# Action For India

> Action For India is a nonprofit supporting Indian social enterprises through accelerator cohorts, tailored mentoring, investor introductions, peer learning and diaspora connections. Its programs span agriculture, healthcare, education, livelihoods, energy and financial inclusion, with newer cohorts focused on AI-enabled agriculture and climate technology.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** New Delhi, India
- **Founders:** Sanjay Kadaveru (Founder and Chairman)
- **Products:** Impact Catalyzer, WISE, Silicon Valley Challenge, AFI Annual Forum, AISEA
- **Notable:** 2024 newsletter reports 56 cohort participations: 18, 23 and 15 across three cohorts., Formed an Agriculture Council and onboarded its first sector-specific agriculture cohort in 2024., i-TIC’s 2020-21 annual report records 15 AISEA graduates in cohort one and 14 in cohort two.

## Products & services

- **Impact Catalyzer** — Six-month virtual accelerator for technology-enabled, for-profit social enterprises; tailored mentors, workshops, peer learning and investor connections. Published criteria include more than two years of operations and TRL 5 or higher.
- **WISE** — Women in Social Entrepreneurship: tailored mentoring, peer community and access to funding networks. Six founders are named in its first cohort.
- **Silicon Valley Challenge** — Business-plan competition historically selecting five social enterprises for an all-expenses-paid, two-week Silicon Valley learning trip.
- **AFI Annual Forum** — Invite-only convening designed to connect roughly 100 social entrepreneurs with roughly 100 investors, donors, policymakers and other influencers.
- **AISEA** — Social entrepreneurship accelerator with i-TIC Foundation, IIT Hyderabad, supported under DST’s NIDHI Accelerator scheme. The institute reported 29 graduates and a paused next cohort in its 2020-21 annual report.
- **Agri Cohort 2.0** — Five-month, primarily virtual agriculture accelerator. Its FAQ specifies no fees or equity and an average commitment of three to four hours weekly.
- **AI + Agri Cohort** — 2026 program for startups with working MVPs and traction, including AI product clinics, market support, mentoring and investor readiness. Published duration July 1 to November 1, 2026.
- **AI + ClimateTech Cohort** — Announced 2026-27 cohort for AI-powered climate solutions, with a scheduled October 20, 2026 launch and February 2027 demo day.
- **Investment readiness** — Pitch-deck refinement, workshops on capital sources and valuation, and matching actively fundraising startups to relevant investors.

## Achievements

- 2024 newsletter reports 56 cohort participations: 18, 23 and 15 across three cohorts.
- Formed an Agriculture Council and onboarded its first sector-specific agriculture cohort in 2024.
- i-TIC’s 2020-21 annual report records 15 AISEA graduates in cohort one and 14 in cohort two.
- First WISE cohort in 2021 named six women entrepreneurs.
- 2023 update reports more than 800 entrepreneurs engaged and indirect reach exceeding 10 million people in 20 Indian states; these are AFI estimates.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — AI + ClimateTech 2026-27 application call scheduled to open September 7; launch scheduled for October 20, 2026.
- **2026-07** — AI + Agri 2026 program schedule lists July 1 onboarding and launch, October 15 demo day and November 1 completion.
- **2025-08** — Agri Cohort 2.0 application deadline listed as August 14, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://actionforindia.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/actionforindia/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ActionForIndia
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AFIForum2012/featured
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActionForIndia/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08