New Investment: Haqdarshak

Beyond Capital Fund is pleased to announce our investment into Haqdarshak

Haqdarshak is an early-stage enterprise that is increasing access to government and private welfare services for last-mile individuals throughout India. Beyond Capital joins a group of investors for this pre-Series A investment round, which was kicked off in July 2020 by Acumen Fund and Upaya Social Ventures.

Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions was founded in 2016 by Aniket Doegar, PR Ganapathy, Mayank Garg, and Asha Krishnan. The company provides tech-enabled support services for government welfare benefits using a web and mobile platform complemented by a network of field workers, a majority of whom are female, known as Haqdarshaks. The company has trained more than 10,000 independent agents who have unlocked benefits for more than 654,000 citizens throughout India, totaling an aggregate value of $72 million. Haqkarshak has partnered with foundations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, and the Hindustan Unilever Foundation to further its important initiatives.

Read the full press release here.