The alchemist of Bengaluru: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw began from a garageKiran Mazumdar-Shaw has named her niece Claire Mazumdar as successor, setting up a gradual leadership transition at Biocon. A pioneer who b...
05 May, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Ang Lee: 'Sometimes, you have to get angry to…' —Inspiring quotes by the director of the films, Life of Pi and The Wedding BanquetQuote of the Day: Filmmaker Ang Lee's quote, "Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done," highlights how emotions, particularly a...
01 May, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
Labour union of Hyundai Motor demands 30% company's net profit as performance bonusesHyundai Motor Group's labor union is demanding a significant performance bonus. They seek 30 percent of last year's net profit, amounting t...
20 Apr, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
Economic shock of Middle East war to cast shadow over IMF, World Bank meetingsGlobal finance leaders are meeting amid the Middle East war, a third major shock impacting the world economy. The IMF and World Bank are do...
12 Apr, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Eldercare startup Primus Senior Living raises $20 million from General Catalyst, othersGeneral Catalyst brought in $7 million, while Zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath and investment firm Gruhas invested the remaining $13 million...
16 Oct, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Subscription-based toy library EleFant raises Rs 6 crore in seed funding from Venture Catalysts, Malpani VenturesThe platform offers toys and books sourced from over 70 top brands for children aged 0-12 through its Discover-Play-Return model, versus th...
04 Jul, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
Yes Bank backs startup investor Venture Catalysts Group FundThe bank aims to bolster investment in digital finance and help tech companies ideate and experiment with various use cases.
17 Aug, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
Edtech startup Clever Harvey raises $1.5 million in pre-Series A fundingClever Harvey, the B2C vertical of edtech company Callido Learning, said plans to use the new funds to expand its product portfolio, hire t...
09 Sep, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
9Unicorns announces third close of accelerator fund at $40 million9Unicorns has launched Catalysts Program, an initiative to build an open community of founders, chief experience officers and ecosystem dri...
16 Apr, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
Edtech startup ImaginXP raises $1.5 Million in pre-Series A fundingImaginXP plans to use funding from Venture Catalysts and others to accelerate both offline and online degree programmes.
01 Mar, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
IIT Madras-incubated ed-tech startup GUVI raises Rs 6 crore in pre-series A fundingDuring this current lockdown, GUVI attracted over 1.5 lakh enrolments in technical courses in a period of 12 days. Owing to the lockdown, i...
25 Apr, 2020, 08.51 PM IST
CBA Capital to invest Rs 100 crore in 15 EdTech companiesThe early-stage education and skilling impact fund, ECF, will target pre-series A, Series A and B equity rounds in companies.
11 Jan, 2018, 03.18 PM IST
CBA Capital raises Rs 100 crore towards first close of the fundAs part of the first close, the fund, that will invest in pre-series A, Series A,B & C equity rounds, has announced investments in three co...
10 Jan, 2018, 07.40 PM IST
USAID’s Catalyst initiative to educate 6 crore Indian merchants on digital paymentsThe programme will comprise campaigns that will include vernacular digital marketing, workshops, seminars, information sessions and digital...
27 Dec, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
Funds won’t be a constraint for GIAN project, says governmentFunding will not be a constraint for the Global Initiative of Academic Networks project, which is aimed at strengthening research collabora...
11 Dec, 2015, 04.17 AM IST
Act of giving: Luis Miranda acts as a philanthropic catalyst to NGOs and helps them organise fundsMiranda has recast himself as something of a philanthropic catalyst , using his powers of persuasion and strong business network to advocat...
14 Aug, 2012, 09.03 AM IST
- HP pledges $1 mn for education programme in India
IT major Hewlett-Packard (HP) today announced that it has donated USD 1 million in support of a new Education Innovation Challenge Fund (EI...
11 Mar, 2011, 03.01 PM IST