The/Nudge launches Rs 250 Cr TILT fund for early-stage impact startups
TILT will primarily invest in startups at the seed to Series A stages, with cheque sizes ranging from Rs 2 crore to Rs 16 crore.
The/Nudge Foundation has introduced TILT, its inaugural impact investment platform, with an investment pool of Rs 250 crore. This fund is earmarked for nurturing science and technology-driven businesses. The TILT fund is co-invested with entities including the Livelihood Impact Fund and notable entrepreneurs including Deep Kalra, Amit Gupta, Hari Menon, Binny Bansal, Vidit Aatrey, and the Raj & Indra Nooyi Family Office.
The platform is set to invest in early-stage startups, ranging from seed to Series A, with investment amounts between Rs 2 crore and Rs 16 crore. The foundation explains that TILT aims to fill a gap in India's entrepreneurial scene - the scarcity of patient capital that is aimed at early-stage ventures. TILT's investment portfolio will span across various sectors such as agricultural value chains, climate resilience, informal work, emerging employment models, MSME productivity, employability, financial inclusion, market access and distribution, and technology and AI applications in livelihood-related challenges.
Beyond direct investments, TILT will also back research, market development, partnerships and ecosystem infrastructure to complement its venture fund's activities. Richa Singh, co-founder and managing partner of TILT, expressed the platform's focus on backing founders early, thereby enabling them to build resilient models and align capital more closely with the needs of the markets and communities they serve.
Over the last eight years, The/Nudge has supported over 190 social enterprises, investing around Rs 180 crore in grants. As these ventures progressed from initial validation to scaling, it became evident that many required more than just philanthropic funding to reach their full potential. They also necessitated patient, impact-first investment capital to guide them through the formative stages of building resilient businesses and achieving sustainable growth.
Atul Satija, TILT's Managing Partner & Founder, stated that over the next 15 years, they hope to back 150+ startups and meaningfully improve 100 million lives. TILT envisions what could be achieved when capital is designed around the unique realities of impact-led businesses.
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