SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility

2020 - Ongoing

India

Beneficiaries: Healthcare enterprises, healthcare providers, investors, innovators, public health systems, and underserved communities across India.

About the project

The SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility mobilises catalytic capital to help healthcare enterprises scale sustainable, affordable solutions across underserved regions of India.

Since 2020, the facility has combined grant funding, technical assistance, and investment facilitation to de-risk early-stage healthcare innovation and connect it with commercial capital.

Partners

Funding Partner - USAID

Implementation Partner - IPE Global

Knowledge Partner - Atal Innovation Mission | Women Entrepreneurship Platform | IIT Delhi | C-CAMP | NATHEALTH

Government Partner - NITI Aayog | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Financial & Ecosystem Partners - Rockefeller Foundation | Axis Bank

Outcomes & Impact

Quantitative Impact

  • US$400M+ blended capital pool created
  • 95+ healthcare enterprises funded and scaled
  • 60M+ lives reached

Qualitative Impact

  • Strengthened last-mile healthcare delivery in underserved geographies
  • Built a replicable blended finance model for the health sector
  • Catalysed follow-on commercial investment into portfolio enterprises