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Venture Highway backs background verification firm BetterPlace

BetterPlace Safety Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a Bangalore-based startup that uses data analytics to offer background verification services, has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Venture Highway through VH Capital, according to a press statement. Venture Highway was founded by...
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A Day in the Life at Capria

Working at Capria is contributing to improve the world we live in on a highly scalable way, while also learning through a holistic multicultural experience. Morning has broken like the first morning / Team members have spoken like the first...
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Defining what Impact means for your Fund

Does “empowering entrepreneurs” qualify as impact investment? What about investing in an indigenous technology? Will a business that processes stones for high end customers qualify as an impact investment? These are some of the dilemmas local fund managers face while...
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw backs UE LifeSciences Inc, developer of affordable breast cancer screening innovation

The company brings production to India; receives NHSRC approval for iBreastExam device; builds partnerships with public and private healthcare providers. 3 October 2016, Philadelphia and Mumbai – UE LifeSciences, a US-India based mobile health technology developer of iBreastExam, has raised...
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Unitus Ventures and Capria approach fundraising milestones for new funds

India-focused early-stage investor Unitus Ventures is looking to mark the first close of its second fund by the end of 2016, a top executive said. Aditya Sharma, senior partner at Unitus Ventures, told VCCircle that another fund floated by Unitus...
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Making India a ‘BetterPlace’ for Every Citizen

Last month at IBM’s Engage 2016, Nandan Nilekani, former Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) took centre stage to talk on how data will drive the Indian economy. He said, “India is moving from a low-trust, anonymous country...
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Unitus Ventures partners with GE Healthcare’s five.eight to scale healthcare innovations for emerging economies

Bangalore, India, September 23, 2016 – Unitus Ventures, India’s leading impact venture fund investing in startups innovating for the masses, today announced its partnership with GE Healthcare’s newest initiative five-eight - GE’s first Healthcare Accelerator aimed at improving healthcare outcomes...
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Unitus Ventures Records 69% YoY Impact Growth – H1 2016

Investments impact over 830,000 BoP citizens and create 1,496 jobs across India 14 September 2016. Bengaluru, India – Unitus Ventures, India’s leading impact venture fund investing in startups innovating for the masses, today released its half-yearly fund and portfolio impact...
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Speed2Seed Startup Summit 2016: Accelerating India’s next-gen startups

Date: Friday, September 16th, 2016 Venue: TLabs Accelerator, Koramangala, Bengaluru Initiated in 2015, Speed2Seed is a unique program supporting early-stage entrepreneurs emerging out of India’s incubators and accelerators to become strong, investment-ready startups. Over the last year, we have worked...
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Can Fintech entrepreneurs save India’s farmers?

Timely availability of credit from formal institutions is Indian agriculture’s achilles’ heel. Can startups innovating in fintech help India’s small & marginal farmers? Financial Inclusion — The reality According to a recent report by KPMG, financial inclusion penetration in India is low, where 145...
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Unitus Ventures is now Capria India

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.