What SVP India does

SVP India, operating through the legal entity SVP Philanthropy Foundation, is a Section 8 not-for-profit company registered under the Companies Act 2013 in Karnataka, India, in November 2012. It runs a pan-India collaborative philanthropy platform organized as eight city chapters (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune), each with a Chapter Chair and General Manager. The organization connects 775+ individual philanthropists and corporate partners with 115+ portfolio NGOs, supplying not only grant funding but also pro-bono professional expertise in marketing, HR, expansion, logistics, and strategic planning. Core programs include the SVP Partner Program, where individuals commit annual donations and volunteer their professional skills, Fast Pitch (an annual nonprofit storytelling and live fundraising event), the Corporate Partnership Program (which channels unrestricted corporate contributions and CSR support with 80G tax benefits), and the PrernaBySVP digital application for donor–NGO matching and transparent co-grants.

Name

SVP India

Legal name

SVP Philanthropy Foundation

Website

https://svpindia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Section 8 non-profit SVP India operates a pan-India collaborative philanthropy platform across 8 cities, connecting 775+ individual and corporate philanthropists with 115+ NGOs via annual donations, pro-bono skills volunteering, flagship events including Fast Pitch and Prerna, and the PrernaBySVP digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropy and Social Impact Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Collaborative philanthropy
• NGO grantmaking
• Philanthropy advisory
• Social impact funding
• Nonprofit capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Partner Annual Donations: Individual partners commit to annual donations to support SVP and its portfolio of NGOs. Partners also contribute their professional skills and time working with NGOs.
2. Corporate Contributions: Corporate Partnership Program involves voluntary and unrestricted corporate contributions that become part of the shared pool of funds. Corporates receive tax benefits under 80G.
3. Government and Private Donations: SVP accepts donations from private individuals, for-profit companies, and the government.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SVP India is a not-for-profit collaborative philanthropy organization that connects individual philanthropists and corporate donors with grassroots NGOs across 8 Indian cities. Partners commit annual donations and volunteer their professional skills, while NGOs receive grant funding combined with capacity-building support in marketing, HR, expansion, and logistics. The organization also runs the Fast Pitch annual nonprofit fundraising program and the PrernaBySVP app for transparent donor-NGO connections.

Product overview

SVP India operates as a collaborative philanthropy organization offering multiple interconnected programs. The core offering consists of the SVP Partner Program, which enables philanthropists to make annual donations and contribute professional skills to NGOs. Fast Pitch provides nonprofit storytelling training and live fundraising events. The Corporate Partnership Program engages businesses in philanthropic activities. The Prerna By SVP App serves as a digital platform for donor-NGO matching and transparent giving. Together, these programs create an ecosystem for engaged philanthropy across 8 Indian cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PrernaBySVP: Mobile application for donor-NGO connections with transparency and trust features
• Fast Pitch
• Discover SVP
• Partner Learning Series
• Corporate Partnership Program

Products and services

• SVP Partner Program
• Fast Pitch
• Corporate Partnership Program
• PrernaBySVP App Mobile application that facilitates donor-NGO connections with transparency and trust, enabling co-grants and collaborative giving between SVP partners and NGOs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 115+ NGOs currently supported across 8 cities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor, notable and core.

• Centre for Catalyzing ChangeminorOthers · 3 June 2022Corporate partner engaged through SVP Delhi's Corporate Partnership Program focused on social impact initiatives.
• Arcesium India Pvt LtdminorOthers · 2 June 2022Corporate partner engaged through SVP Delhi's Corporate Partnership Program.
• TATA AutoCompnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerTATA AutoComp partnered with SVP to launch Café DIL, supporting the Livelihood Skills Training Programme initiated by Radiya Gohil & Mridula Das. The partnership enabled the establishment of the café as a training and livelihood opportunity.
• Global SVP NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSVP India is part of a global movement spanning from Seattle to Tokyo, sharing collaborative philanthropy approaches and learnings with other SVP chapters worldwide.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Social Venture Partners International: Global umbrella network of SVP affiliates; SVP India is explicitly a member of the global SVP network and shares the engaged-philanthropy model and chapter playbook across geographies.
• Dasra: India's leading philanthropic intermediary that builds capacity of high-potential nonprofits and connects them with donors and CSR capital — directly comparable to SVP India's NGO capacity-building and funder-matching model.
• GiveIndia: Largest online donation platform in India connecting individual and corporate donors to verified nonprofits; competes with SVP for donor share and uses 12A/80G infrastructure similar to SVP's.
• Charities Aid Foundation India: Operates CAF India as a grantmaking intermediary that channels individual and corporate donations to NGOs with tax-efficient structures — a direct functional peer for SVP's grantmaking and CSR enablement.
• EdelGive Foundation: Indian philanthropic foundation that supports and builds capacity of high-impact NGOs across sectors like livelihoods, education, and gender — overlapping with SVP's investee focus and partner-led engagement.
• United Way India: Indian arm of the global United Way network pooling workplace giving and CSR contributions to fund vetted NGOs — competes for corporate CSR rupees and individual HNW donors in the same way SVP does.
• India Cares Foundation: Operates IndiaGives, a donation platform aggregating NGO listings and routing corporate CSR plus individual giving to nonprofits — a parallel intermediary business model to SVP's pooled fund approach.

Emerging players

• Naandi Foundation: Large Indian non-profit implementing high-impact programs in livelihoods, education, and water; comparable to SVP's investee NGOs and an occasional partner/fellow in the Indian philanthropy ecosystem.
• A.T.E. Chandra Foundation: Indian family-led philanthropic foundation supporting livelihood and water programs — comparable to SVP in mission (HNI-led giving for social impact) though structured as a single-family foundation rather than a multi-partner platform.
• Deshpande Foundation: Hubli/SF-based Indian philanthropy supporting entrepreneurship and livelihoods in tier-2/3 India; a regional alternative donor pool that overlaps with SVP's sector focus on livelihoods and rural development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkDm71Ql8Q5AElOn3LkueUg/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/SvpIndia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/svp-india
• Xx.com/svp_india

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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