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Upaya Social Ventures Announces Investment In An Indian Gig Platform PickMyWork
Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya) today announced its investment in PickMyWork (Reculta Solutions Private Limited), a technology platform that assists digital commerce companies to acquire customers through assisted sales in both urban and rural geographies of India.
Upaya Social Ventures Announces Investment In Indian Agtech Startup BharatRohan
Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya) today announced its investment in BharatRohan Airborne Innovations (BharatRohan), an agribusiness that offers end-to-end services for small and marginal farmers, such as drone-based farm advisory, agri-inputs, and market linkages
Why You Shouldn't Look For An Annual Impact Report From Upaya
You might wonder where Upaya’s impact report is. The truth is, we don't do “an impact report.” That might be surprising given that roughly 10% of our operating budget goes to tracking and analyzing the impact that our portfolio is having in job creation. We don't do an annual report, because we collect and publish data and analysis on a rolling basis all year long.
Ten Social Businesses Selected For The Upaya And YSB 2022 Accelerator
Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya), a nonprofit organization growing small businesses to create jobs for the extreme poor, today announced the nine early-stage Indian companies selected to participate in the Upaya and YSB 2022 Accelerator
Covid Reminded Us Not To Become Complacent In Our Mission Against Poverty
For most of Upaya’s existence, our momentum has mirrored a consistent trend of reducing extreme poverty in the world
Upaya Social Ventures And S3IDF Invest In India Waste Management Company, Green Worms
Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya) and The Small-Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund (S3IDF) are pleased to announce their latest investments in Green Worms Eco Solutions (Green Worms), a waste management startup based in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India.
Assessing The Damage Of India’s Second COVID Surge
There are slow and steady signs of life returning to normal in this country of 1.4 billion, but talk to any Indian, and the trauma from the second Covid surge is still fresh
A New Chapter At Upaya
After 10 soul-fulfilling years, I have decided to transition out of a full-time role at Upaya. My decision is a moment of triumph-
Upaya Social Ventures And Yunus Social Business Join Forces For The 2022 Accelerator Program To Support Early-Stage Businesses In India
Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya) and Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru (YSB) today announced the launch of their 2022 Accelerator Program to help small and growing businesses (SGBs) in India scale and create jobs to lift people out of extreme poverty
GramHeet: Empowering Farmers To Feed The World With Pride
The Vidarbha region of Maharashtra is infamous for the poor living and working conditions of its farmers.