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Amount US$ Supporting Organisation SPO Cause Beneficiary Region Type of Support Date of Deal Notes (Financial Only) BigBasket is a Bengaluru-based hyperlocal grocery delivery company.The funds will be directed towards bettering their technological, analytical, and infrastructural Abraaj Capital, Sands Capital and IFC. 1 BigBasket Agriculture Other India Financial: Equity 300,000,000 2 Feb 2018 prowess, all of which will enable the company to move up the curve. BigBasket is Alibaba currently partnering with about 1800 farmers throughout the country and aims to become the ‘most preferred partner’ for up to 3000 of them. Ricult lifts smallholder farmers in Thailand out of poverty through a data-driven 2 Asia Social Innovation Awards Ricult Agriculture Other Thailand Financial: Prize Money 9,100 3 Feb 2018 decision support mobile platform that helps the farmers improve farming productivity and reduce farming cost, resulting in higher income. Britain’s Prince Charles has launched a new 10-million-dollar Development Impact Bond (DIB) to help improve education for over 200,000 children in India. The DIB, 3 British Asian Trust Development Impact Bond (DIB) Education Children and Youths India Financial: Debt 10,000,000 8 Feb 2018 the largest bond of its type in South Asia, is the latest fundraising initiative by the British Asian Trust (BAT), set up by the royal 10 years ago to fight poverty in South Asia. Ride Jakarta is a boutique fitness and indoor cycling studio. They will use the East Ventures, Intudo Ventures, PT 4 Ride Jakarta Health Other Indonesia Financial: Equity 500,000 1 Feb 2018 proceeds from the latest financing round to expand its physical fitness studio Prasetia Dwidharma network, develop digital content for offsite users and hire new staff. Warung Pintar, which translates to Smart Kiosk, is a prefabricated kiosk with technology integration for Indonesian SMEs and mom-and-pop stores (warung). A East Ventures, SMDV, Digital Garage, Livelihood and Poverty 5 Warung Pintar Other Indonesia Financial: Equity 4,000,000 12 Feb 2018 typical prefabricated smart kiosk from Warung Pintar features a surveillance Insignia Ventures Partner, Triputra Group Alleviation camera, an LCD TV, stove and dispensers, refrigerator, a digital system and a charging station. ERC Eye Care Pvt. Ltd, which provides low-cost eye-care services for the bottom- of-the-pyramid (BoP) market, has received follow-on investment which will help the 6 Ennovent ERC Eye Care Pvt. Ltd Health People with Medical Needs India Financial: Equity Not disclosed 23 Jan 2018 Assam-based company scale up its operations and expand its reach in the northeastern region of the country. 6Degree manages a community of designers, bloggers, photographers and other fashion professionals who engage on the platform to showcase their work and find 7 Indian Angel Network 6Degree Other Other India Financial: Equity 400,000 30 Jan 2018 work assignments. The investment will be utilized in expanding the team, upgradation of the technology and in expanding the reach of the company. A social enterprise working to make welfare schemes more accessible to citizens, Indian Angel Network, Unitus Seed Fund, Haqdarshak’s multi-state, multi-lingual mobile technology platform helps citizens 8 Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions Private Limited Other Other India Non-Financial: Accelerator Program 8 Feb 2018 Social Alpha, Ankur Capital discover, apply for, and benefit from government and private schemes that they qualify for. An assistant to those who are visually impaired, the app helps the user be aware Indian Angel Network, Unitus Seed Fund, 9 Eye-D Health People with Disabilities India Non-Financial: Accelerator Program 8 Feb 2018 of their location, explore and navigate to nearby places of interest, evaluate their Social Alpha, Ankur Capital surroundings with their smartphone camera and ‘read’ printed text. Indian Angel Network, Unitus Seed Fund, The startup helps healthcare and dental care organisations hire the right 10 Bodhi Health Education Health Other India Non-Financial: Accelerator Program 8 Feb 2018 Social Alpha, Ankur Capital candidates and train them efficiently with proven technology solutions. A not-for- profit venture, the app aims to plug holes in the training infrastructure for Indian Angel Network, Unitus Seed Fund, 11 TheTeacherApp Education Other India Non-Financial: Accelerator Program 8 Feb 2018 educators in the country, and guide and train teachers from schools all across Social Alpha, Ankur Capital India. Indian Angel Network, Unitus Seed Fund, The organisation provides personalised and predictive maternal care using AI, IoT 12 Jiovio Healthcare Pte Health Women and Girls India Non-Financial: Accelerator Program 8 Feb 2018 Social Alpha, Ankur Capital and wearable technology. This startup improves famers’ lives by providing them with a platform that enables Indian Angel Network, Unitus Seed Fund, them to sell directly to businesses like restaurants, hotels, canteens and retail 13 KrishiHub Agriculture Other India Non-Financial: Accelerator Program 8 Feb 2018 Social Alpha, Ankur Capital