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Businesses Without Borders

Businesses Without Borders

By Shannon Smith

April 1, 2013


MyMela's Financial Literacy Project

MyMela's Financial Literacy Project

MyMela Blog

March 13, 2013


Banks Must Rethink the 'Poor' Indian Consumer

Banks Must Rethink the 'Poor' Indian Consumer

By Trevor Williams

February 25, 2013


Retail in developing countries: Selling sisters

Retail in developing countries: Selling sisters

The Economist

November 29, 2012


TED Thinks These 21 Young Innovators Are Going To Change The World

TED Thinks These 21 Young Innovators Are Going To Change The World

By Max Nisen

Business Insider

November 8, 2012


The proud, the few: the 2013 TED Fellows

The proud, the few: the 2013 TED Fellows

By Kate Torgovnick

TED Blog

November 8, 2012


Financial Inclusion at the Bottom of the Pyramid

Financial Inclusion at the Bottom of the Pyramid

by Michael Snyder

Mahindra Rise Blog

November 6, 2012


Is the iPhone 5 'Smart' for Everyone?

Is the iPhone 5 'Smart' for Everyone?

by Shivani Siroya
The Huffington Post
September 25, 2012


Global Social Benefit Incubator still strong

Global Social Benefit Incubator still strong

by Esha Chhabra 
The San Francisco Chronicle 
September 7, 2012


Start-ups like InVenture flourish with technology services for micro finance firms

Start-ups like InVenture flourish with technology services for micro finance firms

by Economic Times Bureau 
The Economic Times
August 22, 2012


LA Social Entrepreneurship Finds A Home At Hub LA

LA Social Entrepreneurship Finds A Home At Hub LA

by Melissa Jun Rowley
Smart + Connected Communities Institute
July 24, 2012


America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs: 2012 Winners

America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs: 2012 Winners

by Nick Leiber
Bloomberg Businessweek
July 19, 2012


InSight to Meet Banking Needs through Mobile

InSight to Meet Banking Needs through Mobile

by Brinda Lakshmi K
YourStory.In
July 14, 2012


Business Rockstars - Episode 14

Business Rockstars - Episode 14

Hosted by Ken Rutkowski
Business Rockstars on KFWB
July 6, 2012


America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs 2012

America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs 2012

by John Tozzi, Karen E. Klein, and Nick Leiber
Bloomberg Businessweek
June 21, 2012



Celebrating Women Social Entrepreneurs

Celebrating Women Social Entrepreneurs

by MyMela
MyMela
May 21, 2012


63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

by Mario Schulzke
IdeaMensch
May 2, 2012


Unreasonables, Episode 2: Dispelling InVenture’s Assumptions

Unreasonables, Episode 2: Dispelling InVenture’s Assumptions

by Morgan Clendaniel
Fast Company
April 5, 2012



A New Wall Street: Silicon Valley Reimagines Banking

A New Wall Street: Silicon Valley Reimagines Banking

by Camilla Webster
Forbes
March 5, 2012



33 Entrepreneurs Who Make This World A Better Place

33 Entrepreneurs Who Make This World A Better Place

by Mario Schulzke
IdeaMensch
January 11, 2012


txtWeb Announces New Mobile Application "InSight" for small businesses

txtWeb Announces New Mobile Application

by txtWeb
India Infoline News 
November 23, 2011



SM Company Trying to Change the World

SM Company Trying to Change the World

by Pauline Vu
Santa Monica Patch
October 24, 2011


Small Businesses: We Need You

Small Businesses: We Need You

by Shivani Siroya
Huffington Post
October 23, 2011


Friday 5: Smart Advice From 5 Smart Women

Friday 5: Smart Advice From 5 Smart Women

by Deborah Reber
Heart of Gold
October 7, 2011


InVest in a Small Business, See Your Impact - In Real Time

InVest in a Small Business, See Your Impact - In Real Time

by Nilima Achwal
Next Billion
August 9, 2011


There's Nothing Small About Microfinance

There's Nothing Small About Microfinance

by Melissa Jun Rowley
What Gives!?
July 4, 2011



InVenture, Shivani Siroya, Microinvesting

InVenture, Shivani Siroya, Microinvesting

by Heart of Gold
Heart of Gold
April 15, 2011


The Backlash in Microfinance

The Backlash in Microfinance

by Shivani Siroya
Huffington Post
November 10, 2010


A New Model for Social Change

A New Model for Social Change

by Lisa Kant
MFI Connect
April 6, 2010


Shivani Siroya Redefines Microcredit

Shivani Siroya Redefines Microcredit

by Mozumder, Suman Guha
India Abroad
September 10, 2010


12 Awesome Platforms for Social Good

12 Awesome Platforms for Social Good

by Katrina Heppler
Socialbrite
August 5, 2010


Innovators Series – Innovator of the Week

Innovators Series – Innovator of the Week

by Shivani Siroya
Huffington Post
July 22, 2010


Making Microfinance Benefit the People, Not the Sharks

Making Microfinance Benefit the People, Not the Sharks

by Shivani Siroya
Huffington Post
April 28, 2010



InVenture Fund invests, businesses reinvest, community grows

InVenture Fund invests, businesses reinvest, community grows

by Shital Shah
Think Change India
May 13, 2010


Awards

  • 3rd Place Winner, Vodafone Americas Foundation -- Wireless Innovation Project™, 2012 
  • Finalist, Sankalp Forum -- Technology for Development, 2012
  • Winner, Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI™) Program, 2012 
  • Fellow, Echoing Green, 2011
  • Fellow, Unreasonable Institute – Accelerator for Social Entrepreneurs, 2011
  • Fellow, StartUp Chile, 2011/2010
  • Winner, TechCrunch LA Demo Pit, 2010
  • Finalist, GEW 50 – Finalist in Top 50 most promising startups, 2010

Recognition

  • CEO Shivani Siroya Named a TED Fellow for 2013
  • Named top 5 "America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs" by Bloomberg Businessweek, 2012
  • Speaker, TEDxNewWallStreet, 2012
  • "Best for the World" as top 10% for Overall Impact among B Corps with fewer than 10 employees, B Corporation, 2012
  • Semifinalist, Global Social Venture Competition, 2011
  • Semifinalist, William James Foundation Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition, 2011
  • Semifinalist, Fast Pitch for Silicon Valley Startup Labs, 2010
  • Semifinalist, Pop Tech, 2010
  • Semifinalist, The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED), 2010

For press inquiries please contact patrick at inventure.org