VC fund (Cat II) · SEBI registry
Zero Poverty Ventures India Funds
Growth (Series C+) · Impact & Social · Bengaluru
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Growth (Series C+)
- Primary sector
- Impact & Social
- City
- Bengaluru
- HQ / office
- Bengaluru, Karnataka (JP Nagar 9th Phase, Avalahalli)
- Fund registered
- 2023
- Website
- socialbusiness.fund
- Profile ↗
About
Zero Poverty Funds is an AIF promoted by Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru (now Navaka Social Business Fund Pvt Ltd), an RBI-regulated NBFC established in 2017 that finances Indian social enterprises. The fund is dedicated to investing in WASH and waste-related businesses; the registry email domain yunussb.com redirects to the group's current official site socialbusiness.fund.
Investment focus
Impact / social-business investing in WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and waste-related businesses; broader group focus on waste management, agriculture, education and livelihoods
Cheque size
Approx INR 50 lakh to 3 Cr (debt range cited for the affiliated NBFC/social-business lending; no separate AIF cheque size disclosed)
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”
- IN/AIF2/23-24/1377
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found
Team & organisation
Small impact-fund team; co-founders Suresh Krishna and Vinitha Reddy; approx 10-30 across the group.
Category II AIF (Zero Poverty Funds) promoted by Navaka Social Business Fund Pvt Ltd (formerly Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru Pvt Ltd / NSBF, an RBI-regulated NBFC, est. 2017). Part of the Yunus Social Business gGmbH (Germany) network. Manager entity = private company (NBFC) sponsoring a single-theme social-impact AIF.
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Frequently asked
- What does Zero Poverty Ventures India Funds invest in?
- Impact / social-business investing in WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and waste-related businesses; broader group focus on waste management, agriculture, education and livelihoods
- What cheque size does Zero Poverty Ventures India Funds write?
- As compiled from public sources: Approx INR 50 lakh to 3 Cr (debt range cited for the affiliated NBFC/social-business lending; no separate AIF cheque size disclosed)
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About this record
- ⚑ Impact/social-business fund affiliated with the Yunus Social Business / Navaka Social Business group (parent NBFC is debt-oriented); not a conventional startup VC; rebrand of parent NBFC (Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru -> Navaka Social Business Fund)
Compiled from SEBI registrations and 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://socialbusiness.fund/; https://ysbfb.in/about/