With 3 big exits, 2019 was marque year for Pierre Omidyar in India, says MD Roopa KudvaThe fund started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, which has been investing in India for 10 years now, claims to have touched the lives of 55...
AgroStar raises Rs 188 crore in Series-C roundThe company is also planning to strengthen its leadership team by bringing in top executives to lead various verticals like technology, dat...
While deal-making has exploded, impact investors are struggling to differentiate themselvesWhile deal-making has exploded, impact investors are struggling to differentiate themselves.
Consortium for women entrepreneurs formedThe consortium is an outcome of the UN India Business Forum (UNIBF) CEO Roundtable held in collaboration with NITI Ayog in Bengaluru on Thu...
To create an impact, Aavishkaar's next milestone is Rs 5200 croreThis would mean a growth of 53% in the next six months alone for one of the world's biggest and India's largest impact investment firm.
Milk Mantra picks Suresh C Senapaty as an independent directorMr. Senapaty recently superannuated as CFO and Executive Director at Wipro where he spent 35 years working closely with Mr. Premji in manag...
Government to 'institutionalise' the memory of APJ Abdul KalamThe government said it will "institutionalise" the memory of late President A P J Abdul Kalam for his glorious contributions in diverse fie...
Aavishkar venture capital to raise $400 million in 2015Aavishkar would raise two separate funds, a $100 million and a $300 million one within the next 12 months.
Governmemnt to set up innovation labs in every district: Smriti IraniInnovation labs will soon be set up in to think of new ideas which will be funded by the government under an ambitious scheme to encourage ...
Government to set up innovation labs in every district: Smriti IraniIrani said there were huge expectations from the youth of the country and that the govt had planned several initiatives for their benefit.
Sequoia Capital to pick up stake in Tamil Nadu company Milky Mist DairyMilky Mist is a producer of value-added milk products with a portfolio that includes curd, fresh cream, cheese and paneer.
States should keep watch on institutes lacking standard, says Union HRD Minister Smriti IraniAt a meet of the state higher education secretaries here, she asked them to monitor such Institutes to ensure that they conform to the pres...
Social enterprises in India received $1.6 bn in 14 years: ReportInvestors have pumped $ 1.6 billion in 220 social enterprises in India over the last 14 years, a report said today.
Gray Ghost Ventures to raise Rs 361 croreThe eight-year-old fund, with $80 million in assets under management, has invested in 17 companies. Nine companies in its portfolio either ...
Karadi Path makes English learning a child’s playDelving deep into how one learns a language, Vishvanath says his team spent a few years to replicate a similar milieu inside the classroom.
Mumbai-based EPS raises Rs 40 crore from AavishkarEPS, set up in 2011, offers services including end-to-end ATM management and transaction processing to banks.
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After a decade of extraordinary and entrepreneurial wealth creation, it is now time for India Inc to face the hard question: is it giving b...