Name |
Villgro Innovations Foundation |
Works on |
A social enterprise incubator which provides funding, mentorship and support to for-profit early-stage social enterprises |
Type |
Non-profit |
Sub Type |
Section 8 (formerly Section 25) |
Website |
http://www.villgro.org |
Sector(s) |
Eco-system enabler Funding & Investing |
Start Year |
2001 |
Number of Employees |
21-50 |
Offices in Cities |
Bangalore Chennai |
Overview |
Works with the vision of combining innovation and entrepreneurship to bring change into the lives of individuals belonging to marginalized sections of the society. To achieve its objective, it provides support to early-stage, innovation-based, for-profit social enterprises and acts as an ecosystem enabler for these enterprises by providing them funds, networking opportunities and mentorship. Its iPitch Initiative aims to provide investment support to selected unconventional social enterprises which aim to solve the problems faced by the Indian society in a scalable and profitable way. Up to 12 enterprises are selected to receive seed funding of INR 3 Crore, incubation support, showcasing opportunities, and an opportunity to be featured in online media platforms. Since its inception, it has incubated over 100 organisations and raised INR 1270 Million in investments. Presently, it is replicating its model in Kenya, Vietnam, and Philippines. |
Primary Office Address |
3rd Floor, IIT Madras Research Park, Kanagam Road, Taramani,(Behind Tidel Park, on Old Mahabalipuram Road) |
City |
Chennai |
State |
Tamil Nadu |
https://www.facebook.com/villgro | |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/villgro | |
https://twitter.com/villgro | |
YouTube |
https://www.youtube.com/c/villgro2001 |
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Contact |
Send a direct message to Villgro Innovations Foundation |