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Acumen Fund

Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that

uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the

problems of global poverty. It seeks to prove that

small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with

large doses of business acumen, can build thriving

enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor.

Their investments focus on delivering affordable,

critical goods and services like health, water,

housing and energy through innovative, market-

oriented approaches

Anavo

Anavo Global strives to light the pathway for

entrepreneurs who deliver products and services that

meet basic human needs. We take risks on supporting

innovative delivery and distribution models because we

believe the returns are enormous for democratizing

access to life-improving services. We believe that there is

no better time than the present to optimistically set high

expectations for the quality of life for 7 billion lives on the

planet.

Bharti Foundation

At Bharti Enterprises, there is absolute belief in education

being the most important tool for social and economic

development in India. Thus, Bharti Foundation was set up

in 2000 as the philanthropic arm of the Bharti Group of

Companies to bridge the existing education divide and

make quality education accessible to underprivileged

children in rural India. The Foundation aims to help

underprivileged children and young people of our country

realize their potential.

Bharti Foundation has partnered with premier institutes

like the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 2000 to set

up the Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology

and Management, IIT Delhi. Currently over 200 students

are supported through various facilities of the Bharti

School to pursue courses in associated fields. Bharti

Foundation has also set up the Bharti Centre for

Communication, Bombay in partnership with IIT, Bombay.

Beyond Profit

At a time when traditional businesses and their leaders

are failing to address the society's problems, the world is

seeking new models to bring innovative solutions to

challenges related to poverty, climate change, education,

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and health.

Social enterprises change societies and systems, invent

new approaches, and create sustainable solutions that

generate social development.

Beyond Profit, a new social enterprise magazine,

presents the stories, people and ideas behind these

innovating social ventures by bringing you first-hand

insights and expert commentary.

The publication is brought to you by Intellecap - a social

investment advisory firm providing services to the for-

profit development sector in areas such as microfinance,

water, energy and education. For more information

visithttp://beyondprofitmag.com/

Canaan Partners

Canaan Partners is a global venture capital firm that

invests in people who turn visionary ideas into valuable

and significant technology & healthcare companies. We

were early investors in some of the worlds leading

technology companies, including Acme Packet,

CommerceOne, and DoubleClick as well as healthcare

giants Cerexa, Dexcom and Peninsula

Pharmaceuticals.http://www.canaan.com.

Dasra

Dasra is Indias leading strategic philanthropy foundation

working with philanthropists and social entrepreneurs to

create large scale social change.

Dasra's strategic approach to social problems has

dramatically increased the impact and scale of social

change in India. In 2011 alone, Dasra directed over INR

20 crores in funding commitments to help scale promising

non profits and social businesses to positively impact

thousands of lives. Dasra's success lies in its unique

ability to work with both philanthropists and social

entrepreneurs and bring together knowledge, funding and

people to catalyze social change.

Some of Dasra's achievements include:

Over 12 years of experience in researching, evaluating

and scaling non profits and social businesses.

Strengthened the growth plans of 200 successful non

profits and social businesses.

Enabled over USD 11 million to non profits and social

businesses in India.

Published seven research reports on employability,

adolescent girls empowerment, child malnutrition, public

education in Mumbai, tribal education, girl's education

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and disaster relief efforts - to inform effective

philanthropic funding.

For more information visithttp://www.dasra.org

Gray Matters Capital (GMC)Gray Matters Capital (GMC) is a private operating

foundation, funded by Bob Pattillo. GMC works closely

with its sister organizationThe Rockdale Foundation.

Mission

Gray Matters Capital researches and co-creates

initiatives with local partners to build sustainable,

replicable business models for the benefit of underserved

populations.

For more information visithttp://www.graymatterscap.com

India Quotient

We will invest in very early stage startups - companies

that are still discovering a revenue model, pricing, product

or strategy. Working only with those who don't have the

time to spend a lot of money, we commit amounts of Rs

20 lacs to 200 lacs, and take stakes of 10-25% on the

usual vulture capital terms.

