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Top funds for innovative ideas and startups: Asia — India

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The initiative promotes entrepreneurship by promoting, mentoring, and nurturing startups throughout their journey. IIM Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) created this fund to invest (venture capital, grants) at the Series A stage of the startup lifecycle. Startup India. Infosys Innovation Fund.

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Commander in Chief of Innovation

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The Social Innovation fund awards grants to nonprofit organizations to encourage “ novel answers to social problems ” in areas such as healthcare, job creation and education. Founded in 2013, this arm of the US Department of Health and Human Services vets new ideas for products and services using startup methodologies.

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What if Private Equity Ran Medical Schools?

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You’ve no doubt heard about large healthcare companies and hospital systems being purchased for staggering sums by private equity firms. Instead, we are looking for a person with a combination of leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation skills- the new triple threat. Healthcare companies seem to be catching on.