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The Blended Finance Podcast

The Blended Finance Company
Blended Finance
The Blended Finance Company
MSD For Mothers
Heifer International
Parametric Insurance
Smallholder Farmers
YMCA
Impact Investing
NABH
Humanity Insured
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
IIX
Skill Impact Bond
Kathmandu
Impact Finance
Gender Equality
Orange Bonds
Manyata
World Bank
India

The Blended Finance Podcast is brought to you by The Blended Finance Company (TBFC). This podcast series is our attempt to explain and demystify blended finance for anyone interested in the topic, impact investing, or development finance. Each month, we bring a thought leader or practitioner to give our listeners valuable insights, covering the length and breadth of blended finance and its role in... more

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In this episode, we speak with Karanraj Chaudri, Regional Specialist at UNDP Asia-Pacific and Sustainable Finance Advisor at UNDP in India, about the evolving role of blended and innovative financing mechanisms in advancing climate and development ou... more

In this episode of The Blended Finance Podcast, we speak with Manjula Singh, Executive Director, India at the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). Drawing on over 25 years of leadership across health, education, skilling, and gender, Manjula... more

In this episode, we speak with Charlie Langdale, CEO of Humanity Insured, to discuss how insurance can serve as a tool for climate resilience rather than just risk transfer. From its origins at COP26 to on-the-ground projects protecting displaced com... more

This special anniversary episode of The Blended Finance Podcast features TBFC partners Aparna Dua, Nirav Khambhati, and Tushar Thakkar reflecting on two years of building The Blended Finance Company. The conversation covers highlights from the past y... more

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Manjula Singh
Executive Director India at the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
CIFF
Episode: Episode 21: From Pilot to Scale: Outcomes-Based Financing in India with Manjula Singh
Charlie Langdale
CEO of Humanity Insured, insurance veteran
Humanity Insured
Episode: Episode 20: Parametric Insurance, Blended Finance, and Climate Resilience with Charlie Langdale
Aparna Dua
Part of TBFC leadership, former funder/knowledge partner, now intermediary
The Blended Finance Company
Episode: Episode 19: Learning, Building, Executing: Two Years of TBFC
Nirav Khambhati
TBFC co-founder, leadership team member with private equity background
The Blended Finance Company
Episode: Episode 19: Learning, Building, Executing: Two Years of TBFC
Tushar Thakkar
TBFC leadership, discussed sector diversification and partnerships
The Blended Finance Company
Episode: Episode 19: Learning, Building, Executing: Two Years of TBFC
Nachiket Mor
Health systems design expert with involvement in IFMR, Gates Foundation work, and Indian health policy
Various including IFMR, Gates Foundation, Indian health sector
Episode: Episode 18: Building Systems & Mobilizing Capital with Nachiket Mor
Pompy Sridhar
India Director, MSD for Mothers, Social Business Innovation Team
MSD for Mothers (Merck)
Episode: Episode 17: Discussing Quality, Capital & Maternal Health with Pompy Sridhar
Priyank Tiwari
Senior Director, Research and Government Relations at Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
Episode: Episode 16: Orange Innovation, Impact Investing, and the Future of Sustainable Finance with Priyank Tiwari
Caroline Chernov
YMCA Global Lead for Impact Finance
YMCA
Episode: Episode 15: Inside YMCA’s Global Impact Finance Strategy with Caroline Chernov

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Episode 21: From Pilot to Scale: Outcomes-Based Financing in India with Manjula Singh
Q: What made the Educate Girls Impact Bond a turning point for you and CIFF?
The Educate Girls bond surpassed expectations with high learning outcomes and enrollment targets, demonstrating the power of tying funding to outcomes and building accountability in systems that previously focused on activities.
Episode 21: From Pilot to Scale: Outcomes-Based Financing in India with Manjula Singh
Q: Could you tell us about your career journey and how you came to oversee CIFF in India?
Manjula explains her path from grassroots work and government experience to CIFF leadership, emphasizing a long-term focus on accountability and the evolution from nutrition and girls' education to broader outcomes-focused financing for impact.
Episode 15: Inside YMCA’s Global Impact Finance Strategy with Caroline Chernov
Q: What is YMCA's rationale for incorporating impact finance into its funding mix?
Impact finance is seen as essential to complement grants and traditional funding, enabling scalable, outcome-oriented work by aligning capital with the needs of historically underserved communities and ensuring instruments can deliver both social and financial returns.
Episode 14: How Heifer International uses Innovative Finance to Empower Smallholder Farmers in India: A Conversation with Neena Jain
Q: What's been your experience with innovative financing, blended finance? What prompted you to start these initiatives, and where do you see their applicability in your work?
Philanthropic capital was essential for preparing people and building social capital, but to sustain success we needed to collectivize farmers into collectives and integrate them into the market, which opened avenues for enterprise investments and brought in blended-finance tools to de-risk and scale impact.
Episode 20: Parametric Insurance, Blended Finance, and Climate Resilience with Charlie Langdale
Q: What is Humanity Insured, and what problem are you addressing?
Humanity Insured aims to make advanced insurance solutions accessible to the world's most vulnerable, focusing on climate volatility and resilient livelihoods.

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Expect practitioners and leaders in impact finance to tune in for practical conversations about blending capital with public and philanthropic support. Episodes frequently explore how blended finance tools—such as parametric insurance, outcome-based financing, and grants—can mobilize private capital for health, climate resilience, and development outcomes. Guests range from TBFC leadership to NGO executives and subject-matter experts who share real-world case studies, deal-flow insights, and governance considerations. A standout thread across episodes is the emphasis on building durable institutions, fostering cross-sector partnerships, and scaling impact through instrument design that aligns incentives with measurable results. The show is ... more

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3. Aparna Dua
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5. Tushar Thakkar
6. Nachiket Mor
7. Pompy Sridhar
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