ICCo India

What ICCo India does

ICCo India is a national non-governmental organization (NGO) established on October 24, 2008 under the Trust Act of 1882 and headquartered in Delhi with a regional office in Guwahati, Assam. It designs and implements programs that mobilize small and marginal farmers into producer groups and community-based institutions, empower women and youth through livelihoods and entrepreneurship, and address SDGs 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12 and 14. Its operations span 13+ Indian states with a deep concentration in the North East.

The organization operates across five thematic verticals — Sustainable Livelihood Development, Promoting Responsible Business (including NGRBC and child-labour remediation via sister entity ICCSPL), Children and Education (including the EY STEM App for adolescent girls), Clean Energy (solar pumps, cook stoves), and Gender and Inclusion. Beyond grant-funded programs, ICCo runs the Satyavati farm-to-market e-commerce platform (satyavati.net.in) for North Eastern farmers and artisans and the Ughaa Weaves handloom brand (launched 2021) anchored by the Baghara Handloom Cooperative Society with 515 women weavers; the brand now operates a physical retail store.

Revenue is generated primarily through grants, donations and CSR/program implementation contracts from institutional funders including Azim Premji Foundation, Numaligarh Refinery Limited, NABARD, MSME (SFURTI scheme), PUM Netherlands, ILO and IICA; donor-facing tax benefits are enabled by 12A and 80G registrations. ICCo holds a 2018 UNWFP/FAO Innovation Challenge Award, is governed by a Board of Trustees (chaired per public profiles by Dr. Dinesh Awasthi, with Ajay Muttreja also identified as Chairperson in separate materials, indicating possible period overlap), and operates an Incubator Seed Management Committee with senior figures from NABARD, Caspian and Yarn Glory to extend into startup incubation and impact investing.

Name

ICCo India

Legal name

ICCo India

Website

https://iccoindia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ICCo India is a Delhi-based national NGO (est. 2008) that mobilizes small/marginal farmers, women weavers and rural youth across 13+ Indian states through producer groups, handloom cooperatives and social enterprises, also running the Satyavati e-commerce platform and Ughaa Weaves handloom brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit community development services

NAICS

Textile Product Mills (314)

akta.pro primary industry

Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE), Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency (BPADALAM)

Keywords

• Rural development programs
• Sustainable livelihood development
• Social enterprise development
• Community development services
• Handloom cooperative development

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donations: As a national NGO established under the Trust Act of 1882, ICCo India operates primarily through grants, donations, and funding from development partners, international organizations, and philanthropists. The organization publishes annual reports and financial statements available on their website.
2. CSR and Government Programs: ICCo implements various government projects and CSR-funded initiatives including SFURTI (Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries), and programs funded by Azim Premji Foundation. Revenue comes through program implementation contracts and grants.
3. Social Enterprise Revenue (Satyavati Platform): ICCo operates Satyavati (satyavati.net.in), a farm-to-market, farm-to-shelf, farm-to-enterprise initiative helping local farmers/entrepreneurs/artisans in India's North Eastern region. The Ughaa Weaves brand also generates revenue through textile sales.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ICCo India is a national NGO that designs and implements community development programs focused on sustainable livelihoods, responsible businesses, children and education, clean energy, and gender inclusion. It operates social enterprises including the Satyavati farm-to-market e-commerce initiative, the Ughaa Weaves handloom brand, and the EY STEM education app, while channeling its primary services to small and marginal farmers, women, youth, weavers, and artisans across India.

