Omidyar Network

Omidyar Network, established in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam, is a global impact investing firm that combines philanthropy and venture capital to catalyze social change. It invests in for-profit and non-profit organizations across sectors such as digital society, emerging technology, education, financial inclusion, governance, and property rights. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, typically committing between $1 million to $10 million in for-profits and $0.5 million to $5 million in non-profits. Omidyar Network operates globally, with a significant focus on India, and seeks to create opportunities for people to improve their lives and make a difference in their communities.

Annie Maxwell

Executive Vice President

Siddharth Nautiyal

Investment Partner

Badri Pillapakkam

Partner at Omidyar Network India

Fabio Tran

Investment Director, Education

Past deals in BRICS

Revfin

Series B in 2023
RevFin, established in 2018, is an Indian digital lending company that provides convenient, accessible loans through its user-friendly platform. It offers a revolving credit line that customers can use and repay at their convenience, along with a rewards program that incentivizes on-time repayments, referrals, and app engagement. As of 2021, RevFin has funded over 12,000 loans with a low non-performing asset (NPA) ratio of less than 2%.

DGV

Series A in 2023
DGV is a dairy industry-focussed neo-banking startup. DGV is currently working with some of India’s leading co-operatives dairy unions and their respective milk co-operative societies and farmers, by providing them access to payments, liabilities, and asset products through its partnership with Federal Bank.

Sequretek

Series A in 2023
Sequretek is a global cybersecurity company founded in 2013, specializing in comprehensive security solutions that protect organizations from cyber threats. The company offers an AI-driven Percept Cloud Security Platform, which includes three main products: Percept Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Percept Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), and Percept Extended Detection and Response (XDR). These products enhance endpoint security, manage user access and identity, and provide advanced threat detection and incident response capabilities. With over 400 cybersecurity professionals and offices in the US and India, Sequretek has experienced significant growth, serving close to 120 customers worldwide. The company has established strategic partnerships with major technology firms, which facilitate market access in India and the US. Sequretek’s offerings are recognized by prominent industry influencers and have received accolades from various government and media entities, underscoring its commitment to innovation and excellence in cybersecurity.

ZestMoney

Venture Round in 2023
ZestMoney is a consumer lending fintech company founded in 2016 by Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman. The company offers a digital lending platform that enables retail consumers to access small loans through Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) without the requirement of a credit card or credit score. By leveraging mobile technology, digital banking, and artificial intelligence, ZestMoney aims to democratize access to financing for millions of Indian consumers. The platform utilizes AI and machine learning for effective risk profiling, allowing clients to build their credit profiles and improve their credit scores. ZestMoney collaborates with various financial institutions and non-banking financial companies to facilitate these loans, thereby enhancing financial inclusion.

Indifi

Series E in 2023
Indifi Technologies Pvt. Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, operates an online platform that facilitates loans for small businesses. It connects borrowers with lenders, providing a range of services to support the lending process, including data aggregation, analysis, and loan monitoring. Indifi specializes in serving businesses in sectors such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, retail, and trading. Its unique approach involves assessing creditworthiness based on industry-specific performance data, enabling it to identify low-risk, high-potential businesses that may lack access to traditional financing. The platform presents these applications to multiple lenders, increasing the chances of loan approval and providing lenders with choices.

Doubtnut

Convertible Note in 2023
Doubtnut is an e-learning platform based in Gurgaon, India, focused on providing accessible education, particularly in mathematics, for students. Founded in 2016, it allows users to ask questions by uploading pictures of problems or concepts, facilitating instant video solutions. The platform offers live classes, video lectures, and test series, catering to K12 students and those preparing for various examinations. Additionally, Doubtnut provides targeted support for CBSE and ICSE board students, helping them grasp mathematical concepts in a structured manner from the comfort of their homes. The platform is designed to assist vernacular students, enabling them to get their doubts resolved quickly and effectively.

NeoGrowth

Series D in 2022
Neogrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that specializes in providing financial solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises in India. Established in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan, the company focuses on meeting the financial needs of businesses that sell goods and services directly to consumers. Neogrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, facilitating easy access to credit for small merchants. Its clientele includes a diverse range of sectors, such as retail companies selling apparel, electronics, and handicrafts, as well as restaurants, beauty salons, hotels, gyms, and health diagnostic centers.

Goodera

Series A in 2022
Goodera Information Technologies Private Limited is a technology platform that focuses on transforming the corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability landscape. Based in Bengaluru, India, with an additional office in Menlo Park, the company provides a comprehensive solution that enables corporations, foundations, governments, and non-profits to manage their CSR and sustainability objectives effectively. Goodera's platform allows users to collect and analyze data in local languages, offering real-time insights into impact and facilitating engagement through dashboards. The platform also supports corporate volunteering initiatives, connecting employees with opportunities to contribute to community needs while enhancing the visibility of organizations. Founded in 2003 and originally known as NextGen PMS Pvt. Ltd., Goodera rebranded in 2017 to better reflect its mission in the CSR sector.

Masai School

Series B in 2022
Masai School is an innovative career-focused institution aimed at equipping India's untapped talent with essential skills for in-demand jobs, particularly in the technology sector. It operates a coding school that offers a comprehensive full-stack web development program, which encompasses front-end, back-end, and database engineering courses. In addition to technical training, Masai emphasizes personality development and soft skills coaching, ensuring that graduates are well-rounded and prepared for the workforce. The school employs a unique model that allows students to enroll without upfront tuition fees, investing in their future success. By focusing on practical skills through project-based learning and addressing real-world challenges faced by industry leaders, Masai School strives to create an outcome-driven education system that maximizes human potential in India.

DrinkPrime

Series A in 2022
DrinkPrime is a manufacturer and supplier focused on providing access to clean and safe drinking water through innovative subscription-based water purifying systems. Founded to address the widespread issue of inadequate drinking water quality in India, where less than 5% of the population owns a water purifier, DrinkPrime serves more than 25,000 households across seven cities. The company's purifiers utilize advanced IoT technology and feature a triple-layer filtration system comprising Reverse Osmosis (RO), Ultraviolet (UV), and Ultrafiltration (UF). This approach not only ensures the purity of the water but also allows users to monitor the health of their purifying systems, making the process of obtaining clean drinking water both affordable and convenient for families.

Sitara

Secondary Market in 2022
Sitara, known as Sewa Grih Rin Limited, is a housing finance company based in New Delhi, India, that was established in 2011. The company specializes in providing affordable housing loans to low-income households, particularly those in urban and peri-urban areas. It offers a range of mortgage products that can be used alongside government subsidies, as well as non-mortgage loans aimed at home and infrastructure improvements. Focused on addressing the needs of informally employed individuals, Sitara empowers these households, especially women, by helping them acquire tangible financial assets and improve their living conditions. Through its services, the company strives to bridge the financing gap for those who typically lack access to formal housing finance, thereby enhancing the overall quality of life for its clients.