stores, eliminating middlemen. Doing so lets the farmers get the best prices for their produce. This is a news aggregation platform where you can find instant local news and Indian Angel Network, Unitus Seed Fund, 14 PublicVibe Other Other India Non-Financial: Accelerator Program 8 Feb 2018 videos in English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali Social Alpha, Ankur Capital and Gujarati from all leading newspapers and news channels. Indian Angel Network, Unitus Seed Fund, This is an online verified voting platform for all kinds of elections, including polls for 15 Right2Vote Infotech Pvt Limited Other Other India Non-Financial: Accelerator Program 8 Feb 2018 Social Alpha, Ankur Capital government bodies, corporate organisations, colleges and schools, among others. Amount US$ Supporting Organisation SPO Cause Beneficiary Region Type of Support Date of Deal Notes (Financial Only) A blockchain products company, ChainFrame is focused on using the power of Indian Angel Network, Unitus Seed Fund, 16 ChainFrame Other Other India Non-Financial: Accelerator Program 8 Feb 2018 blockchain to create radically transparent systems for large scale public use for Social Alpha, Ankur Capital state and national governments. Indian Angel Network, Unitus Seed Fund, The startup aims to do away with middlemen in the hiring of unskilled or semi- 17 Helper4U Services LLP Employability Unemployed India Non-Financial: Accelerator Program 8 Feb 2018 Social Alpha, Ankur Capital skilled helpers, benefitting both the job seekers as well as the employers. Aviom provides affordable housing finance loans to low-income individuals and Housing and families and currently operates out of 14 branches in Rajasthan and Madhya 18 Insitor Impact Asia Fund Aviom India Housing Finance Pvt. Ltd. Community Other India Financial: Equity 2,400,000 6 Feb 2018 Pradesh. The funds raised in this round will Aviom increase branch network and Development operations in Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns in existing states and subsequently expand to other states. A digital necklace for babies that uses near-field communication technology—the 19 Johnson & Johnson Khushi Baby Health Children and Youths India Financial: Prize Money 250,000 18 Jan 2018 same technology that lets smartphones swap data—and a mobile app to keep track of mother and baby health records. A curated bundle of such lifesaving solutions as a clean birth kit and thermometer; care items (baby clothes, a receiving blanket and sanitary napkins); and health 20 Johnson & Johnson Barakat Bundle Health Women and Girls India Financial: Prize Money 150,000 18 Jan 2018 education materials on breastfeeding, handwashing and infant care—all packaged in a safe sleep bamboo cradle. A kid-friendly form of amoxicillin called NutMox that treats pneumonia, the leading 21 Johnson & Johnson Nutmox Health Children and Youths Bangladesh Financial: Prize Money 50,000 18 Jan 2018 killer of young children globally. Neogrowth is focused on lending to the small business segment and has now expanded its presence to 21 cities across the country. With the investment, Leapfrog Investments, Aspada Investment 22 Neogrowth Financial Services Other India Financial: Equity 47,000,000 24 Jan 2018 NeoGrowth plans to capitalise on its market-leading technology to significantly Company and Quona Capital expand lending to small business owners, reaching deeper into India’s largest cities, and expand to other urban areas. Mercy Relief has begun relief distribution operations to help communities in northern Philippines affected by Mount Mayon spewing lava and ash. It will kick off communities affected by Mayon volcano 23 Mercy Relief Other Other Philippines Non-Financial: Others 23 Jan 2018 the first phase of relief distribution efforts involving the setting up of temporary kitchens to distribute hot meals, targeting more than 2,000 people across 3 villages. Fusion Microfinance fresh funding will help Fusion Microfinance continue its Oikocredit, Creation Investments and 24 Fusion Microfinance Financial Services Other India Financial: Equity 12,800,000 9 Feb 2018 growth momentum through network expansion, infrastructure capacity ramp up GAWA Capital and growing the employee base of 3,000. Pratilipi allows users to create and share long-form content like poems and short stories in eight local languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali and Marathi. Users can access the platform via a mobile app or using a web interface. The 25 Omidyar Network Pratilipi Arts and Culture Other India Financial: Equity 4,300,000 5 Feb 2018 company will use fresh funding to hire new talent in the areas of product, technology and data science and also for further growth and partnerships. It also plans to add more local languages on its platform later this year. Users can order organic and hydroponic vegetables from farm-to-table on SayurBox’s website. It provides five deliveries a week and claims to be focused on 26 Patamar Capital, Investing in Women SayurBox Agriculture Women and Girls Indonesia Financial: Equity 300,000 22 Jan 2018 waste elimination and fair-trade pricing. It is set to open its first offline story in Indonesia.