Product overview

ICCo India operates as a development organization offering a portfolio of programs and platforms focused on sustainable livelihoods. Its primary digital product is Satyavati, an e-commerce platform enabling farm-to-market access for rural producers. The Ughaa Weaves brand represents artisan products from the Baghara Handloom Cooperative, while educational initiatives include the EY STEM App for girls' education. The organization also operates programs in sustainable agriculture, clean energy, gender inclusion, and children/education, but these are programmatic offerings rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Satyavati Farm-to-Market, Farm-to-Shelf, Farm-to-Enterprise e-commerce initiative that connects local farmers, entrepreneurs, and artisans in India's North Eastern region with broader markets. It provides market accessibility and supply chain support for rural producers and serves SMBs, individual consumers, and enterprise buyers.
• Ughaa Weaves Handloom brand launched in 2021 by the Baghara Traditional Dress Making Co-operative Society Limited, offering handwoven Assamese textiles including mekhela chaddars, sarees, gamuchas, and home furnishings. It represents the identity, artistry, and aspirations of women artisans, combining heritage craftsmanship with contemporary fashion through a first retail store and online presence.
• EY STEM App Mobile application supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for adolescent girls, particularly in rural communities. Helps students in grades 8 to 12 understand fundamental scientific principles through an accessible digital interface.
• Sustainable Livelihood Development Program Program service comprising value chain development, farmer mobilization into producer groups and FPOs, technical support, farm inputs, and forward/backward market linkages. Implemented for small and marginal farmers, women, youth, weavers, and artisans across Pan-India, often in collaboration with government schemes and CSR funders.
• Children and Education Program Program service supporting children's rights, child labour elimination, life-skill education, and STEM education (including through the EY STEM App) for adolescent girls and rural communities, delivered in partnership with organizations such as ILO and IICA.
• Clean Energy Program Program service promoting clean energy adoption in rural communities, including solar pumps, cook stoves, energy-efficient technologies, and chemical-free farming, addressing energy poverty and dependence on polluting energy sources.
• Promoting Responsible Businesses (NGRBC Implementation) Program service implementing the National Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC) through a multi-stakeholder consultative process with ILO, IICA, industry representatives, civil society, and labour experts, with focus on addressing child labour in readymade garment (RMG) supply chains and value chains for small tea growers (delivered via sister organization ICCSPL).
• Gender and Inclusion Program Program service focused on women's empowerment and gender inclusion, supporting women's participation in non-traditional sectors such as pisciculture, areca nut cultivation, and piggery through cooperatives and Farmer Producer Companies, and addressing equity, gender, and resource access challenges.
• Start-up Business Incubation Incubation service for high-potential Indian startups, providing seed management, mentorship, and scale-up support through the Incubator Seed Management Committee (ISMC), in collaboration with Startup India and DPIIT.

Quantifiable outcome

• 515 women weavers organized into cooperative with growing market access
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• MSRLS (Meghalaya State Rural Livelihoods Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for rural livelihood development programs in Meghalaya, supporting the state government's livelihood mission.
• DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration under Startup India initiative for innovation and entrepreneurship development.
• NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for agricultural and rural development initiatives, livelihood programs, and natural resource management.
• NRL (Numaligarh Refinery Limited)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerCSR partnership for community development initiatives in the North East region.
• Startup IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for startup incubation, innovation awards, and entrepreneurial ecosystem development.
• Weavers Service CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCapacity-building programs and technical training for handloom artisans and weavers.
• PUM NetherlandsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert support for skill development and technology adoption in handloom clusters.
• Azim Premji FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding and support for institutional building, collaboration, and brand development for Ughaa Weaves.
• MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFURTI (Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries) scheme support for technical progress of handloom artisans.
• ILO (International Labour Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-stakeholder collaboration for responsible business conduct, addressing child labour and labour rights.
• IICA (Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on National Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC) implementation.
• ICCSPL (ICCo Social Pvt. Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization adapting NGRBC for addressing child labour in RMG and value chain for small Tea growers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trickle Up: Trickle Up partners with local organizations in India to graduate extreme-poor households out of poverty through livelihoods and inclusion programs. Comparable in extreme poverty focus and grassroots community-based approach.
• SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association): SEWA organizes informal-sector women workers in India across handloom, agriculture, and small enterprise. ICCo's work with women weavers, farmers, and FPOs aligns with SEWA's model of organizing women into cooperatives for market access.
• American India Foundation: AIF runs education, livelihood, and public health programs across India, including a Director of Livelihoods role previously held by ICCo's current Executive Director. Comparable multi-thematic Indian development NGO with similar donor base.
• PRADAN: Professional Assistance for Development Action is one of India's largest livelihood-promotion NGOs, working with rural poor communities on agriculture, women's empowerment, and producer collectives. Directly comparable to ICCo's farmer mobilization, women-led institution building, and value-chain approach.
• BAIF Development Research Foundation: BAIF operates livelihood, livestock, and watershed programs across rural India, similar in mission and multi-state footprint. Its focus on sustainable agriculture and women's self-help groups closely mirrors ICCo's core programs.
• Reach India Trust: Reach India is a livelihood-focused NGO where ICCo's Executive Director Alay Barah previously served as CEO. It runs comparable community institution-building and women's empowerment programs across rural India.
• SRIJAN: SRIJAN works on rural livelihoods, natural resource management, and farmer producer organizations across multiple Indian states. Directly comparable in farmer mobilization and producer group formation focus.
• Industree Foundation: Industree Foundation works with artisan and producer communities in India on craft-based livelihoods and ethical supply chains. Its model of building artisan-owned enterprises parallels ICCo's Ughaa Weaves brand and Baghara Cooperative.

Broad incumbents

• NABARD: NABARD is India's apex rural and agricultural development bank, a major funder and policy actor in the same space ICCo operates. A former NABARD Deputy MD sits on ICCo's ISMC, and NABARD is a core implementation partner.

Emerging players

• Dasra: Dasra is an Indian strategic philanthropy intermediary that funds and builds capacity of high-impact nonprofits. Comparable in the Indian social-impact ecosystem and as a potential funder, intermediary, or partner for ICCo's programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iccoindia
• Facebookfacebook.com/ICCoIndia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iccoindia

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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