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Upaya Social Ventures Launches Second Pool Of Recoverable Grants
Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya) announced the launch of its second pool of recoverable grants, in partnership with University Impact (UI), an impact investment firm directing capital through the UI donor-advised fund to organizations and companies solving social and environmental problems

Upaya Social Ventures Announces AB Chakravarthy As India Country Director
Upaya Social Ventures is pleased to announce that AB Chakravarthy has joined the team as Upaya’s new India Country Director

Upaya A Finalist For Fast Company's 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards
The winners of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring the businesses, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving economic equality, health and climate crises, or social justice

Upaya Social Ventures Announces Women-Led Startups Selected For Scale-Ups Accelerator Offered By Upaya And MIT D-Lab
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 a pilot accelerator offered by Upaya and MIT D-Lab, a program developing and advancing collaborative approaches and practical solutions to global poverty challenges
Upaya Social Ventures Announces Investments In Four Job-Creating Indian Companies
Upaya’s latest impact investments bring the organization’s total number of investments completed in 2020 to nine, doubling Upaya’s active portfolio in a year when many investors have held back.

Upaya Social Ventures And MIT D-Lab Announce Collaboration To Support Women-Led Startups In India
Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya), a nonprofit growing small businesses to create jobs for the extreme poor, and MIT D-Lab, a program developing and advancing collaborative approaches and practical solutions to global poverty challenges, today announced a pilot integration of their accelerator programs to help women-led small and growing businesses in India access critical finance to scale their enterprises and create jobs to lift people out of extreme poverty

Brian Boland And Caroline Vance Join Upaya’s Board Of Directors
Upaya Social Ventures welcomed two new members to its board of directors: Brian Boland, Co-Founder of the Delta Fund and former Vice President at Facebook, and Caroline Vance, former Director, Sustainable Investments at DWS

Upaya Social Ventures And Beyond Capital Recommit To Investment In FreshR To Further Benefit Smallholder Farmers In India
Follow-on investment to support the extension of FreshR’s microentrepreneur and farmer networks, as well as continue expansion into new region of underserved communities

Upaya and Acumen Invest In Haqdarshak To Reach Families In Extreme Poverty
We are pleased to announce Upaya’s latest investment in Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions to connect Indian citizens with government schemes and services through its mobile and web platforms.

Upaya Social Ventures Invests In Indian Confectionery Startup, GO DESi
Upaya Social Ventures is pleased to announce its latest investment in GO DESi, an Indian confectionery brand specializing in traditional handmade snacks sourced from rural micro-entrepreneurs.