Turiya Investments sets the benchmarks on socially responsible investing

Unlike typical venture capitalists, Turiya focuses on best-practices for ecology and community, a sense of ideals, and innovative business ideas outside the old paradigm of just software and tech

Even as technology-based companies continue to draw big money and investors, there is a niche but growing interest among investors to fund socially relevant ideas. One such name is Delhi-based Turiya Investments.

Started in 2019 by Luke Talwar, 27, Turiya Investments prides itself as an investment consultancy which, unlike old-school venture capitalists, focuses on responsible best-practices for ecology and community, a sense of ideals, and innovative business ideas outside the old paradigm of just software and technology.

As per the recent data published by Emerging Portfolio Fund Research, socially responsible investing (SRI) or ESG investments have seen record inflows of