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Drive Product Innovation and Market Expansion with the Inclusive Product Management Fellowship (IPMF) Are you a practising Product Manager passionate about building inclusive products? Belongg, in partnership with Dalberg, is proud to announce the launch of The Inclusive Product Management Fellowship. The IPMF is a five-month product inclusion accelerator that will work with a select group of Product Managers from pioneering tech product companies in India and will help them craft inclusive product features that meet the needs of diverse users. The Fellowship enables product companies to unlock new market segments and drive growth by transforming how products meet the needs of diverse populations. Similarly, the Fellowship also equips Product Managers with advanced skills in inclusive design and provides comprehensive support in creating inclusive product features. And will offer an unparalleled opportunity to build networks with pioneers in inclusive design. Global leaders in inclusive products and design including Pavni Diwanji, Vikrama Dhiman, Anuj Rathi, Mansi Gupta, Rohan Arora, Abhishek Ghosh, Priya Mantri Ajmera, Rahul Bajaj, Hemanshu Jain, Srinivasu Chakravarthula , Dr Ruha Shadab will host sessions and will bring deep experience in applying intersectional inclusion lenses to tech products. 🔸 Who is eligible: Practising product managers and product designers from leading product companies in India 🔸 Duration of the Fellowship: May - October 2024 🔸 Location: Bengaluru (most sessions happen here)  🔸 Learn more here: https://www.ipmf.co  🔸 Application deadline: 26th April 2024 🔸 Fellowship cohort announcement: 6th May 2024 🔸 Fellowship commencement: 20th May 2024. The program has been supported by Omidyar Network India and also has The Product Folks, Mission Accessibility, nasscom foundation , Qonnect, Led By Foundation, Evolve, Interweave Consulting Pvt Ltd and Women In Product as core partners. 🔔 Tag a changemaker who might find this interesting and share your suggestions on the highest impact opportunities to drive inclusion in Indian tech products.  🔔 20 of the most insightful commenters will get a copy of the wonderful book Mismatch by Kat Holmes as well as access to a 90-minute webinar on inclusive product management. #ipmf4productinclusion #productinclusion #inclusivedesign Romit Mehta Gaurav Gupta Kunal Walia Suhel Bidani Lakshmi Pattabi Raman Tariq Musthafa Pavan Bhat Kundapura Shruti Goyal Sreya Bhattacharya Nishchith Sriram Meghana Srinivas Anaita S. Shilpa Kumar Nikhita Vanwari Anugraha Raman Parul Singh Radhika JB Nirat Bhatnagar Nirmala Menon Prashant Sankaran

SportVot offers various online services to live-stream sports events and discover sports talent across India. We look forward to the firm flourishing in its mission of nurturing grassroots-level sports and democratising the process of talent discovery for individuals, especially for the #NextHalfBillion. Sidhhant Agarwal Shubhangi Gupta Yash Bhagwatkar Rohan Vyavaharkar Zitin Kaul

If you are an entrepreneur, who is building solutions to improve India's financial inclusion, apply to be a part of the Fintech Yatra. Organised by the The Fintech Meetup and Connexdoor, Fintech Yatra provides a platform for fintechs, financial institutions, and investors to collaborate and invest in cutting-edge concepts that innovate for the #NextHalfBillion. Head to their website to register: https://lnkd.in/dqjG8Vk9 Treasa Mathew

In this episode of Smartphone Nation — our documentary-style podcast in collaboration with IVM, listen to investors, founders, and users discuss about how ed-tech platforms like Entri are making upskilling affordable and accessible, by providing interactive educational content in local languages. Hear from Sarvesh Kanodia about how our investee Entri helps users across all segments including the #NextHalfBillion, to improve their learning outcomes, by providing affordable courses that help them gain new skills, and seek better employment opportunities. Head to Spotify now and stream the full episode in Hindi: https://bit.ly/3ZnOSAb; Tamil: https://bit.ly/3Rbbamq; and English: https://spoti.fi/46hCrrW Mohammed Hisamuddin Siddharth Nautiyal Rohan Vyavaharkar Badri Pillapakkam Rohan Vyavaharkar Shivani Daiya Jennifer Francis IVM Podcasts Niveditha Prakasam Utsav Mamoria

