# 1to4 Foundation

> 1to4 Foundation is a VC fund backing FinTech, Micro Lending and Financial Services. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

1to4 Foundation is a VC fund focused on FinTech and Micro Lending. Provides social businesses with seed capital to improve access to products and services for low-income families worldwide.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$3.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| Micro Lending | 2 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 50% |
| Social Entrepreneurship | 2 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oorja Development Solutions | Oorja Development Solutions aims to provide clean energy access to 450 million un/underelectrified people in rural Indian communities. It deploy smart micro-grids powered by biomass gasification and solar PV systems to generate, store and transmit reliable and affordable electricity to SMEs as anchor load and low-income households. It uses ascalable community-owned business model to leverage energy provision as a catalyst for socio-economic development to alleviate poverty, empower women and tackle climate change. | $1.2M | Seed | Aug 01, 2024 |  |
| KiWi | KiWi is the Fintech app of micro-businesses in emerging markets | $3.5M | Seed | Aug 18, 2018 |  |
| Krishi Star | Krishi Star is a social enterprise with the vision to scaled economic transformation for small farmers in India. India's Food processing industry is projected to grow at 20% over the next 5 years to INR 30M Cr. At the same time, there exists farmer-owned food processing capacity but it is often underutilized due to challenges especially inmarket linkages and product quality and consistency. This presents a business and impact opportunity. To fill this gap, Krishi Star is a Food Brand that supplies quality natural, food ingredients sourced from our network of farmer-owned food processing units. Our main focus is marketing and selling products through our brand. We also engage in capacity-building through our integrated supply chain approach, which will be the foundation for our long-term scaled growth. For example, we are currently partnering with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to construct a farmer-owned factory. We currently have 80+ institutional customers across Mumbai, Goa, Pune, and Delhi and operations across Maharashtra and Gujarat. Our goal is to scale pan-India, building a INR 160Cr business and INR 100Cr farmer-owned capacity over the next 7 years. |  | Seed | Aug 26, 2016 |  |
| Kinara Capital | Kinara Capital is a financing company that provides flexible collateral-free loans to small business entrepreneurs.The company is focused on lending to growing businesses that require funding for working capital, capital assets, and start-up needs. It focuses on industries such as agri-products, handicraft production, water, food, and energy.Kinara Capital provides personalized customer service with a fast turnaround time by blending data-driven insights.Kinara Capital has been named by IFC/World Bank as ‘Bank of the Year-Asia’ in 2019 and Financial Times ranked it among the Top 100 High-Growth Companies in Asia-Pacific.It was founded in 2011 by Hardika Shah and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. | $1M | Series A | Apr 01, 2013 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acumen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Halloran Philanthropies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halloran-philanthropies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 1to4 Foundation invest in?

1to4 Foundation invests primarily in FinTech, Micro Lending and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is 1to4 Foundation's check size?

1to4 Foundation typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$3.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 1to4 Foundation participates in.

### When did 1to4 Foundation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for 1to4 Foundation closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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