Sharad Sharma to invest 25 lakh in fish farming startup IntensAquatica“This company has a smart set of technology entrepreneurs who are doing for fish farming what Israeli product firm Netafim did for drip irr...
14 Jul, 2016, 04.51 AM IST
Sharad Sharma invests Rs 25 lakh in fish farming startup IntensAquaticaSharma, who heads software product think tank Ispirt, has also helped IntensAquatica raise Rs 2.5 crore from some investors from the Let’s ...
13 Jul, 2016, 09.18 PM IST
How the startup boom is helping farmers and forcing investors to pay attention to agricultureMore and more startups are developing a a wide range of products to make life easier for farmers. Investors have taken note of the sector's...
24 Jun, 2016, 06.54 AM IST
Venture capital firms: On a mission to make money and change the worldVenture capital firms were pouring money into ideas in the e-commerce space, but they decided not to follow the crowd.
10 Jan, 2016, 11.57 AM IST
Seeding time for startups in farm mechanisation businessInvestor interest is peaking in these startups as well. Agri-startup VillFarm, a sustainable agri inputs company is the latest to secure fu...
23 Sep, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Waste managed is waste monetised; it helps ragpickers tooWaste management startups are now making revenue while impacting the lives of waste pickers in their fold with better wages.
12 Sep, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
Intellecap Impact Investment Network, Rianta Capital and ah! Ventures invest in Sampurn(e)arth Environmental SolutionsElaborating on the investment, Ajay Dalmia said: "The current method of dumping waste into landfills leads to several environmental and soc...
25 Aug, 2015, 03.26 PM IST
Why farm sector is getting increasing attention from investorsThe farm sector is getting increasing attention from investors and accelerators who are keen on supporting early-stage entrepreneurs.
27 May, 2015, 10.31 AM IST
Villgro and Rianta's Artha Initiative to fund and provide incubation support to early-stage social enterprises in IndiaArtha and Villgro will work towards building a network of investors – corporate partners, downstream investors, other likeminded family off...
25 May, 2015, 12.59 PM IST
Artoo IT Solutions raises Rs 3.1 crore Series A funds from Accion Venture Lab, Artha InitiativeThe company plans to use this funding to hire more people in order to expand to South East Asia, starting with the Philippines by the end o...
25 Mar, 2015, 09.35 PM IST
Companies in NSIC shortlist to get training & funding of Rs 3 croreAs per NSDC data, India will be home to 700 million people of working age by 2020, and NSDC is aiming to skill 500 million Indians by 2022.
09 Feb, 2015, 12.21 PM IST
11 social ventures make the cut at Artha Venture Challenge, to get opportunity for Rs 30 lakh fundingOf the 100 ambitious enterprises catering to low-income Indian markets that applied for AVC 2014, 11 ventures have been selected to be a pa...
03 Sep, 2014, 12.52 PM IST
Boond raises Series A from Opes Impact Fund and Ennovent CircleBoond is an enterprise working towards providing affordable, clean energy access to the remote, rural parts of India.
21 Aug, 2014, 11.00 AM IST
Social venture capital firm Aavishkaar invests Rs 18.6 crore in Mela ArtisansMela has launched collections with a number of high-end retail boutiques and chains, including, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomin...
03 Mar, 2014, 07.13 AM IST
Aavishkaar Venture Management invests Rs 31 crore in 4 social sector companiesAavishkaar Venture Management has invested a total of Rs. 31 crore in four early-stage firms that operate in the healthcare, education, app...
30 Jan, 2014, 10.24 AM IST
Social ventures in India get angel investorsA dozen wealthy individuals form Impact Circle, India’s first specialised network of angel investors for fledgling social ventures.
29 Nov, 2012, 06.41 AM IST