Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm that aims to create opportunities for people to improve their own lives, their communities, and the environment around them. The firm was established by Pam and Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay. It focuses on areas such as education, emerging tech, financial inclusion, governance & citizen engagement, and property rights. The firm provides grants, investments, and advocacy to drive change and innovation in these sectors.

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Omidyar Network India invests in bold entrepreneurs who help create a meaningful life for every Indian, especially the hundreds of millions of Indians in low-income and lower-middle-income populations, ranging from the poorest among us to the existing middle class. To drive empowerment and social impact at scale, we work with entrepreneurs in the private, nonprofit and public sectors, who are tackling India’s hardest and most chronic problems. We invest in early-stage enterprises and nonprofits in the areas of Advancing Cities, Digital Society, Education & Employability, Emerging Technologies, Financial Inclusion & Well-being and Property Inclusivity.
We are part of The Omidyar Group, a diverse collection of companies, organizations, and initiatives, supported by philanthropists Pam and Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay.

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🔥 Drive Product Innovation and Market Expansion with the Inclusive Product Management Fellowship (IPMF) 🔥

Are you a practising Product Manager passionate about building inclusive products?

Belongg, in partnership with Dalberg, is proud to announce the launch of The Inclusive Product Management Fellowship. The IPMF is a five-month product inclusion accelerator that will work with a select group of Product Managers from pioneering tech product companies in India and will help them craft inclusive product features that meet the needs of diverse users. 

The Fellowship enables product companies to unlock new market segments and drive growth by transforming how products meet the needs of diverse populations. Similarly, the Fellowship also equips Product Managers with advanced skills in inclusive design and provides comprehensive support in creating inclusive product features. And will offer an unparalleled opportunity to build networks with pioneers in inclusive design. 

Global leaders in inclusive products and design including Pavni Diwanji, Vikrama Dhiman, Anuj Rathi, Mansi Gupta, Rohan Arora, Abhishek Ghosh, Priya Mantri Ajmera, Rahul Bajaj, Hemanshu Jain, Srinivasu Chakravarthula , Dr Ruha Shadab will host sessions and will bring deep experience in applying intersectional inclusion lenses to tech products. 

🔸 Who is eligible: Practising product managers and product designers from leading product companies in India
🔸 Duration of the Fellowship: May - October 2024
🔸 Location: Bengaluru (most sessions happen here) 
🔸 Learn more here: https://www.ipmf.co 
🔸 Application deadline: 26th April 2024
🔸 Fellowship cohort announcement: 6th May 2024
🔸 Fellowship commencement: 20th May 2024. 

The program has been supported by Omidyar Network India and also has The Product Folks, Mission Accessibility, nasscom foundation , Qonnect, Led By Foundation, Evolve, Interweave Consulting Pvt Ltd and Women In Product as core partners. 

🔔 Tag a changemaker who might find this interesting and share your suggestions on the highest impact opportunities to drive inclusion in Indian tech products. 
🔔 20 of the most insightful commenters will get a copy of the wonderful book Mismatch by Kat Holmes as well as access to a 90-minute webinar on inclusive product management. 

#ipmf4productinclusion #productinclusion #inclusivedesign
Romit Mehta Gaurav Gupta Kunal Walia Suhel Bidani Lakshmi Pattabi Raman Tariq Musthafa Pavan Bhat Kundapura Shruti Goyal Sreya Bhattacharya Nishchith Sriram Meghana Srinivas Anaita S. Shilpa Kumar Nikhita Vanwari Anugraha Raman Parul Singh Radhika JB Nirat Bhatnagar Nirmala Menon Prashant Sankaran

If you are an entrepreneur, who is building solutions to improve India's financial inclusion, apply to be a part of the Fintech Yatra. Organised by the The Fintech Meetup and Connexdoor, Fintech Yatra provides a platform for fintechs, financial institutions, and investors to collaborate and invest in cutting-edge concepts that innovate for the #NextHalfBillion. 

Head to their website to register: https://lnkd.in/dqjG8Vk9

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In this episode of Smartphone Nation — our documentary-style podcast in collaboration with IVM, listen to investors, founders, and users discuss about how ed-tech platforms like Entri are making upskilling affordable and accessible, by providing interactive educational content in local languages.

Hear from Sarvesh Kanodia about how our investee Entri helps users across all segments including the #NextHalfBillion, to improve their learning outcomes, by providing affordable courses that help them gain new skills, and seek better employment opportunities. 

Head to Spotify now and stream the full episode in Hindi: https://bit.ly/3ZnOSAb; Tamil: https://bit.ly/3Rbbamq; and English: https://spoti.fi/46hCrrW

Mohammed Hisamuddin Siddharth Nautiyal Rohan Vyavaharkar Badri Pillapakkam Rohan Vyavaharkar Shivani Daiya Jennifer Francis IVM Podcasts Niveditha Prakasam Utsav Mamoria

How can FIs and F-ITs create seamless partnerships and collaboration? 

What future value can be unlocked by these partnerships?

Join us on December 13th at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, for the 'Financial InfraTech Opportunity' event, a collaborative effort by Reserve Bank Innovation Hub, Omidyar Network India, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). 

Register at: https://lu.ma/FinInfraTech

Explore crucial insights during the report launch, focusing on partnerships between Financial Institutions and InfraTech providers. Mark your calendar and be part of a day filled with enlightening discussions. The event will also host a Panel Discussion on Collaborating for Innovation and Inclusion. Secure your spot now for a day of transformative conversations that will shape the future of finance in India.

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#RBIHub #Innovation #Inclusion #Impact 

India’s 80 million dairy farmers form a large segment of the #NextHalfBillion that is underserved by financial institutions due to lack of reliable data to estimate their incomes.  DGV's integrated fintech and marketplace model which is embedded within the dairy supply chain promises to unlock access to convenient, affordable financial products and improve livelihoods for India’s dairy farmers. We are thrilled to back Ragavan Venkatesan and the DGV team, who are deeply committed to improving financial well-being and sustainability for India’s dairy farmers and micro-enterprises.

Read Why We Invested in DGV here:
https://lnkd.in/d_tUJJvt

Read the funding announcement here: 
https://lnkd.in/dD7W7DMN

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