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Villgro

Pre-seed / Idea · Impact & Social · Bengaluru

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At a glance

Stage focus: Pre-seed / Idea
Primary sector: Impact & Social
City: Bengaluru
HQ / office: Head Office: 3rd Floor, IIT Madras Research Park, Kanagam Road, Taramani (Behind Tidel Park, on Old Mahabalipuram Road), Chennai – 600113. Bangalore Office: 59, 3rd Floor, 14th Cross, 9th Main Rd, Stage 2, Eshwara Layout, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560038.
Fund registered: 2001
Investments on record: 8
Corpus (as reported): Not a traditional AUM-based fund; an impact incubator. Reported impact (per official site, as of ~2024-2026): ~Rs 671 Million in seed funding deployed; ~Rs 720 Million deployed across 137 startups in low-income Indian states; portfolio cos raised ~INR 4.28 billion in follow-on investment.
Website: villgro.org
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About

Villgro is India's foremost impact-first incubator and social-enterprise development organization, founded in 2001 by Paul Basil (originally as Rural Innovations Network; renamed Villgro Innovations Foundation in 2009). It provides incubation, mentorship, and seed funding to early-stage startups solving social/environmental problems across healthcare, agritech, climate action, and inclusive livelihoods. Headquartered at IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai, with a Bangalore office. Registered as a Section 8 not-for-profit company (CIN U91990TN2001NPL047075).

Investment focus

Stage: idea/early/seed-stage social enterprises (incubation + seed funding + mentorship). Sectors: Climate-Smart Agriculture/Agritech, Healthcare/Healthtech, Climate Action, and Inclusive Livelihoods / Gender Inclusion.

Cheque size

Seed funding to enterprises as debt/equity/grant; avg ticket modest (incubator seed scale); SISFS grants per govt norms

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI registration

Registration category not stated — reported as “Impact incubator / social-enterprise accelerator (impact, agri/agritech, healthtech, climate)”

SIDBI Fund of Funds

Yes — DPIIT-approved incubator under the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS); awarded Best Incubator by DPIIT (GoI) 2020; channels govt seed-fund grants to startups

Notable portfolio

Ecozen Solutions; Wysa; Vahan; BharatRohan; Cultyvate; Kritsnam; Raav Techlabs; Krimanshi

Team & organisation

Approx 48 staff

Non-profit social-enterprise incubator/foundation (Villgro Innovations Foundation), not a SEBI AIF; impact incubator + seed funder, founded 2001

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What does Villgro invest in?: Stage: idea/early/seed-stage social enterprises (incubation + seed funding + mentorship). Sectors: Climate-Smart Agriculture/Agritech, Healthcare/Healthtech, Climate Action, and Inclusive Livelihoods / Gender Inclusion.
What cheque size does Villgro write?: As compiled from public sources: Seed funding to enterprises as debt/equity/grant; avg ticket modest (incubator seed scale); SISFS grants per govt norms
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About this record

⚑ NOT a private VC fund — it is a nonprofit impact incubator/foundation (Villgro Innovations Foundation, Section 8 company, CIN U91990TN2001NPL047075), deploying grant/seed funding rather than running an AUM-based VC fund; vet against program's eligibility for incubators vs. equity investors. Privately governed nonprofit (not government/DFI/public-university owned), though it partners with CSR/philanthropic and government startup-ecosystem initiatives. No fraud or name-collision warnings found.

Compiled from public sources as of 2026-07. iHub India lists investors neutrally and does not endorse, rank, or verify investment terms — confirm all details directly with the investor before transacting.

Sources: https://villgro.org/contact-us/; https://villgro.org/programs/startup-india-seed-fund-scheme/