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Making Formal Financial Services Relevant to Indian Consumers: Why We Invested in Kaleidofin

India is starting to reap the benefits of several transformational initiatives launched in recent years, which are focused on improving access to the formal financial system. A staggering number of bank accounts have been opened by the Jan Dhan program.

A Perspective on Aadhaar

EDUpreneurs Wanted

We are committed to supporting education changemakers — both in the nonprofit and for-profit space — but we need more “edupreneurs” willing to push boundaries; more governments and communities willing to pursue public-private collaboration; and more financial capital flowing into the sector to provide support.

Why We Invested: Waterford UPSTART: Expanding School Readiness for Early Learners

At Omidyar Network, we are investing in solutions that seek to improve the development and educational outcomes of children birth to age five. Waterford UPSTART provides one way for families to support and develop their young children.

Measuring What Matters: Why We Invested in the U.S. Financial Health Pulse

Why we invested in the U.S. Financial Health Pulse, a rigorous, regularly-refreshed snapshot of the financial health of American adults.

Why We Invested: Holberton School

One of the biggest issues facing higher education in the US today is return on investment. Is the price of a higher education leading to a fulfilling professional career that will enable a student to earn and comfortably repay his or her school expenses?

Why We Invested: Varthana

Why we invested in Varthana, a financial services company transforming the affordable private school sector in India.

Unit Economics: A “Must Have” at All Stages of a Startup

Jenny Johnston and Alex Lazarow interview the CFO of Zoona, a mobile payments company in Africa.

Why We Invested: 4.0 Schools Expands to Include Breakthrough Ideas for Early Learners

4.0 Schools connects, coaches, and invests in people who want to test a breakthrough education idea and pilot it with students and families.

Advancing the Roadmap for Impact Investing

As the impact investing movement rounds the corner into its second decade, organizations across the industry are taking stock in how far we’ve come — and indeed, there has been remarkable progress — and identifying with increasingly clarity what work remains to be done.