New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Social Alpha has appointed Neeraj Jain as its Chief Executive Officer, the Bengaluru-based organisation announced on Tuesday, as it begins its second decade of supporting science and technology-driven solutions to social challenges.

Over the past 10 years, Social Alpha has backed more than 450 start-ups, provided over 400 catalytic grants and made more than 100 seed investments in innovations aimed at addressing critical challenges.

Manoj Kumar, Founder, Social Alpha, said in a statement: "I'm pleased to welcome on board Neeraj as Social Alpha's CEO. Neeraj brings three decades of global leadership experience across the development and private sectors, combining institution building with P&L ownership. Neeraj deep...