Yogesh Kumar left a career in engineering to start a company that’s fighting gender inequality and poverty by giving women access to jobs traditionally reserved for men.
Improving Dairy Farmers’ Incomes with Sustainable Farming Methods
Empowering Women Through Education and Jewelry
Upaya Social Ventures Partners with Villgro to Incubate and Invest in Job-Creating Social Enterprises Through Villgro’s iPitch 2019
Upaya has partnered with Villgro as an Investment Partner for Villgro’s iPitch 2019 program. iPitch is a discovery program aimed an identifying the most impactful social ventures in India.
Kusi Hornberger and Nainesh Shah Join Upaya’s Board of Directors
Inspired by Nature and Tradition, Driven by Social Impact
This Entrepreneur Duo Shares Their Skilled Craftsmanship with the Rural Artisans They Employ
2019 Upaya Breakfast Briefing Recap
Leveraging the Rich Textile Heritage in India to Improve Livelihoods
This Entrepreneur Aims to Bring Dignity and Respect to an Underprivileged Profession
Upaya Social Ventures Funds Its Latest Investments from A Recoverable Grant Pool
UPAYA FUNDAMENTALS: How is Upaya Funded?
UPAYA FUNDAMENTALS: Finding Our Heroes
UPAYA FUNDAMENTALS: Measuring Impact
Caroline Bressan and Kim Rachmeler Join Upaya’s Board of Directors
UPAYA FUNDAMENTALS: What is a Job?
UPAYA FUNDAMENTALS: Origins and Inspiration
Upaya Social Ventures Selects 11 Social Enterprises for its 2019 Livelihoods Accelerator Cohort
Upaya Social Ventures announced today the 11 companies that have been selected for its third accelerator program. All 11 social enterprises show the potential to create jobs at scale for the extreme poor in India. They represent cities across India and operate in a diverse range of industries from rural manufacturing to tourism.
Moving beyond scale: the importance of capturing feedback from your target audience
Pioneering Capital Must Feed the Growth of the Impact Economy
In our collective quest to grow the impact economy, we should not lose sight of the full set of actors, tools, and methods that are needed in concert to effect disruptive change. Namely, we must not overlook the earliest stages of social enterprise innovation, the so-called “Pioneer Gap” that still remains stubbornly under-funded.
