ACT is a world-first social change movement for the startup ecosystem in India, enabling changemakers to pitch in with their time, talent and resources to mobilise solutions that address societal problems at scale.
What started as a response to COVID-19 has now extended its mandate to cover education, women, environment and health. The ACT Summit is a virtual conclave brought to you by YourStory and seeks to inspire volunteers and startup ecosystem leaders to join the movement and co-found social change. During the summit, industry leaders from the startup ecosystem and ACT volunteers will :
- Outline how ACT is supporting ideas that are capital efficient, scale-ready and are creating an immediate impact
- Inspire founders, investors, venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs to come together for a larger purpose.
- Enable founders who built successful businesses to also build the foundation for a better world.
- Catalyse collective action to solve some of India’s most pressing societal problems
- Show how ACT is backing India’s best social entrepreneurs to tackle causes with inventive startup assets .
ACT, founded in April 2020, has brought together 34 high calibre founders and corporate leaders to fight the pandemic crisis. Over 100 volunteers from the ecosystem have joined the fight against COVID-19. On sheer will to bring change ACT Grants raised Rs 100 crores which saw contribution from 44 mainstream funds who donated from their personal capacity.
ACT Grants enabled 56 Indian companies to persevere and scale through the pandemic with their innovative solutions. It supported over 5.6 million people telemedicine, traced over 32 million high-risk individuals to prevent pandemic spread, trained more than 70K healthcare workers, and much more.
If you also want to make a difference, register for ACT Summit today. Get connected with the community, build connections, get inspired, and inspire others with your own contribution.
Your action is our resource. We believe transformation is happening and we will see it in our lifetime. Join the flow, get involved, act now…
To fund innovation with core goals to reduce learning poverty and prepare learners for life
To focus on funding high-quality, sustainable solutions for air and water related issues.
To focus on priority solutions in areas of telemedicine, high-flow oxygen, remote ICU & masks compliance