We are happy to invest and reap rewards and expect you

to run your own business. Our investment will largely be

in terms of money. A few people who have tried to involve

us in BrainStorming and other BS have quickly reverted

to monthly updates. We do have an advisory board since

it is fashionable and you could pester them for help. They

are the types who 'love' helping startups. There are a few

structured programs we conduct for our portfolio; and you

can catch up with your FB account during those days. We

do many of these programs because its fun, and we need

fun because, well, we need to be patient. The other

teams in the portfolio make great company, and are a lot

of help. But you don't really need to give an arm and a leg

to build relationships with fellow

entrepreneurs.http://www.indiaquotient.in

Indian Angel Network

Indian Angel Network, India's first and Asias largest

angel network brings together successful entrepreneurs

and CEOs who share a passion to enable more early

stage businesses to create scale and value. By focusing

on start-ups, the Network addresses the current acute

lack of funds available to early stage companies. Indian

Angel Network currently has over 200 members drawn

from across the country and some from overseas. The

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Network includes members such as Saurabh Srivastava ,

Pramod Bhasin, Raman Roy, Jerry Rao, Pradeep Gupta,

Sunil Munjal, Arvind Singhal and institutions such as Intel,

SIDBI, Google, Intel, Sequoia Capital, etc. Since

inception, the Network has met with early successes and

has already invested in over 35 companies across

multiple sectors and geographies, thereby helping create

ventures which have given 11x returns over 15 months.

IAN has operations in five cities; Delhi, Mumbai,

Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad.

IAN Incubator is a platform wherein IAN angel investor

members form the crux of the incubator mentor network.

Having partnered with the Department of Science &

Technology, the Incubator presently has over 20

incubatee companies with many more companies in the

pipeline being screened and waiting to join. Three

incubatees have already received term sheets.

Intellecap

Intellecap, established in 2002, is a social investment

advisory firm serving companies, non-profits,

development agencies, and governments working in

developing markets. Their depth of operational expertise

and experience, uniquely positions them to build and

scale innovative businesses for social change. Our

commitment to economic and social development through

market-based solutions is demonstrated in our advisory

roles in facilitating investments, providing consulting

services, and creating knowledge focussed on scalable

and sustainable development initiatives, both in India and

globally. For more information

visithttp://www.intellecap.net/default.htm.

Mumbai Angels

Started in November 2006, the Mumbai Angels is a

unique forum where its members may interact and

exchange ideas and knowledge. The Mumbai Angels

provides a unique platform to start up and very early

stage companies by bringing them face to face with

successful entrepreneurs, professionals and executives

who are interested in and have the funds available to

invest in start-up

companies.http://www.mumbaiangels.com/

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National Social Entrepreneurship Forum

National Social Entrepreneurship Forum (NSEF) is Indias

premier youth platform for social innovations with pan-

India chapters facilitating the growth of leaders of change.

It was founded in 2009 with an aim to inspire the next

generation of leaders, bridge the talent inequity in the

social sector and foster ecosystems where social change

catalysts are created and supported. Since its inception,

NSEF has undertaken social entrepreneurial activities in

30 academic institutes and 10 Cities, helped some of

disruptive social enterprises to address their biggest

challenges by connecting them to talent equipped with

the right skills and mindsets to jumpstart their growth and

has created a multiplier effect by supporting a number of

young social entrepreneurs, impacting thousands of lives

in India.

NSEF believes in a collaborative approach to create large

scale, systemic social change by leveraging existing

networks of social enterprises and has worked in

partnership with many other ecosystem evangelists, to

accelerate social change making.

Unitus Capital

Unitus Capital is a financial services firm specializing in

arranging capital for companies benefiting those at the

bottom of the economic pyramid in sectors including

microfinance, renewable energy, health care, education

and affordable housing. With operations in Bangalore,

Beijing, Singapore, New York and Sydney, UC delivers a

range of financial advisory and capital market services to

clients across Asia.

For more information visithttp://unituscapital.com

Siddharth Tata, Agriculture Portfolio Manager

Siddharth Tata joined Acumen in September 2010 to further develop the Agriculture Portfolio in

India. In his last role at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Siddharth worked with non-profit

organizations to help build programs in the areas of dairy development, watershed management,

and creating market linkages to improve incomes of farmers in India. Previously, as a management

consultant at McKinsey & Companys Mumbai office, he advised clients in the retail, IT, and financial

services industries. He has also assisted a Mumbai-based investment firm on its agriculture

investment strategy and helped launch a turnaround program for coffee washing stations in Rwanda

as a volunteer consultant with TechnoServe. Siddharth has an MBA from Harvard Business School

and a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, where he was awarded the Shankar

Dayal Sharma prize for excellence.

Seedfund is an early-stage venture capital fund in India. It has operations in the cities Bombay,

Bangalore and New Delhi. Seedfund was founded in 2006 by Bharati Jacob, Mahesh Murthy and

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Pravin Gandhi. Since then, Seedfund has grown in repute and has made some high-profile

investments including Redbus.in.