Change Engine on Wednesday announced the transformative Mission Billion Summit, scheduled for January 29, 2026, at the India International Centre in Delhi, with the ambitious goal of building 100 non-profit unicorns by 2030.

India’s social sector is at an inflection point, with emerging founders tackling large-scale challenges. The Mission Billion Summit seeks to unite fragmented ecosystems, providing patient capital and partnerships to scale interventions beyond pilots.

“We need a movement towards non-profit unicorns in India, similar to the startup boom a decade ago,” said Varun Aggarwal, co-founder of Change Engine. “The transformative Mission Billion Summit will convene stakeholders to address pressing developmental issues, centering founders on evidence-driven national impact.”

Shubham Bansal, another co-founder, described the event as a “startup school for non-profits,” offering toolkits on government partnerships, evidence-building and capital raising. “Our aim is to empower founders to build nationwide solutions,” he added.

The one-day summit features two parallel tracks with over 25 speakers, more than 12 sessions and three workshop-style masterclasses.

The “Building Nonprofit Unicorns” track covers evidence-building beyond randomized controlled trials, fundraising for innovation capital, government partnerships and community-led scaling.

The “Tackling Wicked Problems” track examines effective approaches in welfare, social protection, education and governance.

A highlight will be the launch of Change Engine’s inaugural “Ease of Doing Non-profits” report, based on surveys revealing barriers to scale, particularly the shortage of flexible, high-risk innovation capital.

Participants include philanthropists such as Sanjeev Bikhchandani of Info Edge, Aakanksha Gulati of ACT Grants and Murugan Vasudevan of Veddis Foundation, alongside leaders from scaled organizations like Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Central Square Foundation and Rocket Learning.

Change Engine supports founders in creating non-profit unicorns impacting over one million lives through data leverage, government ties, tech expertise and seed capital.

For details and registration, visit the Change Engine website or the summit page at missionbillion.changengine.in.