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Looking to bloom beyond seed stage?

Village Capital and IIM-Ahmedabad's CIIE have announced a The Technology for Impact Accelerator to help promising seed stage companies to make sufficient business progress in order to raise their first venture capital round (aka Series A).  The program is focused on Indian...
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India's Rural Education – An opportunity for BoP Startups

Huge demand for affordable, quality education options in rural India are creating opportunities for capable entrepreneurs Education in rural India is plagued by many problems. Poor infrastructure, access difficulties, lack of financial support and poor quality of educators are a...
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Where is the venture debt in India?

High-growth startups are having to use expensive equity for their working capital because of the lack of venture debt availability The wasteland of venture debt in India There has been some recent good news about the...
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10 things we really want to know about a Startup

Like any venture firm, we get pitched continuously. Listening carefully is our job. We love hearing from inspired entrepreneurs, especially those that have developed a business that has the potential to positively impact the lives of hundreds of thousands –...
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Living at the Edge of Poverty (and the Ayeyarwady)

Along with seven others on a photographic trip through Myanmar, I recently received a first-hand lesson in “bottom of the economic pyramid” (or “BoP”) family finances and life. The experience was informative to my continued efforts in thinking through what...
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R.L. (Dick) Richards Joins Founding Investors of Unitus Ventures

Unitus Ventures Founding Investor, Dick Richards Dick Richards is one of the founding investors in Unitus Ventures. A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Mr. Richards immigrated to Canada before attending the University of British Columbia.  He sold...
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Balancing Goals: Social Entrepreneurs Have to be Even Smarter to Scale

Ease of Scaling Matrix from Rottenberg and Morris, Harvard Business Review In a study involving more than 50 social entrepreneurs, Endeavor Insight discovered that some of their businesses have been far more successful at scaling both their...
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Norm Bontje participates as founding investor in Unitus Ventures

Norm Bontje is one of the founding investors in Unitus Ventures, our new seed-stage venture fund investing in BoP Startups primarily in India. Norm Bontje is a graduate of the University of Washington and worked in the finance and investment...
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Sanjay Anandaram joins as venture advisor with Unitus Ventures

Sanjay Anandaram is a Venture Advisor at Unitus Ventures Sanjay Anandaram joins up as a venture advisor with Unitus Ventures to help mentor CEOs of Unitus Ventures portfolio companies operating in India. Sanjay Anandaram is an...
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Mohandas Pai Interview on Investing in BoP Startups

USF Founding Investor, Mohandas Pai Mohandas Pai, founder of one of India's largest tech companies, Infosys, and Chairman of Aarin Capital Partners.  He is also a founding investor in the Unitus Ventures (USF).  The interview below...
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Unitus Ventures is now Capria India

Unitus Ventures, a leading venture capital firm in India, is joining forces with its US affiliate Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist, to operate with a unified global strategy under a single brand, Capria Ventures.