How can FIs and F-ITs create seamless partnerships and collaboration? What future value can be unlocked by these partnerships? Join us on December 13th at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, for the 'Financial InfraTech Opportunity' event, a collaborative effort by Reserve Bank Innovation Hub, Omidyar Network India, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Register at: https://lu.ma/FinInfraTech Explore crucial insights during the report launch, focusing on partnerships between Financial Institutions and InfraTech providers. Mark your calendar and be part of a day filled with enlightening discussions. The event will also host a Panel Discussion on Collaborating for Innovation and Inclusion. Secure your spot now for a day of transformative conversations that will shape the future of finance in India. Rajesh Bansal Abhaya Hota Vidya Krishnan Hitesh Sachdev Gaurav Kumar Suvendu Prusty Hamsini Karthik Shalini Sahay Ranjeet Rane Naresh Singaravelu Lakshmi Pattabi Raman Shivani Daiya Aakanksha Veenapani Mayank Jha Amol Warange Roopa Kudva Saurabh Tripathi #RBIHub #Innovation #Inclusion #Impact

India’s 80 million dairy farmers form a large segment of the #NextHalfBillion that is underserved by financial institutions due to lack of reliable data to estimate their incomes. DGV's integrated fintech and marketplace model which is embedded within the dairy supply chain promises to unlock access to convenient, affordable financial products and improve livelihoods for India’s dairy farmers. We are thrilled to back Ragavan Venkatesan and the DGV team, who are deeply committed to improving financial well-being and sustainability for India’s dairy farmers and micro-enterprises. Read Why We Invested in DGV here: https://lnkd.in/d_tUJJvt Read the funding announcement here: https://lnkd.in/dD7W7DMN Omidyar Network India Digivriddhi Technologies Private Limited

The wide range of investment opportunities that are available today, makes it crucial for individuals to pick the right ones to achieve long-term returns.   The eleventh episode of Smartphone Nation — the documentary style podcast, features users from diverse backgrounds, who utilise the services of our investees — Scripbox and Kaleidofin Private Limited, to efficiently manage their finances. Tune in now to know how these platforms enhance the financial security of the #NextHalfBillion by offering investment options that align with their financial goals. Scripbox and Kaleidofin democratise investment opportunities by providing accessible and versatile platforms that cater to the needs of underrepresented investors.   Head to Spotify and stream the episode in English: https://bit.ly/3RnhbfJ, Hindi: https://bit.ly/46CZBZO ,and Tamil: https://bit.ly/47FtzO0. Atul Shinghal Natasha Jethanandani Sucharita Mukherjee Puneet Gupta Treasa Mathew Siddharth Nautiyal Badri Pillapakkam Rohan Vyavaharkar Shivani Daiya Jennifer Francis IVM Podcasts Niveditha Prakasam Utsav Mamoria

Presenting NPCI Propel by National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI) powered by The Fintech Meetup. Glad to announce we are going live with our first Mumbai edition cohort on December 14th – 15th, 2023. If you're an early stage fintech founder looking to broaden your knowledge around products in financial services, digital payments, regulations and compliances, look no beyond and register for NPCI Propel. NPCI Propel is a 2 day residential programme to get early stage fintech founders ready for the world and bring them insights around below points - - NPCI products driving growth - Partnership Journey with Financial Institutions - Regulatory Perspectives - Leveraging Data For Growth All the above sessions will be held by senior representatives from respective domains and industry, with a belief of finding and nurturing the next big idea. Register here to enroll - https://lnkd.in/gUmp6zvV For additional queries DM Ishan and propel@npci.org.in Signzy Omidyar Network India Nexus Venture Partners #NPCI #Fintech #NPCIPropel

Started in 2019, by Ragavan Venkatesan, Digivriddhi Technologies Private Limited aka DGV provides access to institutional credit to unbanked and underbanked dairy farmers and brings them into the formal banking economy. Their integrated dairy fintech and marketplace model aims to increase the productivity and sustainability of micro-enterprises and dairy farmers, especially from the #NextHalfBillion. The 'dairy fintech’ startup has just announced a round of ₹50 crores in its Series A. We’re delighted to lead this round and look forward to supporting Ragavan and the entire team at DGV in their mission to improve the financial well-being of several farmers in the dairy industry. Welcome to the Omidyar Network India family! https://bit.ly/3GrUrVA Omnivore Info Edge Ventures Treasa Mathew Siddharth Nautiyal Zitin Kaul

We want to build solutions that make dispute resolution more accessible, more seamless, and more affordable", says Namita Shah, Co-Founder at Presolv360 on Smartphone Nation, our episodic documentary podcast in partnership with IVM. In this episode, users, investors, and entrepreneurs discuss the changing online dispute resolution landscape in India that is driven by platforms like Presolv360. The startup supports businesses and individuals, including the #NextHalfBillion, to achieve cost-effective and timely legal settlements outside the courtroom — with the help of technology. Catch the full episode on Spotify in English: https://spoti.fi/3s5jMRP Hindi: https://bit.ly/472EWyH, and Tamil: https://bit.ly/3QFdkdX Shilpa Kumar Tariq Musthafa Rohan Vyavaharkar Shivani Daiya Jennifer Francis IVM Podcasts Niveditha Prakasam Utsav Mamoria’