# Ela Bhatt

> Ela Bhatt is a startup investor at Women's World Banking. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Women's World Banking](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/women-s-world-banking)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ela Bhatt is a startup investor at Women's World Banking. Ela Bhatt is the founder of Women's World Banking. A founding member of Women’s World Banking, Ela Bhatt is also the founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), one of the most successful organizations for the economic empowerment of women in India. She also founded SEWA Cooperative Bank in 1974.In 1989, she was the first womanappointed to the Planning Commission in India. Prior to this, she was a member of the Indian Parliament. Mrs. Bhatt’s many awards include the Right Livelihood Award and the Ramon Magsasay Award and she was named to the Elders Project by Nelson Mandela in 2007. She has served on the Women’s World Banking Board of Trustees since 1980, and was Chair from 1988 to 1998.

## About Women's World Banking

VC Fund · New York, United States

Women’s World Banking designs and invests in the financial solutions, institutions, and policy environments in emerging markets to create greater economic stability and prosperity for women, their families, and their communities.

4 contacts available at Women's World Banking.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ela Bhatt | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ela-bhatt-af06 |
| Jojo Malolos | Women's World Banking | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jojo-malolos |
| Mary Ellen Iskenderian | President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mary-ellen-iskenderian |
| Sriraman Jagannathan | Country Representative | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sriraman-jagannathan |

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