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Upaya Social Ventures

508 Yale Ave N #214, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA

Overview

Creating dignified jobs for the poorest through small business investment.

Founded

2011

Deals · 12mo

1

Links

WebsiteX (Twitter)

Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

India

Sector focus

Impact Investing
Non Profit
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Impact

Investment portfolio

4rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
REGRIP
Feb 2026Participated
$2 MOther Equity
PickMyWork
Sep 2022Participated
$1 MSeed
GO DESi
Feb 2020Participated
$0.60 MOther Equity
VilFresh
May 2019Participated
$0.17 MOther Equity
REGRIP
Feb 2026Participated
$2 MOther Equity
PickMyWork
Sep 2022Participated
$1 MSeed
GO DESi
Feb 2020Participated
$0.60 MOther Equity
VilFresh
May 2019Participated
$0.17 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Upaya Social Ventures: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Upaya Social Ventures: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
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Seed01
Other Equity03

Monthly Deal Activity

Upaya Social Ventures: 4 deals are recorded across 90 months.All available history.
Upaya Social Ventures: 4 deals are recorded across 90 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Upaya Social Ventures: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Upaya Social Ventures: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Food & Agriculture2
Fintech1
Manufacturing1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Transportation & Logistics1
Consumer & Lifestyle1

Deal Size Distribution

Upaya Social Ventures: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Upaya Social Ventures: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M4
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
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$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Upaya Social Ventures: India has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Upaya Social Ventures: India has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
India4
Upaya Social Ventures: 16 co-investors are shown, with 888 VC sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Upaya Social Ventures: 16 co-investors are shown, with 888 VC sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
888 VC1
AngelList1
Auxan1
Binge/Aryan1
Blume Ventures1
Chandigarh Angels Network1
Imperier Holdings1
Mumbai Angels1
Native Angels Network1
Orbit Startups1
Red Bricks Capital1
Rukam Capital1
Sangam Ventures1
Soonicorn Ventures1
Venture Catalyst1
We Founder Circle1

Investment Strategy

Upaya Social Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Upaya Social Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating4100%
Upaya Social Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Upaya Social Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

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Team

AB Chakravarthy

India Country Director

Sachi Shenoy

Co-Founder, Board Member

Shruti Goel

Co-CEO