Disruptive solutions have become the mantra for 21st century impact entrepreneurs When it comes to providing simple answers to complicated situations, disruption has become the mantra of the 21st century impact entrepreneur. This mantra, however, is not of the cut-and-paste variety: an entrepreneur that hopes to serve customers at the…
A group of ambitious dentists turned entrepreneurs aim to serve 1 million rural patients in India over the next 5 years Before Dr. Rushi Trivedi started Smile Merchants, he had no idea how a business worked. “I barely knew anything. I didn’t even know actual active investment occurred,” he reminisces. “It…
Venture advisor Karan Wallia shares the challenges and rewards of advising impact entrepreneurs some 8,000 miles away Having been trained in business management, the most effective way I can make a difference is by offering my knowledge, skills and expertise to impact entrepreneurs. In my first job after business school, I quickly…
New alliance with U.S. Global Development Lab to help address the needs of India’s BoP though activation of impact entrepreneurial businesses September 4, 2014: San Francisco. Today at SOCAP14, Unitus Ventures announced that it has entered into a Global Development Alliance with the U.S. Global Development Lab, a new entity…
New investors in India’s most active Micro VC impact fund demonstrate that commercial and philanthropic investors are drawn to impact investing 2 September 2014. San Francisco: Unitus Ventures, India’s most active seed-stage impact investor, has secured an additional USD $7 million in commitments for a total of USD $20 million…
New Initiative Seeks to Build India Ecosystem for Entrepreneurs Serving Large Low-Income Populations September 2, 2014: San Francisco. Today at SOCAP14, Unitus Ventures launched its India Impact Acceleration Program to help improve and accelerate the early-stage impact startup ecosystem across India in three ways: by increasing connections facilitated through “startup…
New report covers the livelihoods challenges, opportunities, policies and players facing India as 1 billion poor people seek a better future ahead We are pleased to release our newest market report No Handouts Required: The big opportunity to improve the livelihoods of 1 billion poor in India. We believe that improving livelihoods…
The Indian traditional artisan community is adapting to offer products that India and global consumers want to buy The problem is simple: For centuries, Indian artisans have built and sustained a rich tradition of cultural and religious crafts. As consumer demands shift, however, many workers find that they are left…
India will have the world’s largest population of youth entering its workforce in the next ten years. The country is currently home to 1.27 billion people and, according to a census survey conducted in 2011, has a youth literacy rate of nearly 75%. In preparation for the sudden influx of…
Everyone in the US seems to be buzzing about the on-demand economy. SherpaVentures just raised $154M to fund the next Uber, and they’ve published an extremely comprehensive market report on the opportunities for disruption in transportation, real estate, labor and retail. Liz Gannes of Re/code published a five-day series on what she calls the instant…
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Unitus Ventures, a leading venture capital firm in India, is joining forces with its US affiliate Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist, to operate with a unified global strategy under a single brand, Capria Ventures.
