“An education leading to a more purposeful life for 100 million women by 2036.”
The adage “Educate a Girl and You Educate a Village” is something which we at Gray Matters Capital believe in. As impact investors, we see education and skill building as a catalyst to socially and economically empower women and girls.
In line with our gender focus of bridging the gender gaps in education and workforce participation, we are also endeavouring to improve the quality of education that is imparted in schools as learning outcomes have a direct bearing on future employability.
As an Impact Investor, our approach towards investments is determined by the following parameters
We are guided by our belief that education and skilling for the future of jobs are the most powerful means to achieve social and economic empowerment. We therefore repose our faith in enterprises catering to lower income groups in developing markets of the world in the form of investment capital to bring about this change .
Investments in For Profit Education and Skill Building Enterprises via
Direct Investments
Co-Investments and Funds
edLABS (Only in India)
We invest in the education sector in the form of co-investments and via funds across all geos. In India, we have started the edLABS initiative to fund early stage education enterprises to pilot breakthrough innovations and help in business line innovation.
Through coLABS, we invest in sector agnostic enterprises whose products benefit women and their livelihoods.
The number of women and girls positively impacted is one of the key parameters in assessing our social returns.
Early Stage Sector-Agnostic investments to help enterprises pilot innovative solutions that make a difference to lives of women via
coLABS
(US,Latin America,Africa and Asia)
Investments via Funds and Co-Investments in companies with other Investors
Expanding capital availability to education enterprises besides risk sharing and providing education domain expertise
Supporting For-Profit Education enterprises building break through solutions for Indian mass market with funding and business line innovation
Innovative funding with neither debt obligation nor equity dilution. The pay back - a percentage of the topline.
Creating 'Access to Market' opportunities for our education portfolio companies
Collaboration with stakeholders of India's Budget Private Schools (BPS) with an objective to improve School Quality
A 6 month Zero Equity Blended Accelerator Program focused on improving USER ENGAGEMENT on mobile based edtech platforms
Cohort to reach 100 million users by 2020 of which 50% to be women