Built like a startup school for nonprofits.
(Not a conference you sit through — a working day built around the questions founders are actually wrestling with, and the people who've already answered them.)
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Scale playbooks, first-hand
Get scale playbooks from founders and operators.
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Find your co-builders
Meet founders at your stage who become sounding boards, collaborators, and lifelong allies.
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Time with founders & senior leaders
Structured 1:1 office hours with founders/ senior leaders.
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Masterclasses to level up
Practical lessons from operators who've already solved the problems you're about to face.
Highlights from Mission Billion 2026
India needs determined founders, patient capital, and an innovation mindset. Mission Billion Summit brought all three into one room with founders firmly at the centre.
300+
ATTENDEES
FOUNDERS, FUNDERS & POLICYMAKERS
40+
SPEAKERS
ACROSS LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNMENT
10
SESSIONS
PLUS 3 MASTERCLASSES
150+
ORGANISATIONS
NONPROFITS, FUNDS & INSTITUTIONS
The big questions we put in one room.
Mission Billion wasn't built around talks — it was built around the questions founders are actually stuck on.
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What does it take for data and evidence to become impossible to ignore?
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How can grassroots leaders drive impact where systems fall short?
How can nonprofits partner with government to create impact at scale?
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Why is unrestricted funding still so hard to access — and how do we change that?
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Building Non-Profit Unicorns
Your startup school for non-profits
Evidence that drives change
Use data to build problem salience
Evaluating your impact
Simple, practical ways to measure impact
Government Partnerships
Work effectively with government to scale
Power of Community
Leverage community to drive outcomes
Trust and Funding
Build trust and unlock more flexible capital
Tackling Wicked Problems
Bold emerging solutions and ideas
Governance & Public Systems
Reimagine governance for large-scale impact
India's Welfare Stack
Strengthen safety nets & social protection
Role of Practice in FLN
Unpacking what more practice means for FLN outcomes
Reaching the Underserved
Ensure last-mile reach for vulnerable communities
Justice at Scale
How policy design and technology can unlock large-scale change
Agenda
Thoughtfully curated sessions spread across two tracks
Meet the Speakers
Founders, funders, policymakers and journalists who shaped the conversation.
Praveen Singh Pardeshi
CEA; Hon'ble CM of Maharashtra; CEO @Mitra
Prachi Jain Windlass
Head of India @Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Founder @Info Edge
Gaurav Goel
Founder & CEO @Samagra
Tanvi Bikhchandani
Co-Founder @Tamarind Chutney
Murugan Vasudevan
CEO @Veddis Foundation
Chetan Kapoor
CEO @Tech Mahindra Foundation
Arghya Sengupta
Founder @Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
Aakanksha Gulati
CEO @ACT
Pankhuri Shah
Founder @Project DEEP
Varun Aggarwal
Founder, Change Engine,
Aspiring Minds
Riti Mohapatra
Partner @The Bridgespan Group
Shubham Bansal
Co-Founder @Change Engine
Anshu Kumar Jaiswal
Founder @Neev ki Eent Foundation
Anna Agarwal
Fellow @Sustainable Futures Collaborative
Prerna Mukharya
Founder @Outline India
Vanessa D'Souza
CEO @Sneha
Venu Nair
CEO @KP Singh Foundation
Muzamil Baig
Founder @Project DEEP
Sahana Jose
Chief Community Officer @Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies
Pooja Sharma Goyal
Founding CEO @Udaiti
Adam Barton
Research Director @Prevail Fund
Niharika Jain Agrawal
Founder @Broomees
Susan Thomas
Senior Research Fellow & Co-Founder @XKDR Forum
Sheshraj
Founder @Lahaar Society
Arundhuti Gupta
Founder & CEO @Mentor Together
Ankit Arora
Founder @Saarthi Education
Merlia Shaukath
Founder @Madhi Foundation
Shreya Adhikari
Head - Climate & Podcasts @IDR
Madan Padaki
Founder @Head Held High Foundation
Mohit Raj
Founder @Project Second Chance
Tanupriya Singh
Editorial Associate @IDR
Shaveta Sharma-Kukreja
Former CEO & MD @CSF
Sachin Malhan
Co-Founder @Agami
Dhir Jhingran
Founder @Language & Learning Foundation
Niharika Gaur
Head of Philanthropy @Khan Academy
Adwait Dandwate
Founder @Vardhishnu
Shivani Mehta
Executive Director @CORO
Dr. Vijay Raghavan
Professor & Project Director @Prayas, TISS
Siddhant Sachdeva
Co-founder @Rocket Learning
In the Media
The Summit, in Pictures
In the Media
The Wire
Mission Billion Summit to Launch in Delhi; Aims to Catalyze 100 'Non-Profit Unicorns' by 2030
Jan 2026
Business Standard
Mission Billion Summit to Launch in Delhi; Aims to Catalyze 100 'Non-Profit Unicorns' by 2030
Jan 2026
Livemint
India needs $750 million in flexible funding to build 100 ‘non-profit Unicorns’ in 5 years
Feb 2026
The Tribune
India needs USD 750 million in flexible funding to create 100 non-profit unicorns: Change Engine
Feb 2026
The Next Chapter
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