Following the successful conclusion of the first edition of Krishi Mangal – a scale-up accelerator program to support Agritech enterprises working on solutions for smallholder farmers, Cisco and Social Alpha have selected the cohort of start-ups for its second edition. Initiated in 2021, the first edition of Krishi Mangal successfully impacted more than 17,000 farmers and led to the creation of 200+ jobs, facilitated 500+ micro-entrepreneurs and onboarded…
India’s payment solutions platform for NGOs DanaMojo has secured Rs 3.05 crores from Rohini Nilekani. The latest funding round also saw participation from Social Alpha, Pravin Gandhi, Seedfund Venture Fund’s General Partner and Vasanthi Anand. “This investment is extremely encouraging for social entrepreneurs in India. With my experience in the NGO space, I understand the need…
In its efforts to support the startup ecosystem in the country, Microsoft has launched a program for healthtech startups. The program is designed to help startups scale with advanced technology and joint go-to-market support. The tech firm is also collaborating with startup incubator Social Alpha to accelerate the growth of participating startups. A statement made…
Prosus, the global consumer internet group of Naspers, announced the launch of the Prosus Social Impact Challenge for Accessibility (Prosus SICA). Prosus SICA is a social impact investing challenge where startups with the most innovative solutions in the assistive technology space will compete for an annual grant. Prosus is committing Rs 16,500,000 over three years…