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By investing in enterprises creating and applying catalytic innovations - low-cost and straightforward but useful information and communication technologies, products and services for people whom traditional commercial applications have ignored - GGV prioritizes both financial and social return on its investments.
GGV manages both the mission-related venture capital investment portfolio of the Gray Matters Capital Foundation, as well as a social venture capital fund capitalized by investment partners committed to its vision for social impact investing.
A sample of our portfolio companies is listed below:
RentBureau collects rental payment information and incorporates this data as an alternate channel through which consumer credit decisions may be facilitated.
Paralife provides family protection and "micro" life insurance, savings and related products to low-income sector and disabled persons throughout South America.
United Villages provides store-and-forward ultra-affordable connectivity services as well as procurement and distribution of socially-beneficial products and services for rural India.
Cell Bazaar provides a mobile platform on which millions of subscribers can transact business and commerce through mobile phones where infrastructure is poor and internet connections are rare.
d.Light provides ultra-affordable LED lighting solutions that replace kerosene lanterns for those living outside of the reliable electric grid.
SourceTrace provides a robust "Roman Roads" payments platform with technology designed to function in rural environments lacking dependable electric and telecommunications services.
Provides a managed account of Indian-based social ventures in the information and communications technology sector.
EBI Distributes fuel-independent, "free piston" Stirling engines, or micro-Combined-Heat-and-Power (micro-CHP) engines providing a renewable ultra-affordable alternative energy source for electricity, heat and refrigerant for rural households in South Asia.
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