Sitara

Series C in 2022
Sitara, known as Sewa Grih Rin Limited, is a housing finance company based in New Delhi, India, that was established in 2011. The company specializes in providing affordable housing loans to low-income households, particularly those in urban and peri-urban areas. It offers a range of mortgage products that can be used alongside government subsidies, as well as non-mortgage loans aimed at home and infrastructure improvements. Focused on addressing the needs of informally employed individuals, Sitara empowers these households, especially women, by helping them acquire tangible financial assets and improve their living conditions. Through its services, the company strives to bridge the financing gap for those who typically lack access to formal housing finance, thereby enhancing the overall quality of life for its clients.

QueueBuster

Series A in 2022
QueueBuster is a mobile point-of-sale (POS) application designed for businesses of all sizes in India, ranging from large retail stores to small kiosks. The software offers a comprehensive suite of features including billing, inventory management, customer relationship management, and loyalty programs. It enables users to automate billing processes and access real-time reporting, allowing for efficient management of administrative records and product inventory from a single platform. By streamlining operations, QueueBuster aims to enhance efficiency and support the growth of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Vyng

Venture Round in 2022
Vyng Inc. is a technology company based in Santa Monica, California, that specializes in developing a video ringtones application and a next-generation Caller ID platform for mobile phones. Founded in 2014, Vyng allows users to set video channels as ringtones, which play on the lock screen with incoming calls. Since its launch in 2018, the platform has gained significant traction, with 4 billion videos played across 170 countries. Vyng's innovative approach visualizes calling systems by replacing traditional dialers with videos, animations, and stickers, enhancing the user experience during calls. The company aims to facilitate better conversations among friends, family, and businesses, particularly targeting the next half billion smartphone users in India and beyond. Vyng has successfully raised $7 million in funding from investors including March Capital and Omidyar Network, as well as notable figures from Giphy and GroupMe.

Krishify

Seed Round in 2022
Krishify is a digital platform that serves as a social network for farmers, enabling them to discuss and address their agricultural input needs. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Haryana, India, Krishify facilitates the exchange of information among farmers regarding cropping issues and best practices. The platform provides content on the latest farming techniques, recommendations for farm inputs, and insights from progressive farmers, allowing users to receive personalized information tailored to their specific crops and geographic location. Through its community-driven approach, Krishify aims to enhance the knowledge and capabilities of farmers, fostering collaboration and shared learning within the agricultural sector.

Bijak

Series B in 2022
Bijak is a B2B platform focused on agricultural commodities in India, designed to enhance the trading experience for buyers and sellers in the agricultural sector. The platform addresses issues of information asymmetry and accountability by providing transparent pricing, which helps traders, wholesalers, and food processors to make informed decisions. Bijak also facilitates better transaction management through a ledger system, optimizes logistics, and improves working capital cycles for its users. By streamlining these processes, Bijak aims to create a more efficient marketplace for agricultural commodities, ultimately benefiting all stakeholders involved in the trade.

Indifi

Series D in 2021
Indifi Technologies Pvt. Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, operates an online platform that facilitates loans for small businesses. It connects borrowers with lenders, providing a range of services to support the lending process, including data aggregation, analysis, and loan monitoring. Indifi specializes in serving businesses in sectors such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, retail, and trading. Its unique approach involves assessing creditworthiness based on industry-specific performance data, enabling it to identify low-risk, high-potential businesses that may lack access to traditional financing. The platform presents these applications to multiple lenders, increasing the chances of loan approval and providing lenders with choices.

GramCover

Series A in 2021
GramCover is an InsurTech marketplace focused on providing rural insurance products to farmers in India. The company aims to enhance insurance penetration in rural areas and reduce costs by utilizing technology and a unique distribution strategy. Its mobile insurance platform allows partners to digitally onboard customers at any time, offering various collection options tailored to the needs of rural clientele. GramCover employs extensive data sets and robust underwriting capabilities, leveraging systems like Jan Dhan and Aadhar to facilitate customer engagement. Additionally, the platform features a comprehensive risk analysis tool for crop insurance, enabling insurers and corporates to create personalized insurance products and improve risk assessment. Through these innovations, GramCover strives to make insurance more accessible and efficient for the rural population.

THE/NUDGE INSTITUTE

Grant in 2021
The/Nudge Institute is dedicated to alleviating poverty in India through sustainable and scalable initiatives. Founded in July 2015 by Atul Satija, the organization focuses on three primary impact streams. The Centre for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (CSDE) aims to empower underprivileged youth, with a goal to reach over one million youths annually. N/Core nurtures talent to address significant social issues in India. The up (ultra-poor) initiative targets families living in extreme poverty, implementing a micro-entrepreneurship program based on a well-researched "graduation model" to uplift 100,000 households over the next decade. The organization has positively impacted over six million people through various programs in skilling, education, and healthcare. With a dedicated team of over 175 members, The/Nudge Institute aspires to create a poverty-free India within a generation.

Krishify

Seed Round in 2021
Krishify is a digital platform that serves as a social network for farmers, enabling them to discuss and address their agricultural input needs. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Haryana, India, Krishify facilitates the exchange of information among farmers regarding cropping issues and best practices. The platform provides content on the latest farming techniques, recommendations for farm inputs, and insights from progressive farmers, allowing users to receive personalized information tailored to their specific crops and geographic location. Through its community-driven approach, Krishify aims to enhance the knowledge and capabilities of farmers, fostering collaboration and shared learning within the agricultural sector.

CredR

Venture Round in 2021
CredR operates as an online marketplace dedicated to the buying and selling of pre-owned two-wheeler vehicles in India. The company aims to bring structure to the unorganized second-hand vehicle market, which often suffers from inconsistent pricing and unsatisfactory user experiences. By utilizing a dynamic pricing algorithm, CredR evaluates various factors such as vehicle condition, seasonality, and demand to set competitive prices. Additionally, the platform offers after-sales services and a bike rental option, making it easier for users to access two-wheelers as needed. Through its verified and certified marketplace, CredR simplifies the transaction process, providing a more transparent and convenient experience for both buyers and sellers.

Credflow

Seed Round in 2021
Credflow is a fintech company based in New Delhi, India, founded in 2019, that specializes in cash flow management solutions tailored for specific industries. The company provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed to automate receivable collections and create customized credit solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. By leveraging technology, Credflow aims to streamline cash flow management, helping businesses reduce their working capital and enhance their financial health. The company's vision is to transform the credit flow within supply chains, enabling businesses to achieve significant growth across various sectors.

Masai School

Series A in 2021
Masai School is an innovative career-focused institution aimed at equipping India's untapped talent with essential skills for in-demand jobs, particularly in the technology sector. It operates a coding school that offers a comprehensive full-stack web development program, which encompasses front-end, back-end, and database engineering courses. In addition to technical training, Masai emphasizes personality development and soft skills coaching, ensuring that graduates are well-rounded and prepared for the workforce. The school employs a unique model that allows students to enroll without upfront tuition fees, investing in their future success. By focusing on practical skills through project-based learning and addressing real-world challenges faced by industry leaders, Masai School strives to create an outcome-driven education system that maximizes human potential in India.

