Sanjay Kanvinde

Interested in Tech, Innovation, Investing, and Social Good.

[Sanjay Kanvinde @sanjaykanvinde]

Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Ravi Pandit. Got to know him at @PuneIntCentre. One time on the topic of Social Innovation he said something I still remember today: India is a land of thousand silent revolutions. He was always optimistic and supportive. Om Shanti.

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@LavniVentures @MonitraHealth https://t.co/z0LgJ1vzsK

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At @LavniVentures we are pleased to participate in a follow-on funding round of @MonitraHealth and be part of the efforts to bring improved Cardiac Diagnostics and Health around the world. #startup

Link to more info in first reply.

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@IndianVCA Congratulations Ankit and team.

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@PuneIntCentre Congratulations!

[Pune Int Centre @PuneIntCentre]

At PIC’s Social Innovation Hub, we believe in enabling ideas that create meaningful social impact. Through our fellowship programme, we work closely with young researchers and practitioners—offering mentorship, guidance, and shared support services to help shape impactful work.

📝We are pleased to share the Fellowship Papers 2026—three research studies emerging from this programme, addressing critical themes across health, livelihoods, and gender.

We are grateful to Juthika Patankar for her guidance and mentorship in shaping these three fellowship papers.

🔗Visit https://t.co/JdYQN7LtE6 to read the full papers.

@rameshmashelkar @Girbane @dinakholkar @sanjaykanvinde @GireendraK

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@CCAMP_India @PadcareL @Rainmatterin @3one4Capital Thank you @CCAMP_India for the very early identification, support and recognition of companies like @PadcareL .

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Happy to announce @LavniVentures' follow-on investment in @PadcareL

Have seen @Ajinkya_Dhariya and the team close up from early days - the attention to service quality & customer satisfaction, HSE compliance & employee wellbeing will continue to power them to the next stage.

[Ajinkya Dhariya @Ajinkya_Dhariya]

In 2018, PadCare didn’t start with a pitch deck. It started at a landfill.

I was speaking to a Safai Karmchari and asked a simple question: “What happens to sanitary waste?” The answer exposed a gap no one wanted to own.

Sanitary waste was being burned, buried or ignored. No system. No dignity. No accountability. That moment stayed with me.

Today, I am grateful to share that @PadcareL has raised $3 million in Pre-Series A round, backed by long-term, mission-aligned investors- @Rainmatterin, @3one4Capital , @BrigadeReap @ Pratul shroff and participation from existing investors @ 3ipartner, @LavniVentures who also believe in building  real infrastructure for sanitary waste recycling.

But this isn not a victory post.

This fundraise is a responsibility to our customers, our team, and the category we’re building. Over the years, PadCare has grown into a platform serving 700+ organisations across 24 cities, staying focused on execution, compliance, and measurable ESG impact, often years ahead of regulation.

We have had tough phases too. There were moments when survival itself felt uncertain. What kept us going was not optimism, it was a belief from customers, a team that showed up every day, and the conviction that this problem had to be solved properly.

- This milestone allows us to double down on what matters.
- To our customers, thank you for believing early.
- To the PadCare team, this is your achievement.
- To everyone working on ignored problems, keep building.

Still Day One. Back to first principles.

[Sanjay Kanvinde @sanjaykanvinde]

Wonderful exhibition in #Pune by ReFAB Studio and Creative Club called 'The Fabric of Our Lives'.

Inspiring seeing the creativity of so many #Pune artists. A third of the sale price goes to charity.

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@pascal_bornet Cc @flytbase

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@salonium Cc @medprimetech

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These files are large to read through one by one. Anyone tried machine reading the SCANs and compare side by side per ward using AI? #pmcelection the tools I used fail at OCR

[Defence Brat @DefenceBrat]

Go and verify your candidates in upcoming PMC elections. Don’t vote just because someone is your favourite.

This election affects you directly; it decides water supply, infrastructure, sanitation, and permissions for almost everything you do in Pune.

Here is the KYC link for your candidates:
https://t.co/QpnNrqdepU

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@IISERPune Excellent!

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@IndiaDST @InspireManak @IISERPune @IndianEmbTokyo Would be interesting to read about their experiences in their own words upon their return.

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@IISERPune @IndiaDST @InspireManak @EduMinOfIndia @IRO_IISERP Great work !

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@akkiman Patriotism (love of a fellow citizen) speaks the loudest in the smallest actions.

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@karandi65 @ANRFIndia @IndiaDST Request to webcast this for wider dissemination or share a recording.

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@bzises Even if some stay consistent with time, the level of content drops! Come on, we want the bad news, can handle it and even help !

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@karandi65 @IndiaDST @EconomicTimes When is the fund of funds for VCs expected to be open for applications ?

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@___keerti Mind blender!