decade ago, impact investing today influences a wide array of sectors and supports...

It is now recognised that the world must produce more food in the next 40 years than during the entire course of...

MUMBAI: The Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), a not-for-profit subsidiary of Harvard University specializing in technology enabled leadership development solutions, has joined hands...

"If we are to believe the Gujarat experience with governance, what I am expecting is a much more business-like approach to governance...

Article by Dr. Anuradha Katyal - How can India guarantee universal access to essential health care at the community level—at costs community...

Seeking to provide better price and quality health services to millions of people across all income levels in India 8 January 2014...

Five business leaders set to take the concept forward to give entrepreneurs a better shot at success Gururaj "Desh" Deshpande, a famous...

Jack On Block is a new age facilities management company that seeks to solve the chronic urban housekeeping problem while providing respectable...

Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) is a not-for-profit organization founded by Indian sporting legends Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone; with a mission to...

New 'Young Women Social Entrepreneurship Development Programme' in India is to identify women working in social enterprises and train them to become...

Of the 116 ambitious early-stage social enterprises that applied for the Artha Venture Challenge (AVC) – a national competition designed to identify,...

The Barefoot College Family has enormous pleasure to announces that on September 25th in New York City, Bunker Roy will be awarded...

The final cohort for the Artha Venture Challenge, a national competition for early-stage social ventures in India has been announced. 15 social...

Innovation Experience along with IEEE-Kerala will hold an ‘Unconvention’ on August 23 at C-DAC, Technopark campus. This is part of a national...

Teams from the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and Start Up! have shortlisted 26 exciting and high-impact social ventures...