Doubtnut

Series B in 2021
Doubtnut is an e-learning platform based in Gurgaon, India, focused on providing accessible education, particularly in mathematics, for students. Founded in 2016, it allows users to ask questions by uploading pictures of problems or concepts, facilitating instant video solutions. The platform offers live classes, video lectures, and test series, catering to K12 students and those preparing for various examinations. Additionally, Doubtnut provides targeted support for CBSE and ICSE board students, helping them grasp mathematical concepts in a structured manner from the comfort of their homes. The platform is designed to assist vernacular students, enabling them to get their doubts resolved quickly and effectively.

Professional Assistance For Development Action

Grant in 2021
Professional Assistance For Development Action is a non-profit organization that works with India’s rural poor.

DealShare

Series C in 2020
DealShare is a social e-commerce startup focused on providing an online buying platform for a wide range of consumer products, targeting the growing population of users in non-metro and rural areas of India who are less familiar with traditional online shopping. The platform is designed for mobile and social media use, allowing users to easily purchase items with just a few clicks. DealShare enables customers to buy and share deals with friends, offering discounts based on the number of purchasers, which promotes demand aggregation of mass-market products through social engagement. Its product catalog includes fruits, vegetables, grocery items, beauty and wellness products, fashion accessories, electronics, and home décor. By focusing on a streamlined assortment, DealShare aims to achieve high capital and price efficiency while making online shopping accessible and affordable for its target demographic.

Uolo

Seed Round in 2020
Uolo is an E-learning company established in August 2013, focusing on practice-based educational programs for children. Founded by graduates from prestigious Indian business schools, Uolo has emerged as a leader in childcare management. The company offers a comprehensive platform that enhances communication between schools, teachers, students, and parents, allowing for efficient sharing of information such as homework assignments, mark sheets, and attendance through various multimedia formats. This approach fosters stronger relationships between educators and families, enabling parents to actively track and support their children's academic progress.

GramCover

Seed Round in 2020
GramCover is an InsurTech marketplace focused on providing rural insurance products to farmers in India. The company aims to enhance insurance penetration in rural areas and reduce costs by utilizing technology and a unique distribution strategy. Its mobile insurance platform allows partners to digitally onboard customers at any time, offering various collection options tailored to the needs of rural clientele. GramCover employs extensive data sets and robust underwriting capabilities, leveraging systems like Jan Dhan and Aadhar to facilitate customer engagement. Additionally, the platform features a comprehensive risk analysis tool for crop insurance, enabling insurers and corporates to create personalized insurance products and improve risk assessment. Through these innovations, GramCover strives to make insurance more accessible and efficient for the rural population.

Bijak

Series A in 2020
Bijak is a B2B platform focused on agricultural commodities in India, designed to enhance the trading experience for buyers and sellers in the agricultural sector. The platform addresses issues of information asymmetry and accountability by providing transparent pricing, which helps traders, wholesalers, and food processors to make informed decisions. Bijak also facilitates better transaction management through a ledger system, optimizes logistics, and improves working capital cycles for its users. By streamlining these processes, Bijak aims to create a more efficient marketplace for agricultural commodities, ultimately benefiting all stakeholders involved in the trade.

Foundation for Ecological Security

Grant in 2020
The Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) is dedicated to ecological restoration and conservation of land and water resources in India's degraded and marginalized regions. Established in 2001 and based in Anand, Gujarat, FES collaborates with over 36,400 village institutions across 100 districts in 12 states. The foundation assists local communities in protecting approximately 11.38 million acres of common lands, including revenue wastelands, degraded forests, and Panchayat grazing lands, ultimately benefiting around 22 million rural residents. FES works to improve governance of natural resources by supporting various local committees and promoting the restoration of forest cover and grazing lands. Additionally, it aims to enhance the economic conditions of impoverished community members to strengthen local resource management and conservation efforts. The foundation also captures critical information on biodiversity, water, and agricultural systems, while advocating for energy and water conservation measures to further safeguard the environment.

iMerit

Series B in 2020
iMerit is a prominent AI data solutions provider focused on delivering high-quality data for machine learning and artificial intelligence applications. The company specializes in data labeling technologies and services across various industries, including agricultural AI, autonomous vehicles, commerce, geospatial, government, financial services, and medical AI. Headquartered in San Jose, California, iMerit operates large teams dedicated to computer vision and natural language processing in India, the United States, Bhutan, and Europe. Founded by Radha Basu, iMerit employs over 5,000 full-time staff, with more than half being women, reflecting its commitment to diversity. The company serves numerous Fortune 500 clients, helping them achieve optimal results from their algorithms through enriched and accurately labeled data.

Doubtnut

Series A in 2020
Doubtnut is an e-learning platform based in Gurgaon, India, focused on providing accessible education, particularly in mathematics, for students. Founded in 2016, it allows users to ask questions by uploading pictures of problems or concepts, facilitating instant video solutions. The platform offers live classes, video lectures, and test series, catering to K12 students and those preparing for various examinations. Additionally, Doubtnut provides targeted support for CBSE and ICSE board students, helping them grasp mathematical concepts in a structured manner from the comfort of their homes. The platform is designed to assist vernacular students, enabling them to get their doubts resolved quickly and effectively.

Bounce

Series D in 2020
Bounce (formerly known as Metro Bikes) is a smart mobility solution, with a mission of making daily commute stress-free, time-saving, reliable, and convenient. With a breakthrough technology that lets users access the bike with just an OTP, the Keyless bikes, have not only done away with keys, but the whole process of renting a bike has just become devoid of any physical or human intervention. With Bounce's new One Way Rental service, users can now pick up and drop the bike anywhere they need to and be done with the ride. This is aimed at providing a seamless first mile and last-mile connectivity to metro users. Founded in 2014, Bounce aims at decongesting the roads by encouraging commuters to choose public transport by delivering convenient options to rent bikes and reach their destinations from metro stations. It is based in Bangalore, India.

ZestMoney

Series B in 2019
ZestMoney is a consumer lending fintech company founded in 2016 by Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman. The company offers a digital lending platform that enables retail consumers to access small loans through Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) without the requirement of a credit card or credit score. By leveraging mobile technology, digital banking, and artificial intelligence, ZestMoney aims to democratize access to financing for millions of Indian consumers. The platform utilizes AI and machine learning for effective risk profiling, allowing clients to build their credit profiles and improve their credit scores. ZestMoney collaborates with various financial institutions and non-banking financial companies to facilitate these loans, thereby enhancing financial inclusion.

CredR

Series B in 2019
CredR operates as an online marketplace dedicated to the buying and selling of pre-owned two-wheeler vehicles in India. The company aims to bring structure to the unorganized second-hand vehicle market, which often suffers from inconsistent pricing and unsatisfactory user experiences. By utilizing a dynamic pricing algorithm, CredR evaluates various factors such as vehicle condition, seasonality, and demand to set competitive prices. Additionally, the platform offers after-sales services and a bike rental option, making it easier for users to access two-wheelers as needed. Through its verified and certified marketplace, CredR simplifies the transaction process, providing a more transparent and convenient experience for both buyers and sellers.

GiveIndia

Grant in 2019
GiveIndia operates as a most trustworthy giving platform for donors. With contributions of over 300 crores made to our 200+ vetted and trusted nonprofits, our giving community of 1M+ donors has impacted lives of 4M+ people across 23 states in India.

