Social innovations need to be tech-led, require patient funding: Infosys Foundation trustee Dhareshwar

Technology is no longer optional in addressing social problems; it sits at the heart of solutions. However, innovators need sustained support to reach the last mile, Infosys Foundation trustee Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar said. He added that such projects don’t get the same attention as startups do from private equity (PE) funds and venture capitalists.

“There are two funding-related problems, adequacy and consistency. Many social innovators depend on philanthropic contributions that are either inadequate or inconsistent,” Dhareshwar told ET.

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