Win Foundation

What Win Foundation does

WIN Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2018, headquartered in Gandhinagar, Gujarat with operational offices in Ahmedabad and a coordinating presence in Warren, New Jersey, USA. The foundation focuses on two programmatic domains: Water and Sanitation (WATSAN), including participatory groundwater management, rainwater harvesting, watershed management, and smart farming; and Maternal and Child Health (MCH), specifically maternal and child nutrition through nutri-gardens, nutri-preneur micro-enterprise, and field health worker training on the First 1000 Days.

The organization's core offerings are a portfolio of community-validated programs and initiatives rather than a unified commercial product. WATSAN programs include the 3D Groundwater-Surface Water Modeling tool built on GIS/GUI visualization and the K-MARC Center for Excellence for Participatory Groundwater Management with ACT and Tata Power. MCH programs include the Nutri-Garden Ganga-Ma Model, the Nutri-preneur Program training women in micro-entrepreneurship for nutritious food production, and First 1000 Days health worker training modules. Food products such as Spirulina-enriched Chikki and nutrient-dense soup premix are produced through the nutri-preneur network, which has secured FSSAI approval under the Urmila brand. Digital assets include the Skilling to WIN platform, a YouTube-based Nutrition Course (launched 2025), resource sites, and the MAAP AI/ML app for child growth monitoring developed with IIT Bombay and partner Saath.

WIN Foundation operates through a multi-stakeholder partnership model rather than a commercial sales motion. It orchestrates collaborations between research institutions (IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Hyderabad, BITS Pilani, KSKV Kachchh University), implementing NGOs (ACT, CEE, Saath, Samerth, Chetna), startups (Plantro, Rukart, Newway Biotech, WaterFall Automation), and government bodies (AMC Health Department). All programs are delivered free of cost to beneficiary communities; the foundation is funded via grants, donations, and partner co-funding. Recognition includes the 2024 IIT Gandhinagar Institute Fellow Award to President Ron Mehta, 2023 Best Healthcare Excellence CSR Film Award, and partnership at the UN 2023 Water Conference. As a non-profit, WIN Foundation has no disclosed revenue, pricing model, or headcount figures.

Name

Win Foundation

Legal name

WIN Foundation

Website

https://winfoundations.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WIN Foundation is a Gujarat-based non-profit (founded 2018) that delivers Water and Sanitation and Maternal and Child Health nutrition programs to underserved Indian communities through a multi-stakeholder partnership network including IITs, NGOs, startups, and municipal government, serving 100,000+ MCH and 80,000+ WATSAN beneficiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Community Development

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Water sanitation programs
• Maternal child health
• Rural nutrition initiatives
• Social innovation support

Headquarters

HQ city

Gandhinagar

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WIN Foundation is a non-profit entity that designs and delivers community development programs and innovations in Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) and Maternal and Child Health (MCH) nutrition. It offers participatory groundwater management, rainwater harvesting, nutri-garden projects, nutri-preneur training, field health worker training on the first 1000 days of nutrition, and innovation support for startups and researchers. Programs are delivered free of cost to beneficiary communities through a multi-stakeholder network of NGOs, IITs, startups, and government bodies.

Product overview

WIN Foundation operates as a non-profit organization focused on social impact in two primary domains: Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) and Maternal and Child Health/Nutrition (MCH). Rather than a unified product platform, WIN Foundation offers a portfolio of interconnected programs and initiatives including nutri-garden projects, nutri-preneur training, health worker training, innovation support programs, student engagement initiatives, and innovation competitions. Digital offerings include online training platforms, resource sites, and YouTube-based nutrition courses. The organization functions through partnerships with NGOs, academic institutions, and startups to deliver programs at the grassroots level.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water and Sanitation Programs (WATSAN) Comprehensive water conservation initiative that addresses water scarcity in rural and semi-urban communities through participatory groundwater management, rainwater harvesting, watershed management, and smart farming for demand-side water management. Targeted at poor and lower-middle-class communities across Gujarat, with implementation through NGO and academic partners.
• Nutri-garden Projects Women-led nutrition garden initiative following the Ganga Ma Model, enabling rural families to grow vegetables, fruits, and medicinal plants using natural methods. Empowers women as nutri-gardeners with training in soil health, organic farming, and sustainable cultivation, delivered free of cost to rural families.
• Nutri-preneurs Program Women micro-entrepreneurship development program that creates a local circular economy for nutritious food. Trains women from low-income communities in nutrition knowledge, food production, and business skills to produce and market healthy food products through central kitchens and community channels.
• Health Workers Training - First 1000 Days Training of Trainers program for field health workers covering Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition. Includes technical knowledge, counselling techniques, and behaviour change communication for preventing malnutrition in mothers and children, delivered to ASHA and Anganwadi workers in partnership with municipal health departments.
• Grass-root Innovations Support Innovation support program that connects researchers, innovators, and startups with communities. Brings science to society by supporting technology transfer and brings society to science by building community capacity for innovation adoption in water, sanitation, and maternal and child health.
• Student Support Program Engages students from premier institutions to work on WIN projects, providing exposure to communities and social impact markets while bringing new-generation perspective, technology, and management inputs to communities and partner NGOs.
• National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) Annual national competition identifying and nurturing bio-entrepreneurs. WIN Foundation serves as category sponsor for Water and Sanitation and Maternal and Child Health domains, offering market validation support and category awards to winning startups.
• Vishwakarma Awards for Engineering Innovation