Neon

Series B in 2019
Neon is a Brazilian fintech company founded in 2016, offering a digital banking platform and bill payment services. With over 15 million customers and 1,600 employees, Neon provides a range of products including debit and credit cards without annual fees, personal loans, investments in CDB and CDI, cashback on debit transactions, and various payment methods. Notably, Neon For Life, an AI-driven platform, enables consumers to pay bills like rent and utilities on flexible terms, without traditional credit pitfalls. The company aims to provide accessible, abusive-fee-free financial services to Brazilian workers and micro-entrepreneurs, with a focus on simplicity and convenience.

Bijak

Seed Round in 2019
Bijak is a B2B platform focused on agricultural commodities in India, designed to enhance the trading experience for buyers and sellers in the agricultural sector. The platform addresses issues of information asymmetry and accountability by providing transparent pricing, which helps traders, wholesalers, and food processors to make informed decisions. Bijak also facilitates better transaction management through a ledger system, optimizes logistics, and improves working capital cycles for its users. By streamlining these processes, Bijak aims to create a more efficient marketplace for agricultural commodities, ultimately benefiting all stakeholders involved in the trade.

Trell

Seed Round in 2019
Trell is a community-based platform for discovering lifestyles through videos in Indian Languages. It enables people to create visual collections of their lifestyle experiences. The community shares new ideas, experiences, and product recommendations with each other in multiple Indian languages and over 7 different lifestyle categories including Fashion, Beauty, Movies & TV Series, Recipes, Travel & Personal Care. 100M + users create around 5M+ visual & textual blogs that get over 10 Billion views on the app every month.

Rheo TV

Seed Round in 2019
Rheo TV is a game-streaming platform that aims to make professional game streaming a mainstream career option in India by building an entertainment ecosystem that drives engagement and monetization. Today, India has nearly 200 million active gamers on smartphones. Ubiquitous internet infrastructure and affordable smartphones are leading to the increasing popularity of multiplayer online gaming in India, and Rheo TV is tapping into this phenomenon.

Freewill

Seed Round in 2019
Freewill is a beauty company that specializes in personalized hair care products. It creates and custom hair products based on each individual’s unique requirements, lifestyle, and environmental conditions. Its system analyzes the response and creates a product that has the power to solve hair problems and fulfill all hair goals. Its proprietary algorithm analyzes over 1.7 billion formulations to create exclusive, custom-made formulas for each user from up to 68 high-impact ingredients. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Jaipur, India.

DealShare

Series A in 2019
DealShare is a social e-commerce startup focused on providing an online buying platform for a wide range of consumer products, targeting the growing population of users in non-metro and rural areas of India who are less familiar with traditional online shopping. The platform is designed for mobile and social media use, allowing users to easily purchase items with just a few clicks. DealShare enables customers to buy and share deals with friends, offering discounts based on the number of purchasers, which promotes demand aggregation of mass-market products through social engagement. Its product catalog includes fruits, vegetables, grocery items, beauty and wellness products, fashion accessories, electronics, and home décor. By focusing on a streamlined assortment, DealShare aims to achieve high capital and price efficiency while making online shopping accessible and affordable for its target demographic.

Classplus

Venture Round in 2019
Classplus, founded in 2015 and based in Delhi, India, is a mobile-first software as a service (SaaS) platform designed to support private coaching institutes in managing their operations. The platform enables tutors to connect seamlessly with students and parents while providing features for video distribution, payment processing, communication, and online assessments. Additionally, Classplus offers analytics on student performance and empowers educators to create, monetize, and market their content through personalized branded applications. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance the teaching experience and help coaching businesses grow in a digital landscape.

Hevo Data

Seed Round in 2019
Hevo Data Inc. is a software-as-a-service company specializing in data integration services. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India, Hevo offers a platform that allows users to connect and transfer data from diverse sources, including databases, cloud storage, cloud applications, and streaming services. The platform also facilitates the analysis of data across various formats and silos. Hevo Data serves a wide range of industries, including fintech, hospitality, e-commerce, healthcare, and edtech, among others. The company's automated data pipeline solutions are designed to simplify and enhance data management for organizations.

Indifi

Series C in 2019
Indifi Technologies Pvt. Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, operates an online platform that facilitates loans for small businesses. It connects borrowers with lenders, providing a range of services to support the lending process, including data aggregation, analysis, and loan monitoring. Indifi specializes in serving businesses in sectors such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, retail, and trading. Its unique approach involves assessing creditworthiness based on industry-specific performance data, enabling it to identify low-risk, high-potential businesses that may lack access to traditional financing. The platform presents these applications to multiple lenders, increasing the chances of loan approval and providing lenders with choices.

1mg

Series D in 2019
1mg is an Indian digital healthcare platform, launched in 2015, that operates from Gurgaon, Haryana. It aims to make healthcare more accessible, understandable, and affordable. The platform enables users to find detailed information about prescribed medicines, buy them, and search for drugs based on ailments, classes, companies, and brands. Additionally, 1mg offers a doctor platform to help users find suitable healthcare professionals and a diagnostics service for transparent and cost-effective lab tests. The company empowers consumers and caregivers to choose the most appropriate healthcare services at competitive prices.

Bounce

Series C in 2019
Bounce (formerly known as Metro Bikes) is a smart mobility solution, with a mission of making daily commute stress-free, time-saving, reliable, and convenient. With a breakthrough technology that lets users access the bike with just an OTP, the Keyless bikes, have not only done away with keys, but the whole process of renting a bike has just become devoid of any physical or human intervention. With Bounce's new One Way Rental service, users can now pick up and drop the bike anywhere they need to and be done with the ride. This is aimed at providing a seamless first mile and last-mile connectivity to metro users. Founded in 2014, Bounce aims at decongesting the roads by encouraging commuters to choose public transport by delivering convenient options to rent bikes and reach their destinations from metro stations. It is based in Bangalore, India.

Doubtnut

Seed Round in 2019
Doubtnut is an e-learning platform based in Gurgaon, India, focused on providing accessible education, particularly in mathematics, for students. Founded in 2016, it allows users to ask questions by uploading pictures of problems or concepts, facilitating instant video solutions. The platform offers live classes, video lectures, and test series, catering to K12 students and those preparing for various examinations. Additionally, Doubtnut provides targeted support for CBSE and ICSE board students, helping them grasp mathematical concepts in a structured manner from the comfort of their homes. The platform is designed to assist vernacular students, enabling them to get their doubts resolved quickly and effectively.

ZestMoney

Series B in 2019
ZestMoney is a consumer lending fintech company founded in 2016 by Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman. The company offers a digital lending platform that enables retail consumers to access small loans through Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) without the requirement of a credit card or credit score. By leveraging mobile technology, digital banking, and artificial intelligence, ZestMoney aims to democratize access to financing for millions of Indian consumers. The platform utilizes AI and machine learning for effective risk profiling, allowing clients to build their credit profiles and improve their credit scores. ZestMoney collaborates with various financial institutions and non-banking financial companies to facilitate these loans, thereby enhancing financial inclusion.

