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Finance
Annapurna Finance nets $35 mn from Accion, Encourage Capital, Oikocredit
Microfinance institution Annapurna Finance, backed by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Oman India Joint Investment Fund (OIJIF), has secured $35 million ......
Finance
See big opportunity in India to drive impact and returns: Accion Venture's Vikas Raj
Earlier this month, US-based impact investor Accion Venture Lab raised a $33-million (Rs 238 crore) fund where it is mobilising ......
Finance
GSK Velu-backed Stakeboat leads Series E funding round in Dvara KGFS
Financial inclusion services provider Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services Pvt. Ltd (Dvara KGFS) has raised Rs 97 crore ($14 million) ......
Finance
Quona Capital raising $150-200 mn emerging market fund
Venture capital firm Quona Capital, which is investing out of its second fund for emerging markets, including India, has hit ......
People
Impact investor Upaya Social Ventures hires new India head
Early-stage impact investor Upaya Social Ventures has roped in a former United Nations Foundation official to head its India operations, ......
Finance
Aavishkaar nears first close of third India fund
Impact investment firm Aavishkaar Venture Management is about to mark the first close of its third India-focussed fund, at least ......
Finance
LGT Venture to launch India-focussed fund
LGT Venture Philanthropy, an impact investing firm founded by LGT Group and the Princely House of Liechtenstein, plans to launch ......
Finance
Impact funds invest $1 bn in India second year in a row: McKinsey report
Impact funds invested over $1 billion (Rs 6,400 crore) in India for the second consecutive year in 2016, helped by ......
Finance
IFMR raises fresh funding; Proparco exits
Chennai-based financial services provider IFMR Holdings Pvt. Ltd has raised fresh funding from a couple of existing investors, a person ......