As always, we have eight categories, including the prestigious Startup of the Year, along with an additional prize to recognise the efforts of those companies that have found ways of fighting the pandemic.

Based in Mumbai, Kudva will oversee Omidyar Network’s investments in India across the firm’s Consumer Internet & Mobile, Education, Financial Inclusion, Governance & Citizen Engagement and Property Rights initiatives. Roopa Kudva had already spent 21 years in Crisil, seven of which as CEO, when she felt it was time to look at a new phase and do something completely different.“I had no clear idea about ‘what next’, but was fortunate that an opportunity at Omidyar Network came along. We are fortunate to have a leader of her stature and integrity join us.”Kudva will join Omidyar Network after leaving CRISIL, a global analytical company providing ratings, research, and risk and policy advisory services. We have an opportunity to build a unique approach for robust and effective social stock exchanges that help social enterprises and nonprofits raise funds.If we want to impact the lives of millions of Indians, we, as funders, will have to invest in organisational capacity, and even in the larger ecosystem. 48,000,000 and its paid up capital is Rs. Omidyar Network India. She has served as a member of several policy-level committees relating to the Indian financial system, and is an independent director on the board of Infosys and Tata AIA Life Insurance Company. Roopa Kudva is managing director, Omidyar Network India. In 2005 we added a new business line – global analytical offshoring which went on to become bigger than the credit rating business.”At Omidyar, Roopa leads the overall investment strategy, operations and portfolio development in India as Partner and Managing Director. IDR is India’s first independent media platform for the development community.

Roopa was raised in Assam where she completed her schooling and college education before moving to Ahmedabad for an MBA in IIM. During my initial years in Crisil, it was a startup environment, where we were trying to introduce a new concept of credit ratings to bring transparency to financial markets. By Roopa Kudva. It is classified as Non-govt company and is registered at Registrar of Companies, Mumbai. Roopa Kudva is Partner at Omidyar Network and Managing Director of Omidyar Network India Advisors, where she leads overall Investment Strategy, Operations and Portfolio Development. Roopa Pemmaraju Her first job was with IDBI as a project lender where she worked for seven years, after which she joined Crisil, where she led its evolution from a leading Indian rating agency to a diversified global analytical company, with clients ranging from the largest investment banks of the world to tens of thousand… Omidyar Network MD Roopa Kudva on why India is a favoured destination for impact investing, social entrepreneurship and ways to deal with talent crunch in the development sector She leads overall investment strategy, operations and portfolio development in India. Roopa leads Omidyar Network India and is responsible for overall strategy, investments, operations and portfolio development.Prior to joining Omidyar Network India, Roopa spent 23 years with CRISIL, and was its managing director and chief executive officer from 2007. By Roopa Kudva. While this negative connotation often deters men from buying smartphones for the women in their family, women themselves discourage themselves from using smartphones with the fear that they’ll stumble upon inappropriate content online. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reading our Privacy Policy. Roopa Kudva, Managing Director of Omidyar Network India Prior to joining Omidyar Network, Roopa spent 23 years with CRISIL, and was its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer from 2007. Roopini Mohanchander PGP in Data Science at Praxis Business School. Omidyar Network uses the transformative power of people, markets, and technology to drive empowerment and accelerate solutions equal to today’s challenges Women are 36 percent less likely to own a mobile phone and comprise only 35 percent of mobile internet users and 25 percent of Facebook users.

The sixth edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards — Indian entrepreneurship’s most-coveted recognition — is being launched on Friday. Roopa Kudva, in her career spanning over nearly three decades, has held many a key role, including those entailing leadership functions.

We have made some interesting new investments in platforms and solutions for the ‘next half billion’ – including local language-based businesses, digital finance solutions for underserved populations and entrepreneurs providing a range of utilitarian products and services for the lower middle class. Prior to joining Omidyar Network India, Roopa spent 23 years with CRISIL, and was its managing director and chief executive officer from 2007.

Government policies are supportive of entrepreneurship. Our report identifies women as a key consumer segment in the Next Half Billion, however, there is a glaring gender divide in smartphone ownership across the geography that needs to be addressed.

Crisil’s market capitalisation grew over four-fold, from Rs 2,900 crore to Rs 14,000 crore, and revenues tripled.On her stint at Crisil, Roopa says, “I was fortunate to join Crisil at a very early stage, and as the company grew and thrived, so did my career.