Awards and Recognition
Forbes 30 Under 30
The expert panel comprised Roopa Kudva (Managing Director, Omidyar Network India), Geeta Goel (Country Director, Dell Foundation India) and Gayatri Vasudevan (LabourNet).
Nudge Foundation Notable Alumni list
We're honored to be part of The Nudge Foundation's Notable Alumni List
MIT Impact Investing Initiative
MIT Impact Investing Initiative - Mi3 - is the hub for all things impact at MIT. Manush Labs is happy to collaborate with them. Erika Desmond was selected through a competitive application process to work for Manush Labs.
Harvard LPCE Program
Manush Labs has been selected for Harvard LPCE accelerator for the Fall 2020 cohort.
IIM Indore and IIT Indore
Manush Labs won the 30 under 30 award at the i5 Summit 2021. It is central India's largest entrepreneurship summit jointly organized by IIM Indore and IIT Indore.
MIT Innovation Initiative's Inclusive Innovation Grant
Our mission is to combat social inequities and injustices and we are proud to be funded by MIT's Inclusive Innovation Grant Program for 2020! Manush Labs' intern Diego has been funded by this program.
MIT ELO
We're happy to be supported by the MIT ELO program. Manush Labs' full-time interns Paul and Armando have been funded by the program.
MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund program
Manush Labs has been funded by the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund program for Summer and Fall 2020.
Harvard Innovation Labs
We're incredibly honored to announce that we made it to the Harvard Innovation Labs Venture Incubation Program!
N/Core - The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation
We're incredibly honored to be funded and supported by N/Core - The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation!
We are among the top 3% impact startups selected from across India for the prestigious program.
Social Alpha
Social Alpha is supporting Manush Labs as an investment and acceleration partner. Social Alpha has also funded our operations in India.
In the News
By MIT Tata Center | Oct 21, 2020
A team of passionate social entrepreneurs, volunteers, and MIT, Harvard alum led by MIT Tata Fellow Piyush Verma, has created a social enterprise in India that aims to empower underserved social innovators and entrepreneurs, especially from tier II cities of India.
By Homegrown | Nov 09, 2020
Piyush Verma’s Manush Labs, an MIT-Harvard born startup that focuses on innovation in India and aims to empower the country’s underserved entrepreneurs has launched ‘Sustainability Accelerator’ - a 10-week intensive hands-on and collaborative program for early-stage social startups and SMEs.
By Impact Capital | October 31, 2020
Opportunities – Impact Capital // Funding, Fellowships And More
By ForbesIndia | 12 Feb 2021
Piyush Verma: Giving entrepreneurs beyond metro cities a platform.
By BizJournals | Sept 24, 2020
A wearable device that senses if you're driving drowsy and alert you before it's too late. An impact accelerator that attempts to solve the deep-rooted problems of India. These are just a few of the ideas underpinning the startups in the Harvard i-lab's Venture Program.
By Dailyhunt | Nov 09, 2020
The youth of India holds much-untapped potential, that when given the opportunity, can perform wonders. Manush Labs, a startup that focuses on innovation in India and aims to empower the country's underserved entrepreneurs has launched ' Sustainability Accelerator '
By Exchain4us | Oct 31, 2020
Social Alpha has partnered with Manush Labs, an accelerator program to support AgriTech start-ups. If you are a start-up with a solution to India's food & agricultural challenges apply to Manush Labs Sustainability Accelerator 2020
By YourStory | 8th Apr 2021
This MIT graduate helps startups from Tier 2 cities and beyond get access to investors, mentors, and more
By YourStory | 12 October 2021
[Startup Bharat] These accelerators, mentors, and investors are backing small-town startups
By Arthan | October 27, 2020
Finding Impact Capital |
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