funding early stage startups

[Mickey]

Might be handy:

Y Combinator is a new kind of venture firm specializing in funding
early stage startups. They help startups through what is for many the
hardest step, from idea to company.

http://www.ycombinator.com/

Regards,
Jyoti

[Akhil Bhiwal]

For aspiring entrepreneurs: http://www.nenonline.org/
The nonprofit National Entrepreneurship Network was established in
2003 with a mission to create and support high-growth entrepreneurs,
driving job-creation and economic growth in India.


Also one other which funds social ventures is Ashoka foundation:
http://ashoka.org/
Ashoka is the global association of the world’s leading social
entrepreneurs, with system changing solutions for the world’s most
urgent social problems.


Another organisation that funds social ventures is Villgro: http://www.villgro.org
Villgro exists to transform rural lives through innovations. Villgro
does it by identifying, grooming and marketing innovations that have
rural benefits.


Acumen Fund: http://www.acumenfund.org/
Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses
entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.


Wadhwani Foundation: http://www.wadhwani-foundation.org
The Wadhwani Foundation funds not-for-profit efforts that inspire,
educate and support new entrepreneurs, and create environments where
they can succeed.