YouWeCan

YouWeCan is a foundation established by Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh meant to fight Cancer by spreading awareness about the fatal disease. Yuvraj Singh himself was diagnosed with Cancer and defeated the disease after a long treatment in the United States of America.[1] In September 2012 YouWeCan' app initially for the Windows Phone was launched by Microsoft. When a user buys the app, he contributes one part of the price ₹565 (US$8.80) as a donation to the foundation.[2] In September 2012, a Television show Zindagi Abhi Baaki Hai, inspired by Yuvraj's story of fighting cancer has been announced which will be made in a collaboration between Colors and YouWeCan.[3]

In April 2015 Yuvraj Singh announced the intention to invest INR 40-50 crores in online startups, expanding the YouWeCan proposition by setting up YouWeCan Ventures in order to do so.[4] Initial investments have been made in Vyomo,[5] Moovo,[6] Healthians,[7] EduKart,[8] JetSetGo[9] and most recently Cartisan.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Yuvraj Singh's 'YouWeCan' to fight Cancer in India". Cricket Country. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Join Yuvi's fight against Cancer with the 'YouWeCan' App on Windows Phone". msn.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Yuvi’s story now on telly". Deccan Herald. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Yuvraj Singh starts new innings as businessman with YouWeCan Ventures". The Economic Times. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Yuvraj Singh's YouWeCan Ventures invests undisclosed amount in Vyomo". The Economic Times of India. 20 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Logistics platform Moovo raises funding from Yuvraj Singh’s YouWeCan Ventures and others". The Economic Times of India. 17 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Healthians.com raises funding from Yuvraj Singh's YouWeCan Ventures". The Economic Times of India. 23 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "YouWeCan Ventures and United Finsec lead Rs 6.4 cr investment round in education services marketplace EduKart". The Economic Times of India. 23 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Taking to the skies: YouWeCan Ventures invests in JetSetGo". The Economic Times of India. 23 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cartisan gets funds worth around Rs 3 crore to ride into new markets". The Economic Times of India. 31 July 2015.
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