Impact venture studio

Everything is connected.
We invest accordingly.

The challenges facing people and the living world are serious, interconnected, and already here. So are the founders building coherent, regenerative solutions.

Named after the university that lasted 700 years. Thinking on a thousand-year horizon.

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1,500years of proof
700years Nalanda lasted
9Mmanuscripts in the Dharmaganja
10,000students at peak
1,000year investment horizon
427 CENalanda founded
1,500years of proof
700years Nalanda lasted
9Mmanuscripts in the Dharmaganja
10,000students at peak
1,000year investment horizon
427 CENalanda founded
Ventures

Founders we are
honored to stand beside.

A small sample of the work already underway. Each venture is a long-term relationship, not a single transaction.

Circular Economy

C-link

What C-Link Does C-Link transforms organic waste streams into verified carbon removal and agricultural products through Terrestrial Storage. Our facilities process municipal biosolids, green waste, agricultural residues, and disaster debris—materials that traditionally create methane emissions, fire hazards, and disposal costs—and convert them into stable carbon storage and regenerative soil inputs.

The collective

The people carrying
this work forward.

Operators, scientists, and stewards who have spent years building in the real world — now in service to founders.

Journal

Thinking in
longer timescales.

Selected essays and dispatches from the work — reflections on power, coherence, and what it means to build for a future that will remember us.

Mar 6, 2026

The Low-Cost AI Illusion

We are unlikely to see a single, abrupt end to accessible AI. Instead, the landscape will evolve organically. By observing these patterns, we can prepare our organizations for sustainable impact:

Feb 18, 2026

Risk-Return-Impact

The Risk-Return-Impact (RRI) model emerged from a simple observation: the businesses generating the highest returns in our portfolio were also creating the most measurable positive change. Not sometimes. Consistently.

Jan 3, 2026

The Shift from Stem Cells to Signals

The Shift from Stem Cells to Signals: A New Era of Longevity For decades, we believed the secret to longevity lay in replacing our cells like worn-out parts in a machine.