For Investors & Donors

Fund verified impact — without the risk of backing ineffective solutions.

On the SSE, your capital reaches enterprises with the systemic capacity to create and report measurable social impact, backed by mandatory disclosures and annual social audits.

Who Can Invest

Investor eligibility at a glance

Investor typeNPO securities (e.g. ZCZP)FPE securitiesNotes
Institutional investorsEligibleEligibleIncludes qualified institutional buyers as per SEBI ICDR Regulations, 2018.
Non-institutional investorsEligibleEligibleInvestors other than retail individual investors and QIBs.
Retail individual investorsNot permittedMain Board onlyRetail = applies/bids for securities valued at not more than ₹2 lakh.
CorporatesEligibleEligibleFollow the normal investor registration process to extend funding support.
Foreign investors (FII / FPI / NRI)Not allowedNot allowed via SSEForeign funds are currently not permitted through the SSE.
What You Receive

The "returns" from the Social Stock Exchange

ZCZP funders receive a social return, not a financial one. Investors in NPO instruments are treated as donors, and the funds flow to the NPO as a grant.

Verified social return

Grassroots impact from projects with pre-defined objectives, annual impact scorecards, and independent social audit — accountability structures built into the platform.

Tax treatment

ZCZP instruments are not subject to Securities Transaction Tax. The SSE framework also envisages Section 80G benefits, STT and capital-gains exemptions, and CSR deductibility for corporates.

Transparency by design

Draft fund-raising documents are public for at least 21 days; registered NPOs disclose governance, financials and impact continuously — even funds raised outside the SSE.

Structured Finance

Development Impact Bonds: pay for success

DIBs are structured finance products available on the SSE. A grant is made to an NPO only after it delivers on pre-agreed social metrics at pre-agreed costs.

Outcome Funder

The donor who pays the grant, post-facto, when the social metrics are achieved.

Risk Funder

Pre-finances the NPO's operations and bears the risk of non-delivery; typically earns a small return if the metrics are delivered.

Issuable on the SSE

NPOs are allowed to issue Development Impact Bonds on the SSE.

Corporate CSR & the SSE

The SSE framework recommends that corporate funding of NPOs on the exchange count towards CSR commitments — with CSR capital able to act as outcome funder in DIB structures, contribute to the ₹100 crore Capacity Building Fund housed in NABARD, and provide accelerator grants of up to 10% of programme cost. Corporates register through the normal investor registration process.

Know the boundaries

NPO instruments are not tradable in the secondary market (FPE instruments are, on their listed platforms).
The SSE plays no marketing role in fund-raising — investors evaluate proposals themselves.
ZCZP holdings can still be transferred for purposes such as succession to legal heirs.
Quick Answers

Investor FAQs

The minimum subscription is 75% of the proposed raise. Between 75% and 100%, the fund-raising document must state how balance capital will be raised and the possible impact on the social objectives. If subscription falls below 75%, funds are refunded to applicants. Specifics are set out in the offer document, subject to extant regulations.

Trading is not permissible in ZCZP instruments, but they can be transferred for other purposes — such as transfer to legal heirs. Instruments issued by For-Profit Organisations remain tradable on the respective exchange platforms where they are listed.

Listing terminates when the object for which funds were raised is achieved (with a certificate submitted to the SSE) or when the tenure stated in the fund-raising document expires. Termination is equivalent to delisting.

Yes — private placement of ZCZP instruments can be made to persons other than Social Impact Funds registered under the SEBI AIF Regulations. Private placements issued to Social Impact Funds are compulsorily required to be listed on the SSE.

Investors in NPO fund-raising are treated as donors under normal accounting principles, and the funds raised by the NPO take the form of a grant — there is no repayment of interest or principal.

No. Foreign investors such as FIIs, FPIs, and NRI investors are currently not allowed to invest through the SSE, including in NPO fund-raising.

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