Social enterprise incubator Villgro has invested in three startups – Ujjeewan Healthcare, Aindra Systems and Scholowiz Educational Solutions. It is targeting to invest in 25-30 more startups by the end of the fiscal year. The new investments range between INR 6 and INR 8 lakh, to be used to scale up businesses. Villgro will work with these startups to build business models and go-to market strategies around their ideas.
Ujjeewan provides telemedicine and primary medical services in West Bengal under the brand ‘Healthypariwar’. Aindra is developing a device that can be deployed at low cost to assist with screening and detection of cervical cancer among women. The project is at the proof-of-concept stage and Aindra plans to use the funding to build a working prototype of its device. Scholowiz, which provides professional development programmes for teachers, has completed a pilot programme in eight schools.
Source: Economic Times
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