Omidyar Network

Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm founded in 2004 by Pierre and Pam Omidyar. Based in Mumbai, India, with additional offices globally, the firm specializes in both equity investments and grants, focusing on early-stage enterprises and non-profit organizations. Its investment strategy spans various sectors, including digital society, emerging technology, education, property rights, governance, financial inclusion, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Omidyar Network prioritizes initiatives that enhance access to capital and promote transparency in media and markets. The firm aims to empower individuals and communities by supporting ventures that foster responsible technology practices, innovative financial solutions, and effective governance tools. With a commitment to creating social impact, Omidyar Network invests between $1 million and $10 million in for-profit entities and up to $5 million in non-profits, focusing on regions such as India, Africa, Europe, and the United States.

Lauren Booker

Investor

Mike Kubzansky

CEO

Annie Maxwell

Executive Vice President

Pierre Omidyar

Founding Partner, Co-Founder and Chairman

Past deals in Corporates

TEAL

Seed Round in 2022
Terra Economics & Analytics Lab (TEAL), we are building an end-to-end decision support platform for land and property for banks, housing finance companies, real estate/infrastructure developers, retail investors and transacting parties.

GramCover

Series A in 2021
GramCover Insurance Brokers Private Limited is an online insurance brokerage firm based in Noida, India, focused on serving the rural sector. Established in 2016, the company offers a comprehensive marketplace that provides various insurance products, including life, crop, livestock, health, and motor insurance, alongside reinsurance and risk advisory services. By leveraging technology and innovative distribution methods, GramCover aims to reduce costs and enhance insurance penetration in rural areas. The platform utilizes tools such as Jan Dhan, Aadhar, and mobile technology to efficiently onboard customers, while its advanced risk analysis capabilities facilitate the development of personalized insurance products tailored to the needs of farmers. Additionally, GramCover supports its users with services like claim processing, policy download, payment collection, and customer onboarding.

GramCover

Seed Round in 2020
GramCover Insurance Brokers Private Limited is an online insurance brokerage firm based in Noida, India, focused on serving the rural sector. Established in 2016, the company offers a comprehensive marketplace that provides various insurance products, including life, crop, livestock, health, and motor insurance, alongside reinsurance and risk advisory services. By leveraging technology and innovative distribution methods, GramCover aims to reduce costs and enhance insurance penetration in rural areas. The platform utilizes tools such as Jan Dhan, Aadhar, and mobile technology to efficiently onboard customers, while its advanced risk analysis capabilities facilitate the development of personalized insurance products tailored to the needs of farmers. Additionally, GramCover supports its users with services like claim processing, policy download, payment collection, and customer onboarding.

GramCover

Seed Round in 2020
GramCover Insurance Brokers Private Limited is an online insurance brokerage firm based in Noida, India, focused on serving the rural sector. Established in 2016, the company offers a comprehensive marketplace that provides various insurance products, including life, crop, livestock, health, and motor insurance, alongside reinsurance and risk advisory services. By leveraging technology and innovative distribution methods, GramCover aims to reduce costs and enhance insurance penetration in rural areas. The platform utilizes tools such as Jan Dhan, Aadhar, and mobile technology to efficiently onboard customers, while its advanced risk analysis capabilities facilitate the development of personalized insurance products tailored to the needs of farmers. Additionally, GramCover supports its users with services like claim processing, policy download, payment collection, and customer onboarding.

IntrCity

Series B in 2020
Manager- Corporate Communications

IntrCity

Series B in 2018
Manager- Corporate Communications

Goodera

Series B in 2018
Goodera Information Technologies Private Limited is a technology platform that enhances the corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability landscape. Based in Bengaluru, India, and co-headquartered in Menlo Park, the company provides a comprehensive platform that enables corporations, foundations, governments, and non-profits to collect and analyze data in local languages, assess real-time impact, and report performance through interactive dashboards. Goodera facilitates employee engagement in volunteering while maximizing community impact through its corporate volunteering programs. With a focus on transparency and measurability, the platform integrates data from various sources, including web, mobile, and voice, to streamline the management of CSR and sustainability initiatives. Founded in 2003, Goodera was previously known as NextGen PMS Pvt. Ltd. and rebranded in 2017.

Goodera

Series A in 2017
Goodera Information Technologies Private Limited is a technology platform that enhances the corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability landscape. Based in Bengaluru, India, and co-headquartered in Menlo Park, the company provides a comprehensive platform that enables corporations, foundations, governments, and non-profits to collect and analyze data in local languages, assess real-time impact, and report performance through interactive dashboards. Goodera facilitates employee engagement in volunteering while maximizing community impact through its corporate volunteering programs. With a focus on transparency and measurability, the platform integrates data from various sources, including web, mobile, and voice, to streamline the management of CSR and sustainability initiatives. Founded in 2003, Goodera was previously known as NextGen PMS Pvt. Ltd. and rebranded in 2017.

IntrCity

Venture Round in 2016
Manager- Corporate Communications

Ashv Finance

Venture Round in 2016
IntelleGrow serves the ‘missing middle’ enterprises working in sectors which make a positive Environmental, Social and Governance Impact. IntelleGrow offers debt without limiting them on their vintage or the security value offered for the loan – instead, the proposition is based on trajectory of business cashflows. It is not only lending from its Balance Sheet but also syndicating and arranging debt from other sources – gradually emerging as a debt solutions provider for ‘early-stage’, ‘high-growth’ small and growing businesses (SGB) in India.

IntrCity

Series A in 2016
Manager- Corporate Communications

Vistaar

Series D in 2015
The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through providing access to finance, to deserving small business men, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, consisting of customers with an annual income of Rs 120000-10,00,000, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system.

IntrCity

Seed Round in 2015
Manager- Corporate Communications

Vistaar

Series C in 2014
The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through providing access to finance, to deserving small business men, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, consisting of customers with an annual income of Rs 120000-10,00,000, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system.

Ashv Finance

Series B in 2014
IntelleGrow serves the ‘missing middle’ enterprises working in sectors which make a positive Environmental, Social and Governance Impact. IntelleGrow offers debt without limiting them on their vintage or the security value offered for the loan – instead, the proposition is based on trajectory of business cashflows. It is not only lending from its Balance Sheet but also syndicating and arranging debt from other sources – gradually emerging as a debt solutions provider for ‘early-stage’, ‘high-growth’ small and growing businesses (SGB) in India.

Vistaar

Series B in 2012
The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through providing access to finance, to deserving small business men, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, consisting of customers with an annual income of Rs 120000-10,00,000, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system.

Vistaar

Series B in 2012
The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through providing access to finance, to deserving small business men, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, consisting of customers with an annual income of Rs 120000-10,00,000, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system.

Comat

Series C in 2008
Comat enables access to information based services to citizens in rural India. Established in 1996, their company has successfully merged business profitability with social welfare. Their business model is oriented towards economic development of underserved markets, by providing services like employability training, job creation, financial inclusion and essential Government services. They have attained leadership in their area of business by successfully mapping the needs of India’s rural population and efficiently delivering the same through a network of Rural Business Centers.
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