Organizations Filed Purposes:
Upaya Social Ventures' mission is to create dignified jobs for the poorest of the poor by building scale able businesses with investment and consulting support.
Upaya Social Ventures is fighting extreme poverty through dignified jobs. Founded in 2011, Upaya provides investment and consulting support to early-stage businesses aimed at creating jobs for the poorest of the poor. Upaya's continually growing portfolio of 22 impact investments has created over 17,000 lasting, dignified jobs. Endorsed by ImpactMatters as a high-impact, cost-effective nonprofit, Upaya's teams in Seattle and Bangalore are committed to a goal of helping entrepreneurs create jobs for 50,000 people in India by 2023
Upaya creates dignified jobs for the poorest of the poor by building scalable businesses with investment and consulting support. Since 2011, Upaya has supported 20 small and growing businesses in India with investments and expertise. As of December 2019, Upaya partners have created nearly 15,000 jobs. In 2019, Upaya accelerated the growth of 11 additional companies and selected two new partners for our investment portfolio. Through a cross-portfolio impact assessment, we found that 78% of these job holders rose above the extreme poverty line within three years.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kate Cochran | CEO | 40 | $120,510 |
| Sachita Shenoy | CIO | 40 | $85,830 |
| Nainesh Shah | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Kim Rachmeler | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Kusi Hornberger | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Caroline Bressan | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Asawari Raorane Agrawal | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Robin Wolaner | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 |
| Nathan Byrd | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Sharmila Rathinam | Chair | 2 | $0 |
| Bulbul Gupta | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Anurag Chandra | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
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