Hamsini S.

“Lykke” is a Danish word actually does translate quite nicely to “happiness.” Lykke Capital is dedicated to providing capital to entrepreneurs pursuing and finding the good that exists in the world around us every day. Lykke Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments with a cheque size of $70k - $150k. While we are sector-agnostic, our current portfolio includes companies in the consumer technology, consumer brand, and blockchain sectors. Over the past year, the firm has backed more than 5 companies, including Lets Dress Up (LDU), Glip, TravClan, Plume Beauty, and Recur Club. India Focus We invest in Indian startups, targeting the Indian market or global markets Sector Agnostic We invest in startups across all sectors, that leverage technology to uniquely solve a problem. Our current portfolio includes startups in consumer technology, consumer brands, and blockchain sectors. Early Stage We co-invest at the seed to pre-Series A stage

The India Health Fund (IHF) is a collaborative initiative to leverage the power of collective impact and catalyse India’s fight against infectious diseases including Tuberculosis, COVID-19, Malaria & vector-borne diseases. IHF is incorporated as a Section 8 Company under The Companies Act, 2013 and Act No. 18 of 2013, named as “Confluence for Health Action and Transformation Foundation (CHATF)”. It is seeded by Tata Trusts with strategic support from The Global Fund. What we aim to do: To be an aggregator of resources from private and public sector, global philanthropic foundations and aid agencies and ensure efficient allocation towards scaling up innovative solutions and business models, that catalyse the country’s mission to end Tuberculosis by 2025 and Malaria by 2030. · Mobilize up to USD 150 million over the next 5 years to be invested in scaling up high performing health programs and high-impact innovations for health in India. · Engage likeminded corporations, foundations and philanthropists to increase the pool of resources available to programs and unlock opportunities that would not be tackled otherwise. · Leverage the core capacities of the private sector to support strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of health programs. · Exchange best practices and infuse innovations within India and from across the globe. · Set up a sustainable self-supporting operational model to sustain and scale interventions for TB and malaria over an extended period. · Stimulate a higher degree of collaboration with central and state government agencies, and generate demand for increased government-led investments.

“Lykke” is a Danish word actually does translate quite nicely to “happiness.” Lykke Capital is dedicated to providing capital to entrepreneurs pursuing and finding the good that exists in the world around us every day. Lykke Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments with a cheque size of $70k - $150k. While we are sector-agnostic, our current portfolio includes companies in the consumer technology, consumer brand, and blockchain sectors. Over the past year, the firm has backed more than 5 companies, including Lets Dress Up (LDU), Glip, TravClan, Plume Beauty, and Recur Club. India Focus We invest in Indian startups, targeting the Indian market or global markets Sector Agnostic We invest in startups across all sectors, that leverage technology to uniquely solve a problem. Our current portfolio includes startups in consumer technology, consumer brands, and blockchain sectors. Early Stage We co-invest at the seed to pre-Series A stage

Grameen Impact is a path breaking non-banking finance company (NBFC) dedicated to providing capital to impact enterprises in underserved regions and sectors such as financial inclusion, agriculture, affordable health, affordable education, and clean energy. We have pioneered India’s first domestically funded Sustainable Development Goal Impact Bonds specifically aimed at incentivizing impact enterprises toward SDG targets. These SDG Impact bonds are unique financial tools that effectively mobilize capital catalytically and that follow a ‘Pay for Performance’ model that encourages impact enterprises to achieve pre-defined and independently measured impact. If you think we could work together, reach out to us on: info@grameencapital.in

Shaper Impact Capital [SIC] is an impact investor newsletter, a grassroots, decentralized (not blockchain) network that helps to connect thousands of social enterprises and social impact startups, with thousands of impact investors and angels, globally.

Dasra meaning ‘enlightened giving’ in Sanskrit, is a pioneering strategic philanthropic organization that aims to transform India where a billion thrive with dignity and equity. Since its inception in 1999, Dasra has accelerated social change by driving collaborative action through powerful partnerships among a trust-based network of stakeholders (corporates, foundations, families, nonprofits, social businesses, government and media). Over the years, Dasra has deepened social impact in focused fields that include adolescents, urban sanitation and governance and has built social capital by leading a strategic philanthropy movement in the country.