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At a glance: – Few would disagree that a downturn in the US economy in the next two years is becoming an increasingly likely scenario. – While adverse economic conditions in the US typically affect the performance of both public

The wheels are turning, albeit slowly! 2017 was a great year of VC-backed exits in India: 82 exits with total value at $2.7B. It is common knowledge that most of this value came from three big transactions – $800M part

We don’t like SAFEs, but this one saved us. Many in the tech investment sector are familiar with the acronym SAFE. It refers to the “Simple Agreement for Future Equity,” and was first coined by the seed-stage accelerator, YCombinator (YC).

3 portfolio companies raised series A/B. 1 was acquired. 95% YoY impact growth for Unitus Ventures. More than half of Unitus Ventures’s portfolio companies have raised Series A and B in funding – Here’s how “The opportunity at the base

I recently attended the 10th annual Development Dialogue, hosted by Deshpande Foundation, in Hubli, India. As always, there were invigorating discussions among an interesting mix of ecosystem developers, entrepreneurs from both for-profit and NGO sectors, funders, and investors. I participated

This past year was pretty rough in Startup Land. Investors held their pocketbooks close to their chests as it was nearly unanimously decided that India’s entrepreneurs needed to take a good, hard look at the fundamental building blocks of their

In 2016, India’s EdTech sector made it big. With investments totalling to $323 million, the sector surpassed 2014 when EdTech companies raised $223 million. Undoubtedly, EdTech will continue to remain an important market in 2017, given the significant advancements and

By Eoin Hudson, Digital marketing expert. This guide has been developed to help entrepreneurs and businesses at all stages start, manage, and enhance their social media strategies. Click on the appropriate stage below for you and your business, or start

Next step: Pitching for up to INR 3 crore in investments July 5, 2016. Bengaluru – Unitus Ventures, a leading impact venture fund investing in startups innovating for the masses in India and Sylvant Advisors, one of India’s leading education

I wrapped up my internship at the Unitus Ventures last week — marking the end of one of the most insightful, informative and interesting 3.5 months I’ve spent. I pursued the opportunity to learn more about business dynamics in a

A look at the Finance vs. Social Impact philosophy: Can doing well and doing good co-exist? “Doing well while doing good” – is a sentence that sums up the ethos of Impact Investment. While it is gaining increasing acceptance, the

Recent news highlights report: Education Technology companies have seen increased funding TutorGroup, a Shanghai-based online language learning provider, raised nearly $200M in Series C round, led by Singaporean sovereign fund, GIC and Goldman Sachs bringing its valuation to over $1B

Whether you have a great idea for a new startup, or are well on your way to building your venture, there are some key guidelines to keep in mind that separate the top startups from the rest of the crowd.

Portfolio Delivers 231% Year over Year Growth in Low-Income Impact 25 February 2016, Bangalore: Unitus Ventures, India’s leading seed stage impact investor, released its annual fund and portfolio impact report. Since 2013, the fund has made a total of 23

Market Based Models to Alleviate Poverty: Impact Investment 2015 George Bernard Shaw once said: “You see things; and you say ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‘Why not?’” His quote perfectly identifies the one unique

Portfolio Delivers 4.6x Year over Year Growth in BoP Impact with over 3.5x Growth in Cumulative Revenue 21 September 2015, Bangalore: We are pleased to release our first 2015 Impact Report. Our portfolio companies have grown impact by 4.6x since

Updates from India’s Most Active Seed-Stage Impact Investor We’re Doubling Down on Healthcare April 8, 2014 Seattle, USA. In the last 100 days we have rallied to make three new investments in the Healthcare space. In conjunction with these announcements

In my previous post, we highlighted two important concepts to keep in mind as you think about impact measurement for a seed stage fund: Developing an adaptive right-sized framework to measure and report impact rolled-up at the fund level. Tracking

Why and when should impact investors measure impact? You know you are creating it — is measuring worth the expense? This is a common question discussed in the space of impact investing. I joined Unitus Ventures to answer “how do