Property Rights Research Consortium

Grant in 2019
Property Rights Research Consortium enables evidence-based solutions for securing land, housing, and property rights for all Indians.

Sitara

Series B in 2019
Sitara, known as Sewa Grih Rin Limited, is a housing finance company based in New Delhi, India, that was established in 2011. The company specializes in providing affordable housing loans to low-income households, particularly those in urban and peri-urban areas. It offers a range of mortgage products that can be used alongside government subsidies, as well as non-mortgage loans aimed at home and infrastructure improvements. Focused on addressing the needs of informally employed individuals, Sitara empowers these households, especially women, by helping them acquire tangible financial assets and improve their living conditions. Through its services, the company strives to bridge the financing gap for those who typically lack access to formal housing finance, thereby enhancing the overall quality of life for its clients.

Dailyhunt

Series E in 2019
Dailyhunt is a content discovery platform that provides users with updates on trending topics through its mobile application. Founded in 2007 by Virendra Gupta and headquartered in Bangalore, India, the platform specializes in delivering personalized news, books, and magazines. Dailyhunt employs vertical search and recommendation tools to curate content based on user preferences, enabling users to receive tailored notifications and stay informed about the latest updates in various media. The company primarily serves customers in India, positioning itself as a significant player in the digital content space.

Scribox

Series C in 2019
Scribox operates an online investing platform focused on mutual funds in India. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Bengaluru, the company enables investors to buy and sell various types of mutual funds, including equity, debt, and tax-saving options. Its platform is designed to provide users with financial advice and facilitate investment transactions, aiming to enhance users' returns on their investments. By offering a comprehensive digital wealth management solution, Scribox helps individuals navigate the complexities of mutual fund investments effectively.

Anudip Foundation

Grant in 2018
Anudip Foundation is a social enterprise focused on creating livelihood opportunities for impoverished communities in rural and semi-urban areas of India. It addresses the significant challenges faced by marginalized populations, particularly in regions like West Bengal, where economic adversity and geographic isolation limit access to education and employment. Anudip operates rural training centers that provide essential skills in information technology, entrepreneurship, and job placement services. Graduates from these centers can pursue various pathways, including placement in mainstream jobs, starting their own businesses through the Entrepreneurship Development Program, or gaining employment within Anudip's own MERIT Centers, which operate under a business process outsourcing model. This initiative not only offers job opportunities but also provides wages significantly higher than the rural average, thereby contributing to the economic empowerment of the communities it serves.

Vyng

Series A in 2018
Vyng Inc. is a technology company based in Santa Monica, California, that specializes in developing a video ringtones application and a next-generation Caller ID platform for mobile phones. Founded in 2014, Vyng allows users to set video channels as ringtones, which play on the lock screen with incoming calls. Since its launch in 2018, the platform has gained significant traction, with 4 billion videos played across 170 countries. Vyng's innovative approach visualizes calling systems by replacing traditional dialers with videos, animations, and stickers, enhancing the user experience during calls. The company aims to facilitate better conversations among friends, family, and businesses, particularly targeting the next half billion smartphone users in India and beyond. Vyng has successfully raised $7 million in funding from investors including March Capital and Omidyar Network, as well as notable figures from Giphy and GroupMe.

Agenda Edu

Seed Round in 2018
Agenda Edu Ltda. is a Brazilian company founded in 2014 that specializes in software as a service (SaaS) solutions aimed at enhancing communication and management within educational environments. Based in Fortaleza with an office in São Paulo, the company offers a range of tools designed to improve the relationship between families and schools. Key solutions include EduPay for managing school fees and invoicing, EduGo for facilitating student departures, and EduMenu, which streamlines meal services to reduce congestion during recess. These solutions support educators, caregivers, and students by simplifying communication, enhancing engagement, and allowing for real-time monitoring of academic progress and daily activities. As of September 2020, Agenda Edu operates as a subsidiary of Eleva Educação S.A.

Bon(Bonfleet Solutions)

Seed Round in 2018
Bonfleet Solutions Pvt. Ltd, based in Pune, India, is a FinTech company that specializes in providing credit solutions to self-employed individuals and gig-economy workers, such as taxi drivers, delivery agents, electricians, and beauticians. Founded in 2016, the company aims to bridge the financial services gap for those who typically lack access to traditional lending options. Bon facilitates lending by partnering with financial institutions and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), enabling users to submit necessary documentation either through a mobile application or at retail outlets. Once approved, users receive a credit card with a pre-approved limit, allowing them to view their credit status, track transactions, and make payments. Bonfleet Solutions operates retail outlets in major cities including Bengaluru, Gurugram, Noida, Kochi, and Kolkata, and is driven by a team dedicated to expanding financial access for underserved workers throughout India.

ZestMoney

Series A in 2018
ZestMoney is a consumer lending fintech company founded in 2016 by Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman. The company offers a digital lending platform that enables retail consumers to access small loans through Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) without the requirement of a credit card or credit score. By leveraging mobile technology, digital banking, and artificial intelligence, ZestMoney aims to democratize access to financing for millions of Indian consumers. The platform utilizes AI and machine learning for effective risk profiling, allowing clients to build their credit profiles and improve their credit scores. ZestMoney collaborates with various financial institutions and non-banking financial companies to facilitate these loans, thereby enhancing financial inclusion.

The Ken

Series A in 2018
The Ken is a digital publication based in Bangalore, India, that operates on a subscription model. Founded by a team of seasoned journalists and entrepreneurs, The Ken aims to provide fresh and original business insights through well-crafted narratives. Targeting professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors, the platform offers a range of business content, including news, analysis, and editorial articles. By delivering these insights each morning, The Ken enables its subscribers to stay informed about the latest developments in the business world.

African Leadership Academy

Series B in 2018
African Leadership Academy is an educational institution based in Roodepoort, South Africa, founded in 2004. It offers a two-year program focused on leadership, entrepreneurship, and African studies, along with a Gap-Year Program and a Global Scholars Program for those interested in entrepreneurial leadership. The Academy aims to transform Africa by cultivating a network of over 6,000 leaders dedicated to addressing the continent's most pressing challenges and driving social impact. Through its initiatives, African Leadership Academy seeks to accelerate Africa's growth trajectory and foster a new generation of leaders committed to positive change.

Neon

Series A in 2018
Neon is a Brazilian fintech company founded in 2016, offering a digital banking platform and bill payment services. With over 15 million customers and 1,600 employees, Neon provides a range of products including debit and credit cards without annual fees, personal loans, investments in CDB and CDI, cashback on debit transactions, and various payment methods. Notably, Neon For Life, an AI-driven platform, enables consumers to pay bills like rent and utilities on flexible terms, without traditional credit pitfalls. The company aims to provide accessible, abusive-fee-free financial services to Brazilian workers and micro-entrepreneurs, with a focus on simplicity and convenience.

