Have questions about us? Here are some of our Frequently Asked Questions.
UnLtd India’s Theory of Change is that social entrepreneurs will sustain and scale if they get an enabling ecosystem in their early stages. Through our 9 months Incubation Program, we provide our social entrepreneurs an opportunity to enhance their knowledge. The program is designed to focus on the following aspects:
- Validate beneficiary-solution fit, quantify the value proposition
- Build a business model and plan, including budgeting and costing
- Hone leadership and entrepreneurial skills
- Leverage a growing network of investors, experts, and peers
Thus, helping lay the foundation for a Sustainable & Scalable Social Impact organisation.
We believe a Social Entrepreneur is any individual who is taking action to create positive social change by setting up one of two types of organisations:
- A Not for profit organisation registered as a Section 8 Company / Trust / Society
- A Social Enterprise registered as an LLP / Pvt. Ltd / OPC / Partnership / Sole Proprietorship
Our 9 months program includes
- Site visit to deepen the understanding of the Founder(s), their work, and impact.
- Intense engagement of webinars, workshops, and learning insights (self-work) and One to one coaching towards developing the entrepreneurial ability to support the build and scale of their organisations.
- Workshops and one-to-one consultations by Experts on
- Monitoring & Evaluation Framework / Impact
- Storytelling / Marketing Comms / Social Media
- Finance, Compliance
- Leadership Development
- Investor pitches
- Relevant connections to Investors, Service Providers, sector experts, UI Alumni, Mentors, Peers.
UnLtd India is open to any solution that solves a pressing socio-economic issue in India. For our July 2023 cohort, we are looking for a pan-India cohort of early-stage Social Enterprises working towards the Environment and Climate Change. The founders / co-founders of these enterprises need to be committed to solving important social problems in creative and impactful ways.
The July 2023 Cohort will focus on supporting innovative solutions in:
- Air Pollution
- Artisans ( Environmentally Friendly)
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Climate and Environmental Education/Law/ Policies
- Conservation
- Eco-Friendly Products
- Renewable Energy
- Soil Pollution
- Technology For Development
- Textile Waste Management
- Eco-Tourism
- Farm Efficiency
- Organic, Non-Pesticide Management, Natural Farming
- Solar Energy
- Hydro Energy
- Recycling/Upcycling
- Urban Farming
- Waste Management
- WASH
- Water Pollution
- Others
- You are a Founder, co-founder* of a Social Enterprise, committed to growing your organisation for social change in the Environment and Climate Change Sector.
- You need to be an Indian Citizen above 18 years of age.
- You need to be the Founder/Co-Founder of a Social Enterprise, registered on/or before 1st April 2018. The organisation should be legally registered as any one of the following:
- Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
- Private Limited (Pvt Ltd)
- One Person Company (OPC)
- Sole Proprietorship
- Partnership
- You must be working full-time or if part-time, upwards of 3 days a week. If part-time currently, you need to have a plan for becoming full-time within the year.
- The Social Enterprise you are applying for must be at an early stage of Prototyping / Developing a Minimum Viable Product / Piloting the product or solution.
- Your organisation should have a strong focus on measurable social impact.
Please Note: Our program is currently not designed to support Farmer Producer Organisations, Federations, or projects that are a part of academic research.
While selecting Social Entrepreneurs, we look for:
- Innovation in the idea/ scale of Impact on the problem you are trying to solve
- Individual’s/ Founder’s entrepreneurial capabilities to build a high-impact organisation
- Solution has the potential to create long-term and sustained Impact with the community, at a city / state level and at scale
- Investability / sustainability of the product / service
- Individuals who are open to feedback and can gain from our incubation support
The timelines are as follows:
- Applications will be open from the 17th of April 2023 to the 20th of May 2023
- First Shortlist post Review of Applications by Mid-May.
- Second Shortlist post Screening Calls with (Co)Founders by end of May.
- Final Pitch Panels to be completed by Mid June 2023
- Cohort Announcement by 3rd week of June 2023
- Induction & Cohort commencement latest by the 5th of July 2023
Please note: the selection process will be conducted virtually.
We will not be providing any financial support for the July 2023 cohort. UnLtd India’s USP is its Incubation program and making social entrepreneurs ready for pitching to investors. Our Program provides one-on-one coaching, workshop-based learning, access to experts, mentors, investors, and peer learning.
