the changemakers of the future live in Tamil Nadu, South India :)

1. Early-stage Social Entrepreneurs create maximum
impact for minimum investment.
Support the next generation of leaders now to
change the face of India for good !

3. Why Social Entrepreneurship?
“ Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish.
They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.”
– BILL DRAYTON, FOUNDER & CEO, ASHOKA
Complex challenges such as Sustainable Development Goals and climate change call
for innovative approaches, moving beyond mainstream models and beliefs.
The rate of change is increasing. It is now more critical than ever to ensure that
more individuals master the art of being a changemaker. The only answer to more
problems is more problem-solvers.
Social entrepreneurs lead the way in the global change-making movement.
Rather than building one school or one hospital, social entrepreneurs choose to
change the way children learn or the way healthcare is delivered.
Rather than incremental innovation, we aim for leverage and invest in people
implementing system change ideas.

4. Impact created by UnLtd India since 2006:
• 118 early stage social entrepreneurs incubated
• reached over 0.6 million end beneficiaries
• created 3,200 jobs
• 75% of investees are still operational after 5 years
(against industrial trend of 10% survival rate)
• on average, investees go on to raise 15 x the amount they
received as seed funding
Disha
Stats source: external review by DALBERG CONSULTANTS
To our donors we offer a model that leverages micro
investments with intensive personal support to maximise
social impact. This high touch, low capital approach is now
promoted throughout all of India, including Tamil Nadu.

5. The promise of UnLtd India
• We fill an important niche in the Indian social entrepreneurship “ecosystem”:
Concept Pilot Launch Growth
Hands on
support
Funding
Change
Looms
Dasra
UnLtd India
Stage of project
Type of
support
Ashoka
Impact Investors
• UnLtd Tamil Nadu along with the UnLtd India network aims to incubate 1000 social
entrepreneurs by 2018, who will reach 6000,000 people and raise $ 45 million in
follow up funding.

6. How is UnLtd Tamil Nadu related to UnLtd India?
UnLtd India is
•based in Mumbai,
•expanding across India
•by supporting local initiatives to
tweak the UnLtd model and build a
network of “affiliates”.
UnLtd Tamil Nadu is
•the first of many such offshoots
•based in Auroville, Pondicherry
•caters to the marginalized: rural
communities, disabled, women,
gipsies, youth.
Note: except for
UnLtd Hyderabad
the other affiliates
on this map do not
exist (yet)

7. • 4 years old and supported 25 social start-ups
• across all sectors incl. health, waste, food, education, energy, art, livelihoods, etc.
• founded by Ashoka fellow Gijs Spoor in the intentional community of Auroville
• part of the UnLtd India network: home to India’s next generation of change makers
UnLtd Tamil Nadu: a launchpad for social entrepreneurs
our Social Entrepreneurship Incubator is
We search, select and support people
who bring long term solutions to
India’s most pressing challenges,
using their passion and
entrepreneurial skills.

8. There are two
levels of support:
Level 1: helps you start or pilot a new initiative with up to € 1000 of seed funding.
Level 2: helps you propel an existing high-potential project towards greater impact
and sustainability with up to € 2500 of seed funding.
We are a community of change leaders and practitioners, rooted in rural India.
What does UnLtd Tamil Nadu offer social startups?
• Professional and personal coaching
• Practical, hands-on training
• Access to mentors, markets and
follow-up investors
• Peer learning networks
• Fundraising help

9. Working areas:
• Teaching children about solid waste
• Eco-friendly sanitary pads
• Organic textiles & vegetables
• Consumer micro-philanthropy
• Civic education for youth
• Medical clowning & laughter
• Herbal medicines
• Care farming for deisabled people
• Advocacy for rights of disabled people
Investee portfolio:

10. • The dream of Jessamijn, Kathy and Anbu: to see all women in India manage their
menstruation in a healthy, dignified and eco-friendly way.
• Their venture Eco-Femme makes washable sanitary pads and educates girls about
women’s health.
“ Working with UnLtd Tamil Nadu helped us
understand strategy and develop a business plan.”

11. • The dream of Ribhu and Chandrah: to transform the way India uses resources from a
linear take-make-waste system to a cyclical system that reduces, re-uses and re-cycles.
• Their venture WasteLess educates kids about solid waste.
“ Working with UnLtd Tamil Nadu inspired us to
introduce systems thinking in our work.”

12. Become a friend of UnLtd Tamil Nadu!
Contact us at:
Auroville, Tamil Nadu 605101
Ph: +91 99438 20241
gijs@auroville.org.in
NOTE: all donations are matched up to 50% by UnLtd India!
For more details visit: www.unltdtamilnadu.org
THANK YOU !
We want to incubate 20 social ventures by 2016. Our annual budget is € 50,000.
Support us with a monthly donation
> € 30 / month will cover all our basic operations.
You will get behind the scenes updates, a Diwali gift
& free access to online training material.
Seed fund a high impact venture
> € 500 covers one pilot project.
> € 1000 covers one full year incubation support.
You will get updates of “your” startup’s progress.
Or join as mentor/ advisor/ expert.