Artha Venture Challenge

Sampurn(e)arth is working towards breaking the non-cyclical process of waste management, which currently involves extraction, production, consumption and dumping or landfilling resulting in greenhouse gas emissions, ground water pollution and an ever-increasing strain on natural resources. Their vision is to make a world in which waste is totally transformed into utilizable resources without any exploitation of people or planet.

Ecozen Solutions provides affordable solar pumping solutions with innovative technologies developed through its in-house research. This also includes a solar powered cold storage system for on-farm storage of fruits and vegetables. With user-centric design and patent pending technologies, these problems are solved in an efficient and affordable manner. Ecozen products are designed to specifically suit the needs of rural communities.

Gram Mooligai’s recognized that the gap between poor, rural dwellers and basic healthcare could be profitably filled by a company willing to meet the specific needs of these consumers Their innovative solution is tailored to the BOP market. The company relies on India’s wealth of biological diversity to sustainably harvest traditional herbal remedies that it sells under the Village Herbs label. The herbs form part of the Ayurvedic system of healing, one with a strong heritage in India and that has a great deal of influence in many rural areas.

Janta Meals during its existence addressed the issue of malnutrition in urban India by selling healthy, affordable and tasty meals prepared in a hygienic kitchen available to low-income workers in urban and peri-urban contexts.

Uber Diagnostics is a disruptive healthcare diagnostics company focused on making heart healthcare more accessible and efficient. The company’s mission is to significantly reduce the cost of diagnosis through continuous monitoring and innovation. This artificial intelligence cardiac care solution addresses key challenges especially in under-served areas where the correct, on-time diagnosis can make the difference between life or death.

Leap Skills empowers young men and women in largely underserved and underprivileged areas with vocational skills in sectors such as textiles, healthcare, and tourism — giving them the opportunities through a structured program to lead a self-sufficient life and benefit from fulfilling careers. By working closely with over 40,000 students over the past 6 years, LeapSkills have created highly engaging training programs that equip students with the soft skills that drive success at work.

With the aim of lifting small farmers out of poverty, Krishi Star enables farmers to own the capacity to produce high value products out of their crops and earn higher margins on a systematic basis. Based on market needs, Krishi Star provides producers the capital and operational expertise to set-up farmer-owned processing units through joint ventures. Over time, farmers are able to invest their savings and through an equity buyback route become the owners of their own production units.

Parvata Foods’ aim is to build a farmer-centric integrated value chain to allow farmers to earn more from their crops. Based in Sikkim, the only fully organic state in India, Parvata’s unique mission is to provide market access for the organic produce of north-east India farmers and provide access to authentic organic/clean food to consumers.

Swajal enabled water purification solutions provider which enables access to clean water to people in India across the socio-economic spectrum, with innovative products like the Remote Sensing Water Purification Systems for schools, hospitals, rural and urban slums, villages and high floating population areas. Its cloud technology provides visibility of its deployments and an effective after-sales service; preventing service disruptions even in remote locations. Their mission is to provide clean drinking water to every Indian at an affordable price.

Thulir takes a technology-driven approach to provide learning experiences that are personalised to a child’s interests and needs. As the name suggests, the course is adapted for every student based on their learning ability, IQ, attention span and a host of other parameters. The adaptive learning environment serves as a proficient, dedicated and patient teacher that focusses on each student on a one-to-one basis with efficiency and impact.

Artoo during its operation relied on the power of mobile, cloud, and alternative data to bring banking and financial services to the poor. Artoo’s customer relationship manager solution offered a complete suite of modules, such as lead management, loan origination, and credit underwriting. The company worked with clients in microfinance, micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprise lending, as well as mainstream banking,

NubeSol provides precision farming services to sugar companies by providing ‘on-the-ground’ intelligence about acreage, geographic availability and quality of the crop by using remote sensing technology and geographic information system. This technology helps to capture, analyse and generate information on the soil and crop health at an individual farm level.