Category Archives: Highlights

Business Outlook, Coverage on Vortex
November 11, 2010

Money for something: P Erusammal, 65, collects her NREGS wages

There is a child-like wonder in 65-year-old P Erusammal’s… Read More


Rediff, Interview with Vineet Rai
January 18, 2010

Aavishkaar CEO Vineet Rai has been raising the ‘social entrepreneurship’ bar that will help create excellent, livelihood-generating rural enterprises, says… Read More


Mint, Investors happy as microfinance lenders discipline growth
January 12, 2010

Investors happy as microfinance lenders discipline growth
Mumbai / Bangalore: Microfinance institutions (MFIs)—firms that offer tiny loans to low-income groups—are… Read More


VC Circle, Five Most Active Venture Capital Firms In 2009
January 2, 2010

Chartbusters: Five Most Active Venture Capital Firms In 2009
Here is a listing of top five VC firms in India… Read More


The Week, Making ideas work
December 24, 2009

Making ideas work
Vineet Rai, CEO, Aavishkaar Social Venture Fund
Vineet Rai, CEO of Aavishkaar, a social venture fund, is… Read More


Entreprenuer, Suryoday coverage
November 20, 2009

Mint, Investors back social initiatives, fund ventures
October 5, 2009

Investors back social initiatives, fund ventures
Recession-proof nature, small size of deals and the social impact, among other factors, draw… Read More


Business Outook, Coverage on SKEPL
September 9, 2009

VCCircle, Microfinance’s Small-Town Success Attracts Venture Investors
September 7, 2009

MFIs have seen the most active venture capital deal flow within the banking and financial sector since Jan ’08.
Thrissur… Read More


Business Outlook, Coverage on Zameen
September 5, 2009

Gijs Spoor, Zameen OrganicThe Mission: Providing organic cotton farmers with sustainable agricultural livelihood.
The Benefits: Farmers get a fair price… Read More