A venture philanthropy platform
Backing India's next generation of impact unicorns
ACT funds visionary founders solving India's biggest challenges through technology and innovation.
A venture philanthropy platform
ACT funds visionary founders solving India's biggest challenges through technology and innovation.
Born from the start-up and venture ecosystem's response to Covid-19, ACT pioneered venture philanthropy in India: backing founders early with risk-tolerant capital and deep conviction. As global funding for social impact becomes less certain, we remain steadfast in our commitment to being founder-first in everything we do. This shapes every step of the partnership, from fast, focused diligence to hands-on support that turns promising ideas into enduring institutions.
$ 19.3 M
Disbursed
65+
Organisations Backed
30+ Mn
Lives Impacted
$ 99.7 M
Raised in follow-on funding
Our Portfolio
Rocket Learning
Siddhant Sachdeva | Azeez Gupta | Namya Mahajan | Utsav Kheria
AI-powered WhatsApp support for early childhood education.
Rocket Learning
Siddhant Sachdeva | Azeez Gupta | Namya Mahajan | Utsav Kheria
1 in 3 of all Anganwadi workers use Rocket Learning for enabling early childhood education.
Founding Team
Azeez Gupta
Co-founder
Namya Mahajan
Co-founder
Siddhant Sachdeva
Co-founder
Utsav Kheria
Co-founder
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Khushi Baby
Ruchit Nagar | Mohammed Shahnawaz
10% of all ASHA workers across India use Khushi Baby to strengthen primary healthcare delivery.
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MiniMines
Anupam Kumar | Arvind Bhardwaj
MiniMines’ proprietary process recycles end-of-life Li-ion batteries to recover rare metals at up to 99% purity with 96% efficiency.
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Open Healthcare Network Foundation
Bodhish Thomas
OHCN’s CARE platform, a verified Digital Public Good, powers healthcare delivery across 10 states through HMIS, TeleICU and palliative care.
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Adalat AI
Arghya Bhattacharya | Utkarsh Saxena
Adalat AI is delivering efficiency gains in 25% of India's district courts.
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Karya
Manu Chopra | Safiya Hussain | Vivek Seshadri
Karya enabled its workers to increase their annual incomes by an average of 25.8%.
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Farmers for Forests
Krutika Ravishankar | Arti Dhar | Jaspreet Kaur | Aditya Avinashe
Farmers for Forests enabled 6K farmers to bring 3,000 hectares of degraded and barren land under agroforestry.
View website ↗OUR APPROACH
Enter at the inflection point, often as the first institutional grant, through a quick and founder-friendly process.
Back
early innovation
A meaningful share of our capital goes to early, often unproven ideas with outsized potential.
Grow
what works
Larger grants for scale-ready grantees, bridging the gap in flexible capital until they diversify their funding.
Support
beyond the grant
Stay closely connected, offering support on technology, fundraising, and ecosystem navigation.
Category-Defining Innovation
Reimagining how social challenges are solve
Material Depth of Impact
Measurable, deep and lasting improvements in people’s lives
Population-Scale Reach
Reimagining how social challenges are solve
THE ACT TEAM
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Subhashish Bhadra
Managing Partner
Madhavika Bajoria
Partner
THE ACT ANCHORS
GV Ravishankar & Roopa Ravishankar
Peak XV | Prop AI
Prashanth Prakash
Accel
Westbridge Capital
Westbridge Capital
Sandeep Singhal
Avaana Capital
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Mohit Bhatnagar
Peak XV
Loney Antony
Hitachi Payments
Mekin Maheshwari
Udhyam, Ex-Flipkart
Sanjeev & Tanvi Bikhchandani
Info Edge | Tamarind Chutney
ACT brings together a select group of India’s leading founders and investors who contribute not just capital, but their expertise and networks. If you would like to be part of building India’s defining institution for social innovation, we’d love to hear from you!