We focus on understanding systems, enabling collaboration, and supporting work that leads to durable environmental and social outcomes.
Why
Pragati Earth
Exists
Building planetary solutions has never been more critical, but building for success from the get-go is tough. Despite growing awareness and support in India, true innovation requires a holistic ecosystem which is missing!
Pragati Earth was created to respond to this gap.
We believe progress requires more than urgency or visibility. It requires careful thinking, alignment across disciplines, and the patience to work with complexity rather than against it. Our role is to support this kind of work that is credible, context-aware, and designed to last.
Pragati Earth exists to catalyze thoughtful, practical, and sustainable action in India to solve our biggest challenges.
How
We Think
And Work
SYSTEMS BEFORE SILOS
Environmental and social challenges do not exist in isolation, and neither can the solutions. We approach planetary solutions by understanding how business, technology, capital, and human systems interact; and where meaningful leverage points lie.
CLARITY OVER NOISE
We prioritise clear thinking and intellectual honesty. Solutions are explored deeply, and with optimism, but evaluated for sustained scale and impact potential.
COLLABORATION AS INFRASTRUCTURE
Change at scale requires coordination. We focus on creating conditions where institutions, organisations, and individuals can work together effectively, without forcing alignment where it doesn’t exist.
LONG-TERM ORIENTATION
We value durability over speed. Decisions are made with an understanding of their downstream effects, not just their immediate outcomes.
What
We’re Building
Towards
Pragati Earth is being developed as a platform that supports planetary solutions work across multiple contexts and timeframes.
Over time, this will include
≡ Identifying unsolved problems with business potential
≡ Establishing a platform for collaboration and shared learning
≡ Enabling global ambition and connection for solutions
Who
This is
For
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Founders interested in building scalable, successful climate tech solutions first for India and then for the world.
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Corporations who want to partner to catalyze innovation and R&D.
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Funders who want to be part of the mission to build a climate ecosystem in India.
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Climate ecosystem partners who are interested in mentoring and sponsoring Indian innovation.
Team
Pragati Earth is led by individuals with experience across climate, technology, investment, and organisational leadership.
The work is guided by people who have operated in complex systems and understand what it takes to move ideas into practice.
Ramya
SWAMINATHAN
Ramya brings experience across executive leadership, scaling organisations, and advising technology-driven ventures. She has worked closely with founders, investors, and institutions to build durable organisations in complex, capital-intensive domains.
Ramya is the founder and former CEO of Malta Inc, which is developing utility-scale, long-duration energy storage technology. She led the spin-out of Malta from X, Google’s Moonshot Factory. She also served as a member of the U.S. Secretary of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee, and as a Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative Ambassador for the US DoE, and on multiple boards. She holds a Master’s in Public Policy from John F. Kennedy School of Government and a BA in Anthropology from Amherst College.
Bharti
SINGHLA
Bharti has worked at the intersection of climate innovation, entrepreneurship, and venture building. Her experience spans climate-tech startups, early-stage company formation, and working with global academic and innovation ecosystems to translate research into real-world outcomes.
Bharti is currently Principal at Momentum Capital, an early stage climate focussed VC fund investing in India and US. Previously, she was co-founder and COO of Chakr Innovation (a hardware cleantech startup in India) She led the company’s scaleup from inception to Series B, raising funds from global as well as Indian investors, including VCs, PE and banks. She is a chemical engineer from IIT Delhi, and has a joint MBA & MS in Environmental Science from Stanford.
Jane WOODWARD
Jane is the Founder and Managing Partner of WovenEarth Ventures, an early-stage climate and energy venture fund of funds. She is an investor, advisor, and director to several sustainable energy companies and funds, and has served as an Adjunct Professor in Stanford University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, where she has taught and supported courses on energy, environment, and climate ventures.
Anantha PADMANABHAN
Anantha is the former President for the India, Middle East, and Africa Cluster at Alfa Laval AB and a member of the Group Sales and Service Management Team. He has also served as Regional Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa, and held senior regional leadership roles in Indonesia across business and marketing functions.
Joseph CHALY
Joseph is the former Managing Director for India and Vice President for Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa at LM Wind Power A/S, where he was also a member of the Group Management team. He has previously served as Vice President and Director, India at Vestas A/S, and as General Manager, India for the Thermal Business at Alfa Laval AB. He has spent nearly 20 years in the renewable energy sector and brings deep experience and insight into the industry.
Ankur SHRIVASTAVA
Ankur is the Founder and Managing Partner at Momentum Capital, with over two decades of professional experience spanning entrepreneurship, investing, and strategy consulting across India and the United States. He previously co-founded and scaled Globevestor, a venture capital technology platform connecting 1,000+ CXOs across 25+ countries, and has advised clients across Asia and Africa during his time at The Boston Consulting Group and Strategic Decisions Group. He holds graduate and post-graduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay.