Suryoday is probably the first MFI in India to be provided with seed funding by a leading social investment fund even before establishment of operations.

Social Investment Funds:

Aavishkaar Goodwell India Microfinance Development Company – an Indian-Dutch JV founded in 2006 is a leading Social Investment Fund which invests in microfinance institutions in India

Lok Capital’s mission is to promote inclusive growth by supporting the development of social enterprises to deliver basic services to serve the BOP segment in a scalable, affordable and commercially viable manner. Lok seeks to partner with talented and visionary entrepreneurs to help take these social enterprises in India to a new level of sustainability, scalability and professionalism

Socially Responsible Investors:

Individual Investors with a zeal to make a positive contribution to society by helping the distressed poor and alleviating poverty through social development initiatives.