• Ketto

  Participated · Equity · Jul 2015

  Ketto is a Mumbai-based crowdfunding platform that facilitates fundraising for social, creative, and personal causes. The platform helps individuals and organizations raise donations for charitable and personal needs. The company announced it has raised $4.2 million (Rs 30 crore) with the help of CleverTap’s philanthropy arm, CleverTap4Good. The reported funds were raised for charitable causes. The article does not provide additional operational metrics or future plans. Ketto Online Ventures operates an online crowdfunding platform for creative and social causes, connecting individuals, brands and non-profit organisations with investors and donors. The company was founded in October 2012 by Varun Sheth, Kunal Kapoor and Zaheer Adenwala and is based in Mumbai. It raised Rs 4.4 crore ($700,000) in a fresh angel round and had previously raised Rs 77 lakh from Club ah! and Calcutta Angels in 2013. Ketto plans to use the new funds to double its technology and business development teams and to facilitate $100 million in funding for other firms. The startup also intends to expand operations into Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. Its platform has been used by multiple celebrities and corporates, including Hritik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan, Anuskha Sharma, Myntra and Star Sports, and it recently partnered with Lakme Fashion Week to help designers raise launch funds. Ketto Online Ventures operates an online crowdfunding platform that connects individuals, brands and nonprofit organisations with fundraisers for creative and social causes. The site enables entrepreneurs and NGOs to raise funds by linking them with companies and individual supporters. The company says it is getting over 15,000 unique investors on its platform per month. Ketto was founded in October last year by Varun Sheth, Kunal Kapoor and Zaheer Adenwala and is based in Mumbai. The startup aims to increase engagement and participation among NGOs, supporters and corporates while reducing the cost of fundraising. It plans to use new capital for product and business development as well as marketing.

• Banyan Environmental Innovations

  Led · Equity · Dec 2014

  Banyan Green Fuels collects and processes agricultural waste to produce green fuels supplied to large corporations. The Telangana-based startup is led by founder Nityanand Agrawal, an IIT‑Kanpur alumnus with over two decades of experience in technology and environment. The company aims to provide 1 million tonnes of green fuel by 2017 and to be a leader in supplying green fuels across India. It recently raised Rs 1 crore from Intellecap Impact Investment Network (I3N) with participation from existing investors. I3N's seven angel investors participated in the round, including Naveen Kshatriya and Rema Subramanian of Ankur Capital. Management highlights field-level efficiency and stakeholder partnerships as priorities for scaling production.

• Gold Farm

  Led · Equity · Jun 2014

  Surya Power Magic develops solar-powered irrigation pumps for agricultural use and is based in Coimbatore. The company reports having installed over 25 water pumps in Tamil Nadu. It has raised nearly $500,000 from angel investors to support its growth. The funds were provided by Intellecap Impact Investment Network (I-cube-N) and Infuse Ventures. Surya Power Magic says it will use the capital to strengthen management, R&D, marketing and business development over the next 18–24 months. Founder Abhilash Thirupathy said the company looks forward to investor guidance in scaling up operations.

• iKure Techsoft

  Participated · Equity · Mar 2014

  iKure Techsoft, founded in 2010 by CEO Sujay Santra, builds technology solutions aimed at reaching patients in rural areas. Its core product is the Wireless Health Incident Monitoring System (WHIMS), a software platform that enables integration and contact between rural medical practitioners and city-based doctors. The company provides tech-enabled delivery of healthcare services and works with local practitioners to extend access. In 2014 iKure raised Rs70 lakh (approximately $115k) in funding. The company said it intends to use the funds to expand operations to Orissa. As part of the funding, Satoko Kono, president of ARUN LLC, will join iKure’s board.

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