Quantifiable outcome

• 450+ villages covered with water and sanitation programs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arid Communities and Technologies (ACT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Long-standing partnership since 2010 for participatory groundwater management in Kutch, Gujarat. ACT-WIN collaboration opened avenues for future through many collaborations, partnerships, and developing linkages with institutes like IIT Gandhinagar. Joint projects include K-MARC Center for Excellence for PGWM, nutri-gardeners workshop, and local leadership conferences.
• Centre for Environment Education (CEE)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for water conservation projects across villages in Kalawad and Jamnagar, and nutrition programs including nutri-garden initiatives. CEE conducts water security planning, PRA exercises, and nutri-gardener training at Junagadh University.
• IIT GandhinagarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep association for research projects in Water and Sanitation and Maternal and Child Health. Current project involves IIT Gandhinagar faculty providing innovation and technology support for grassroot community women nutri-preneurs. Students engaged for project exposure and innovation adoption process.
• C-CAMP (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCategory partner for National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) since 2019, for Water and Sanitation and Maternal and Child Health categories. WIN sponsors category awards and offers market validation opportunities to winners.
• IIT KharagpurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for water and wastewater treatment research and innovation. IIT Kharagpur team involved in design, installation and operation of treatment plant for UASB effluent to produce potable water. Also co-organized ICC Water & Wastewater Innovators and Investors Workshop.
• IIT Bombay (CTARA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas for nutrition research and health workers training. WIN part-sponsored Child Nutrition Lab at CTARA for food-based local nutritive recipes.
• Saath Charitable TrustcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for nutrition projects in Vasna area with central kitchen approach. Received FSSAI approval for selling nutritious products under Urmila brand. Extended project to Jaipur and multiple areas in Ahmedabad.
• Samerth Charitable TrustcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for nutrition projects in Sanand area. Established central kitchen and trained women on micro-enterprise development and WhatsApp Business.
• Chetna FoundationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for urban women nutrition entrepreneur project in Vasna ward covering 3460 households. Currently in FSSAI registration process.
• Aagamya FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative for NutriShakti Program launched in July 2025 to empower women from low-income communities with nutrition and entrepreneurship skills.
• VASCSCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer with WIN Foundation for National Nutri-Garden School Competition 2026 - a national-level initiative to promote nutrition, sustainability, and experiential learning among students.
• Maker Bhavan FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Vishwakarma Awards for Engineering Innovation. WIN Foundation is partner and co-organizer for Water and Sanitation track in student innovation competition.
• KSKV Kachchh UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Diploma in Participatory Groundwater Management with hybrid mode teaching. WIN Foundation provided essential equipment for dedicated teaching studio.
• IIT Hyderabad (iTIC Incubator)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint launch of WIN Challenge on AI/ML for Child Growth and Health Monitoring. Selected candidates work under pre-incubation program with WIN Foundation fellowship support.
• Water Bank Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership at UN 2023 Water Conference for organizing 'Water Action for Sustainable Development' program.
• BITS Pilani (PIEDS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Digital Healthcare Startup Accelerator launched in December 2023, focused on Diagnostics and Therapeutics startups including SaaS, Medical Devices, AR/VR, and Mental Health.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Swades Foundation: Swades Foundation operates rural development programs across water, sanitation, health, and livelihoods in Maharashtra and other Indian states. Comparable in its holistic rural community model and integration of water + health + livelihoods interventions.
• Naandi Foundation: Naandi Foundation is a large Indian non-profit working on water security (One Watershed, Eight villages), school meals nutrition (Akshaya Patra collaboration), and community livelihoods. Highly comparable to WIN's combined WASH + nutrition + women micro-entrepreneurship focus, and significantly larger in scale.
• Sulabh International: Sulabh International is one of India's largest sanitation-focused NGOs, known for low-cost toilet models and behavior change campaigns. Overlaps with WIN's water/sanitation programs and grassroots community engagement approach.
• Gram Vikas: Gram Vikas is a well-established Indian rural development NGO focused on water, sanitation, and renewable energy in tribal and rural Odisha. Closely comparable to WIN on community-managed water and sanitation systems, with a long operating track record and similar rural grassroots implementation approach.
• Tarun Bharat Sangh: Tarun Bharat Sangh is an Indian NGO focused on participatory watershed development and groundwater management in Rajasthan and other arid regions. Closely parallels WIN's participatory groundwater management work with ACT in Kutch, Gujarat.
• Akshaya Patra Foundation: Akshaya Patra is the world's largest mid-day meal NGO, serving millions of children nutritious meals daily across India. Comparable to WIN on nutrition-at-scale and women-led micro-enterprise models, though focused on school meals rather than community-level nutri-gardens.
• WaterAid India: WaterAid India is a leading non-profit focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in underserved Indian communities. It directly overlaps with WIN Foundation's WATSAN programs, rural village implementation, and multi-stakeholder partnership model across India.

Broad incumbents

• Ambuja Cement Foundation: Ambuja Cement Foundation is the CSR arm of Ambuja Cements running large-scale WASH, health, and livelihoods programs in Indian rural communities adjacent to cement plant operations. Comparable in its water conservation, women empowerment, and rural health programs, and significantly larger in budget.
• Save the Children India: Save the Children India is a large international NGO with extensive maternal and child health, nutrition, and WASH programs across India. Overlaps with WIN's MCH focus on First 1000 Days nutrition, but operates at substantially larger scale with global institutional backing.

Emerging players

• SELCO Foundation: SELCO Foundation is an Indian sustainable development foundation focused on energy access and decentralized renewable solutions for underserved communities. Comparable on the 'innovation for poverty alleviation' thesis and ecosystem orchestration model, though its primary domain is energy rather than water/nutrition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRKRV6lZEAsIMBdGfawhppw
• Facebookfacebook.com/WIN.Innovate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/winfoundations
• Instagraminstagram.com/winfoundationindia

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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