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Villgro Innovations Foundation

A social enterprise incubator which provides funding, mentorship and support to for-profit social enterprises. At Villgro, we are addressing some of the most pressing social and environmental challenges by rapidly mobilising innovations in India

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About

  • Headquarters

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  • Since

    2001

Works with the vision of combining innovation and entrepreneurship to bring change into the lives of individuals belonging to marginalized sections of Read more the society. To achieve its objective, it provides support to early-stage, innovation-based, for-profit social enterprises and acts as an ecosystem enabler for these enterprises by providing them funds, networking opportunities and mentorship. Villgro primarily works in 3 core areas: Health, Agriculture and Climate Action. Its iPitch Initiative aims to provide investment support to selected unconventional social enterprises which aim to solve the problems faced by the Indian society in a scalable and profitable way. Selected social enterprises are selected to receive access to capital, incubation support, showcasing opportunities, and an opportunity to be featured in online media platforms. Since its inception, it has incubated over 300 organisations, provided INR 600 million+ seed fund, and impacted 20 million lives. It has also been replicating its model in Kenya, Vietnam, and Philippines.


Action

Villgro funds, mentors and incubates early-stage, innovation-based social enterprises that impact the lives of India's poor.

Cause Area

Sector

Sub Sector

Impact

Villgro has incubated over 300 startups, provided Rs 671 Mn in seed funding, impacted 20 Mn lives, and enabled Rs 4 Bn in follow-on funding raised by portfolio companies.

Vision & Mission

Villgro's mission is to make innovative, impactful social enterprises succeed by providing incubation support and helping them scale.

Programs

  • Agriculture

    Collaborates with social entrepreneurs whose main goals are to raise the standard of living for smallholder farmers, increase agricultural productivity, and reduce risks for both the farmer and the farming supply chain.

    Interests 

    Farm management and automation
    Post-harvest processing Feeds, fodder, and animal nutrition 
    Water Use Efficiency and Management 
    Financial Inclusion

  • Climate Action

    Supports cutting-edge, technologically based social enterprises that aim to reduce the risk of climate change and promote economic development in "Bottom of the Pyramid" areas.

    Interest Areas

    Supply of Energy
    Sustainable Income Sources
    Value to Waste
    Mobile Sustainability

  • Healthcare

    We support social companies founded on inventions that work to improve health outcomes for underprivileged areas through accessible, affordable, and cutting-edge treatments for disease detection, treatment, and prevention.

    Areas of Interest
    Health of Women and Children
    Non-Communicable diseases
    Infectious Diseases
    Solutions and Platforms for Digital Health

Impact Metrics

  • Total Number of Companies Incubated

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2017-18 25
    • 2018-19 20
    • 2019-20 31
    • 2020-21 24
    • 2021-22 29

  • Total Number of Attendees (Unconvention)

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2018-19 700
    • 2019-20 600
    • 2020-21 842
    • 2021-22 313

Milestones & Track Record

Villgro has incubated over 300 startups, provided Rs 671 Mn in seed funding, impacted 20 Mn lives, connected 17,000+ entrepreneurs through Unconvention events, and deployed Rs 720 Mn across 137 startups in low income states of India.

Leadership Team

  • Ashwin Mahalingam

    Director

  • Bharti Gupta Ramola

    Director

  • Dimple Gujral

    Director

  • Paul Basil

    Founder

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    21-50

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • Registration ID

    U91990TN2001NPL047075

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    TN/2017/0154670

  • 12A

    AAATR5941HE20027

  • 80G

    AAATR5941HF20074

  • FCRA

    75901022

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Section 8 (formerly Section 25)

Website

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses

  • 2021-22

    Income
    Rs.185,473,950
    Expenses
    Rs.160,063,950
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.7,690,950
    Program Expenses
    Rs.152,373,000
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  • 2020-21

    Income
    Rs.136,449,000
    Expenses
    Rs.118,247,000
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.7,130,000
    Program Expenses
    Rs.111,117,000
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  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.245,922,774
    Expenses
    Rs.247,031,147
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.32,607,825
    Program Expenses
    Rs.214,423,322
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