Giraffe

Venture Round in 2018
Giraffe is a recruitment app based in South Africa that assists small businesses in finding suitable staff for medium-skilled positions across various sectors, including finance, retail, healthcare, and construction. The platform offers a wide range of job opportunities, such as accounts/bookkeeper, administration/clerk, customer service, and security guard roles, among others. In addition to job placement, Giraffe provides services for conducting criminal, credit, education, and reference checks on potential employees, enhancing the hiring process for businesses. Through its user-friendly interface, Giraffe connects job seekers with numerous employment opportunities, making it a valuable resource in the South African job market.

Varthana

Series C in 2018
Varthana is a financial services company focused on enhancing private education in India by providing tailored financial solutions to low-cost private schools. It partners with education entrepreneurs dedicated to improving access to high-quality education in low-income communities. Varthana offers both secured and unsecured loans designed for various projects, including infrastructure renovations, library and playground additions, laboratory upgrades, smart classroom technology, teacher training programs, and transportation services like school buses. Through its support, Varthana aims to empower private schools to better serve students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, thereby contributing to the overall improvement of educational facilities in the region.

NowFloats

Series C in 2018
NowFloats is a company that empowers Small and Medium Businesses (SMEs) to establish an online presence using SMS technology. The platform allows businesses to create and update websites by sending text messages, ensuring high discoverability through intelligent Search Engine Optimization (SEO). This approach addresses the significant gap between the number of SMEs in India and those with registered websites, leveraging the widespread use of mobile phones and SMS. NowFloats also provides tools for analyzing website traffic and generating organic content to attract more customers. Founded by former Microsoft and Saatchi & Saatchi professionals, the company has quickly gained traction, serving nearly 2000 customers within five months of its product launch.

Goodera

Series B in 2018
Goodera Information Technologies Private Limited is a technology platform that focuses on transforming the corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability landscape. Based in Bengaluru, India, with an additional office in Menlo Park, the company provides a comprehensive solution that enables corporations, foundations, governments, and non-profits to manage their CSR and sustainability objectives effectively. Goodera's platform allows users to collect and analyze data in local languages, offering real-time insights into impact and facilitating engagement through dashboards. The platform also supports corporate volunteering initiatives, connecting employees with opportunities to contribute to community needs while enhancing the visibility of organizations. Founded in 2003 and originally known as NextGen PMS Pvt. Ltd., Goodera rebranded in 2017 to better reflect its mission in the CSR sector.

Doubtnut

Seed Round in 2018
Doubtnut is an e-learning platform based in Gurgaon, India, focused on providing accessible education, particularly in mathematics, for students. Founded in 2016, it allows users to ask questions by uploading pictures of problems or concepts, facilitating instant video solutions. The platform offers live classes, video lectures, and test series, catering to K12 students and those preparing for various examinations. Additionally, Doubtnut provides targeted support for CBSE and ICSE board students, helping them grasp mathematical concepts in a structured manner from the comfort of their homes. The platform is designed to assist vernacular students, enabling them to get their doubts resolved quickly and effectively.

i2e1

Series A in 2017
i2e1 is a company based in New Delhi, India, founded in 2015, that specializes in providing Internet access through a platform designed for various wireless devices. The platform allows businesses to offer Wi-Fi access to their customers while enabling them to track user preferences and behaviors. This capability helps businesses customize promotions and advertising efforts to better serve their clients, enhancing customer engagement and experience. Through its innovative solutions, i2e1 aims to improve connectivity and provide valuable insights for businesses operating in the evolving digital landscape.

Guiabolso

Series D in 2017
Guiabolso is a Brazilian fintech company founded in 2014 by Thiago Alvarez and Benjamin Gleason, aimed at transforming the financial landscape through innovative technology and Open Banking solutions. With a user base of 6 million, Guiabolso offers an application that consolidates financial management, automates budgeting, and provides a curated marketplace for financial products. The platform enhances users' financial well-being by facilitating informed choices through unique segmenting and scoring capabilities. Additionally, Guiabolso stands out as the only company in Brazil with a fully operational end-to-end Open Banking solution tailored for B2B clients, offering advanced analytics and personal financial management features. By leveraging open data access, Guiabolso seeks to improve the financial lives of consumers and provide valuable insights to its corporate partners.

1mg

Series C in 2017
1mg is an Indian digital healthcare platform, launched in 2015, that operates from Gurgaon, Haryana. It aims to make healthcare more accessible, understandable, and affordable. The platform enables users to find detailed information about prescribed medicines, buy them, and search for drugs based on ailments, classes, companies, and brands. Additionally, 1mg offers a doctor platform to help users find suitable healthcare professionals and a diagnostics service for transparent and cost-effective lab tests. The company empowers consumers and caregivers to choose the most appropriate healthcare services at competitive prices.

1mg

Venture Round in 2017
1mg is an Indian digital healthcare platform, launched in 2015, that operates from Gurgaon, Haryana. It aims to make healthcare more accessible, understandable, and affordable. The platform enables users to find detailed information about prescribed medicines, buy them, and search for drugs based on ailments, classes, companies, and brands. Additionally, 1mg offers a doctor platform to help users find suitable healthcare professionals and a diagnostics service for transparent and cost-effective lab tests. The company empowers consumers and caregivers to choose the most appropriate healthcare services at competitive prices.

Goodera

Series A in 2017
Goodera Information Technologies Private Limited is a technology platform that focuses on transforming the corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability landscape. Based in Bengaluru, India, with an additional office in Menlo Park, the company provides a comprehensive solution that enables corporations, foundations, governments, and non-profits to manage their CSR and sustainability objectives effectively. Goodera's platform allows users to collect and analyze data in local languages, offering real-time insights into impact and facilitating engagement through dashboards. The platform also supports corporate volunteering initiatives, connecting employees with opportunities to contribute to community needs while enhancing the visibility of organizations. Founded in 2003 and originally known as NextGen PMS Pvt. Ltd., Goodera rebranded in 2017 to better reflect its mission in the CSR sector.

Colab.re

Series A in 2017
Colab.re is a citizen-to-government engagement platform founded in 2012 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. It facilitates social interactions between citizens and government entities, allowing individuals to report daily issues, suggest urban improvements, and rate public services. The platform also provides governments with a freemium customer relationship management (CRM) and workflow management tool. As of March 2016, Colab.re has over 150,000 users in Brazil and has partnered with more than 100 clients, including municipalities, state governments, federal departments, and utility companies. The company's mission centers on fostering collaboration between citizens and government to enhance urban living conditions.

Dr.Consulta

Series C in 2017
Dr.Consulta is a Brazilian healthcare company that operates a network of clinics designed to provide quality medical care at affordable prices. Initially established as a full-service primary care provider, the company has since evolved into a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) targeting uninsured individuals. Dr.Consulta offers a variety of outpatient services, including scheduled appointments, consultations, and examinations for general medical issues such as gynecology and pediatrics. By facilitating access to healthcare professionals, the company aims to deliver essential medical services to a wider population, ensuring that individuals can receive the care they need without financial strain.

NowFloats

Series B in 2017
NowFloats is a company that empowers Small and Medium Businesses (SMEs) to establish an online presence using SMS technology. The platform allows businesses to create and update websites by sending text messages, ensuring high discoverability through intelligent Search Engine Optimization (SEO). This approach addresses the significant gap between the number of SMEs in India and those with registered websites, leveraging the widespread use of mobile phones and SMS. NowFloats also provides tools for analyzing website traffic and generating organic content to attract more customers. Founded by former Microsoft and Saatchi & Saatchi professionals, the company has quickly gained traction, serving nearly 2000 customers within five months of its product launch.

