Village Capital uses peer groups to provide opportunity to world-changing companies.  Inspired by the "village bank" in microfinance, we've launched fourteen education programs for entrepreneurs worldwide (India, Brazil, China, Kenya, UK, and the US), serving over 160 entrepreneurs and investing over USD $1.5 million directly into companies.  This is our third India cohort, in partnership with Dasra/Social-Impact.

 

 

Under the Mango Tree, India's first and largest organic honey trader, lives by the mantra of "bees for poverty reduction."  Founded by Vijaya Pastala, Under the Mango Tree makes honey-based products in a supply chain that increases the income of rural farmers; its honey is popular in restaurants, hotels, workplaces, and households across India.

First Light Accelerator, seeks to invest in scalable opportunities across India that are addressing energy/environmental sustainability and affordable basic services for the poor.  The First Light team has a long history of seed-stage investment in India, funding companies such as Milaap, Promethean Power, v-shesh, Under the Mango Tree, and SABRAS.

 

Mumbai Angels is a Section 25 Company founded in November 2006 with the objective of promoting entrepreneurship in India. Today., MA has over 150 members from diverse background providing a unique platform to start-ups and very early stage companies for funding as well as mentoring. Since inception, MA has invested in over 40 companies with 6 partial/full exits and has had follow on round in over 12 companies.

For over ten years, Dasra has provided coaching and business development assistance to India’s top nonprofit social entrepreneurs. As for-profits increasingly have played a role in social change in India, Dasra has started to provide resources to India’s highest-impact companies. The Dasra-Social Impact program is a six-month program that provides assistance to the most promising social enterprises in India.