Upaya Social Ventures is pleased to announce that Kusi Hornberger and Nainesh Shah have been appointed to its board of directors.

Abhinav and Vasanthi share a passion for local crafts and nature-inspired design and together started their apparel brand, Peoli, to create livelihood opportunities for the women in Almora.

Sumanth and Sonali, had a vision to create a sustainable pottery in rural India and the drive to empower the underprivileged rural community in the process.

On August 2nd, 2019, Kate Cochran and Sachi Shenoy gave an update on Upaya's impact metrics and accelerator application findings at the 2019 Upaya Breakfast Briefing.

With a degree in Textile Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Abhishek aims to bring design, innovation and technology to underprivileged and unorganized artisan communities.

Manan Majithia’s company, YouCare, provides training in caregiving services to young and low-income women and connects them with jobs as medical attendants and nannies.

Upaya Social Ventures announced the completion of its $2M campaign to double the nonprofit’s investment reach within five years.

Upaya is a different kind of investor. The “patient capital” we are able to provide is only possible because of the donors who provide philanthropy to us.

Upaya’s model depends on finding the right entrepreneurs to achieve our mission of fighting poverty with job creation. But finding those entrepreneurs who align with our mission is not always easy.

Why do we care so much about collecting data, evaluating the results, and sharing it? Because it’s extremely important to us to ensure that the families impacted by our work are in fact making their way out of extreme poverty.