Indifi

Series B in 2016
Indifi Technologies Pvt. Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, operates an online platform that facilitates loans for small businesses. It connects borrowers with lenders, providing a range of services to support the lending process, including data aggregation, analysis, and loan monitoring. Indifi specializes in serving businesses in sectors such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, retail, and trading. Its unique approach involves assessing creditworthiness based on industry-specific performance data, enabling it to identify low-risk, high-potential businesses that may lack access to traditional financing. The platform presents these applications to multiple lenders, increasing the chances of loan approval and providing lenders with choices.

ZestMoney

Series A in 2016
ZestMoney is a consumer lending fintech company founded in 2016 by Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman. The company offers a digital lending platform that enables retail consumers to access small loans through Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) without the requirement of a credit card or credit score. By leveraging mobile technology, digital banking, and artificial intelligence, ZestMoney aims to democratize access to financing for millions of Indian consumers. The platform utilizes AI and machine learning for effective risk profiling, allowing clients to build their credit profiles and improve their credit scores. ZestMoney collaborates with various financial institutions and non-banking financial companies to facilitate these loans, thereby enhancing financial inclusion.

Dailyhunt

Series D in 2016
Dailyhunt is a content discovery platform that provides users with updates on trending topics through its mobile application. Founded in 2007 by Virendra Gupta and headquartered in Bangalore, India, the platform specializes in delivering personalized news, books, and magazines. Dailyhunt employs vertical search and recommendation tools to curate content based on user preferences, enabling users to receive tailored notifications and stay informed about the latest updates in various media. The company primarily serves customers in India, positioning itself as a significant player in the digital content space.

Dailyhunt

Series D in 2016
Dailyhunt is a content discovery platform that provides users with updates on trending topics through its mobile application. Founded in 2007 by Virendra Gupta and headquartered in Bangalore, India, the platform specializes in delivering personalized news, books, and magazines. Dailyhunt employs vertical search and recommendation tools to curate content based on user preferences, enabling users to receive tailored notifications and stay informed about the latest updates in various media. The company primarily serves customers in India, positioning itself as a significant player in the digital content space.

Overcart

Series A in 2016
Overcart is India's first dedicated marketplace for over-stock, unboxed, refurbished, and pre-owned products. The company operates an e-commerce platform that facilitates the buying and selling of these goods while ensuring a rigorous quality-check process. With a focus on expert product knowledge and customer satisfaction, Overcart provides a transparent and secure environment for customers to purchase secondary products. The platform also allows clients to monitor their products throughout the liquidation cycle, enhancing the overall shopping experience.

NeoGrowth

Series C in 2016
Neogrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that specializes in providing financial solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises in India. Established in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan, the company focuses on meeting the financial needs of businesses that sell goods and services directly to consumers. Neogrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, facilitating easy access to credit for small merchants. Its clientele includes a diverse range of sectors, such as retail companies selling apparel, electronics, and handicrafts, as well as restaurants, beauty salons, hotels, gyms, and health diagnostic centers.

Scribox

Series B in 2016
Scribox operates an online investing platform focused on mutual funds in India. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Bengaluru, the company enables investors to buy and sell various types of mutual funds, including equity, debt, and tax-saving options. Its platform is designed to provide users with financial advice and facilitate investment transactions, aiming to enhance users' returns on their investments. By offering a comprehensive digital wealth management solution, Scribox helps individuals navigate the complexities of mutual fund investments effectively.

Ashv Finance

Venture Round in 2016
Ashv Finance Limited is a non-banking finance company based in Mumbai, India, dedicated to providing tailored debt financing solutions to small and growing businesses, particularly those classified as 'missing middle' enterprises. Incorporated in 1998 and rebranded in November 2020, the company specializes in offering collateral-free working capital loans and supply chain financing, including bill discounting loans for sectors such as agriculture, clean energy, education, healthcare, and water and sanitation. Ashv Finance focuses on supporting businesses by assessing their cash flow trajectories rather than relying solely on traditional collateral, positioning itself as a debt solutions provider for early-stage and high-growth enterprises. Through its innovative approach, Ashv Finance aims to empower micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to unlock their growth potential and contribute positively to Environmental, Social, and Governance outcomes.

1mg

Series B in 2016
1mg is an Indian digital healthcare platform, launched in 2015, that operates from Gurgaon, Haryana. It aims to make healthcare more accessible, understandable, and affordable. The platform enables users to find detailed information about prescribed medicines, buy them, and search for drugs based on ailments, classes, companies, and brands. Additionally, 1mg offers a doctor platform to help users find suitable healthcare professionals and a diagnostics service for transparent and cost-effective lab tests. The company empowers consumers and caregivers to choose the most appropriate healthcare services at competitive prices.

Giraffe

Seed Round in 2016
Giraffe is a recruitment app based in South Africa that assists small businesses in finding suitable staff for medium-skilled positions across various sectors, including finance, retail, healthcare, and construction. The platform offers a wide range of job opportunities, such as accounts/bookkeeper, administration/clerk, customer service, and security guard roles, among others. In addition to job placement, Giraffe provides services for conducting criminal, credit, education, and reference checks on potential employees, enhancing the hiring process for businesses. Through its user-friendly interface, Giraffe connects job seekers with numerous employment opportunities, making it a valuable resource in the South African job market.

Varthana

Series B in 2016
Varthana is a financial services company focused on enhancing private education in India by providing tailored financial solutions to low-cost private schools. It partners with education entrepreneurs dedicated to improving access to high-quality education in low-income communities. Varthana offers both secured and unsecured loans designed for various projects, including infrastructure renovations, library and playground additions, laboratory upgrades, smart classroom technology, teacher training programs, and transportation services like school buses. Through its support, Varthana aims to empower private schools to better serve students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, thereby contributing to the overall improvement of educational facilities in the region.

Swarna Pragati Housing

Series B in 2015
Swarna Pragati Housing Microfinance specializes in providing housing microfinance loans to low-income households in rural India. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chennai, the organization offers various loan products aimed at improving living conditions, including loans for new construction, repairs, and upgrades of homes. Additionally, Swarna Pragati Housing provides incremental housing loans for specific construction components, such as laying foundations and installing roofing or flooring. The company aims to enhance the quality of life for its clients by enabling access to affordable financing, thereby improving health, education, and livelihood opportunities for families in need.

iMerit

Series A in 2015
iMerit is a prominent AI data solutions provider focused on delivering high-quality data for machine learning and artificial intelligence applications. The company specializes in data labeling technologies and services across various industries, including agricultural AI, autonomous vehicles, commerce, geospatial, government, financial services, and medical AI. Headquartered in San Jose, California, iMerit operates large teams dedicated to computer vision and natural language processing in India, the United States, Bhutan, and Europe. Founded by Radha Basu, iMerit employs over 5,000 full-time staff, with more than half being women, reflecting its commitment to diversity. The company serves numerous Fortune 500 clients, helping them achieve optimal results from their algorithms through enriched and accurately labeled data.

