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Artha Platform – Direct Early/Growth Stage Investments Grant

In context

This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises, at pre-seed, seed stage and Series A. Coverage is read from the notice itself: India.

Summary

Artha Impact makes direct early and growth-stage equity investments in social businesses across agriculture, healthcare, and livelihoods sectors in India. The platform facilitates deal discovery, due diligence, and investor-entrepreneur coordination for impact-driven ventures.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 6 Sept 2026Accurate?

About this grant

This investment platform provides direct equity and growth-equity funding for early and growth-stage social businesses operating in India. The focus is on ventures in agriculture, healthcare, and livelihoods that demonstrate clear social impact alongside commercial viability. Startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and social enterprises at pre-seed through Series B stages are eligible. Applicants must operate in or target the Indian market and be ready for direct investment. Participation in the platform's deal discovery and due diligence process is required, facilitating structured engagement between investors and entrepreneurs to assess fit and potential.

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Key requirements

  • ✓Social business model with focus on agriculture, healthcare, or livelihoods impact
  • ✓Operating in or targeting India market
  • ✓Early or growth-stage venture ready for direct investment
  • ✓Participation in Artha Impact's deal discovery and due diligence platform

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Artha Platform – Direct Early/Growth Stage Investments?
Eligibility covers organisations in IN; startup, sme, social-enterprise.

How this compares

  • Compared with 21 similar grants (regen ag in India) listed in the last 12 months.
  • The same organisation listed 4 other similar grants here in the last 12 months.

Figures are computed from notices listed on Raise Lens in the same sector and country over the last 12 months.

About this sector

Regenerative agriculture funding supports soil health, cover cropping, reduced tillage, agroforestry and grazing practices that store carbon and restore land. It comes through agricultural support schemes, research programmes and supply-chain initiatives run with food companies. Applicants often need farmer partners, field trial plans and a way to monitor soil outcomes.