ZestMoney

Seed Round in 2015
ZestMoney is a consumer lending fintech company founded in 2016 by Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman. The company offers a digital lending platform that enables retail consumers to access small loans through Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) without the requirement of a credit card or credit score. By leveraging mobile technology, digital banking, and artificial intelligence, ZestMoney aims to democratize access to financing for millions of Indian consumers. The platform utilizes AI and machine learning for effective risk profiling, allowing clients to build their credit profiles and improve their credit scores. ZestMoney collaborates with various financial institutions and non-banking financial companies to facilitate these loans, thereby enhancing financial inclusion.

Guiabolso

Series B in 2015
Guiabolso is a Brazilian fintech company founded in 2014 by Thiago Alvarez and Benjamin Gleason, aimed at transforming the financial landscape through innovative technology and Open Banking solutions. With a user base of 6 million, Guiabolso offers an application that consolidates financial management, automates budgeting, and provides a curated marketplace for financial products. The platform enhances users' financial well-being by facilitating informed choices through unique segmenting and scoring capabilities. Additionally, Guiabolso stands out as the only company in Brazil with a fully operational end-to-end Open Banking solution tailored for B2B clients, offering advanced analytics and personal financial management features. By leveraging open data access, Guiabolso seeks to improve the financial lives of consumers and provide valuable insights to its corporate partners.

NeoGrowth

Series C in 2015
Neogrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that specializes in providing financial solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises in India. Established in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan, the company focuses on meeting the financial needs of businesses that sell goods and services directly to consumers. Neogrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, facilitating easy access to credit for small merchants. Its clientele includes a diverse range of sectors, such as retail companies selling apparel, electronics, and handicrafts, as well as restaurants, beauty salons, hotels, gyms, and health diagnostic centers.

1mg

Series A in 2015
1mg is an Indian digital healthcare platform, launched in 2015, that operates from Gurgaon, Haryana. It aims to make healthcare more accessible, understandable, and affordable. The platform enables users to find detailed information about prescribed medicines, buy them, and search for drugs based on ailments, classes, companies, and brands. Additionally, 1mg offers a doctor platform to help users find suitable healthcare professionals and a diagnostics service for transparent and cost-effective lab tests. The company empowers consumers and caregivers to choose the most appropriate healthcare services at competitive prices.

PepperTap

Seed Round in 2015
PepperTap is a mobile application that provides grocery delivery service. It enables users to buy fruits, vegetables, and groceries that will be delivered in 2 hours with just a few taps. The company aims to be the fastest on-demand grocery delivery service in India that provides convenience, on-time and on-demand delivery to its patrons, along with superlative services and hand-picked products. PepperTap was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.

Siyavula Education

Venture Round in 2015
Siyavula Education is an education technology company focused on enhancing high school students' performance in mathematics and science through personalized, technology-driven learning solutions. The company has developed innovative software that allows learners to practice subjects such as Maths, Physics, and Chemistry in an adaptive manner, catering to individual needs and providing targeted feedback to help students master essential concepts and skills. Additionally, Siyavula offers openly licensed, curriculum-aligned textbooks that facilitate online learning, making quality education more accessible to learners and teachers across South Africa.

Dailyhunt

Series C in 2015
Dailyhunt is a content discovery platform that provides users with updates on trending topics through its mobile application. Founded in 2007 by Virendra Gupta and headquartered in Bangalore, India, the platform specializes in delivering personalized news, books, and magazines. Dailyhunt employs vertical search and recommendation tools to curate content based on user preferences, enabling users to receive tailored notifications and stay informed about the latest updates in various media. The company primarily serves customers in India, positioning itself as a significant player in the digital content space.

NowFloats

Series A in 2015
NowFloats is a company that empowers Small and Medium Businesses (SMEs) to establish an online presence using SMS technology. The platform allows businesses to create and update websites by sending text messages, ensuring high discoverability through intelligent Search Engine Optimization (SEO). This approach addresses the significant gap between the number of SMEs in India and those with registered websites, leveraging the widespread use of mobile phones and SMS. NowFloats also provides tools for analyzing website traffic and generating organic content to attract more customers. Founded by former Microsoft and Saatchi & Saatchi professionals, the company has quickly gained traction, serving nearly 2000 customers within five months of its product launch.

Dailyhunt

Series B in 2014
Dailyhunt is a content discovery platform that provides users with updates on trending topics through its mobile application. Founded in 2007 by Virendra Gupta and headquartered in Bangalore, India, the platform specializes in delivering personalized news, books, and magazines. Dailyhunt employs vertical search and recommendation tools to curate content based on user preferences, enabling users to receive tailored notifications and stay informed about the latest updates in various media. The company primarily serves customers in India, positioning itself as a significant player in the digital content space.

Quikr

Series G in 2014
Quikr is an online marketplace and free classifieds platform operating in India, designed to facilitate connections between buyers and sellers. Users can browse a wide range of advertisements for various categories, including real estate, vehicles, electronics, jobs, and personal services, making it easy to buy, sell, or rent items and services. The platform promotes user independence by allowing individuals to engage directly with one another, thereby enhancing the overall trading experience. Quikr continually innovates its offerings, introducing features such as privacy-focused transactions and services that cater to those with limited internet access. The company’s mission is to empower users to discover opportunities and connect within their communities, ultimately enriching the marketplace experience for all participants.

Varthana

Series A in 2014
Varthana is a financial services company focused on enhancing private education in India by providing tailored financial solutions to low-cost private schools. It partners with education entrepreneurs dedicated to improving access to high-quality education in low-income communities. Varthana offers both secured and unsecured loans designed for various projects, including infrastructure renovations, library and playground additions, laboratory upgrades, smart classroom technology, teacher training programs, and transportation services like school buses. Through its support, Varthana aims to empower private schools to better serve students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, thereby contributing to the overall improvement of educational facilities in the region.

Scroll

Seed Round in 2014
Scroll Media Inc. is a digital publishing company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in delivering news, information, and entertainment. Founded in 2009, Scroll provides a platform for journalists and readers, focusing on critical perspectives and rigorous reporting of significant political and cultural stories. The company offers a newsfeed that highlights essential events and issues, catering to a global audience through various digital formats, including mobile devices and tablets. By emphasizing objective analysis and comprehensive coverage, Scroll aims to keep its readers informed on daily developments and crises across multiple sectors.

Quikr

Series F in 2014
Quikr is an online marketplace and free classifieds platform operating in India, designed to facilitate connections between buyers and sellers. Users can browse a wide range of advertisements for various categories, including real estate, vehicles, electronics, jobs, and personal services, making it easy to buy, sell, or rent items and services. The platform promotes user independence by allowing individuals to engage directly with one another, thereby enhancing the overall trading experience. Quikr continually innovates its offerings, introducing features such as privacy-focused transactions and services that cater to those with limited internet access. The company’s mission is to empower users to discover opportunities and connect within their communities, ultimately enriching the marketplace experience for all participants.
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