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Zishaan Hayath on edtech venture Toppr, startup funding scene in 2016
Zishaan Hayath is no stranger to the Indian startup ecosystem. The IIT-Bombay alumnus co-founded his first company, mobile commerce marketplace ......
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We will make two overseas acquisitions in six months: CarDekho's Amit Jain
Auto portal CarDekho had a good run all through 2015 as it raised funding from investors such as Ratan Tata, ......
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Want to invest in startups with a sound business model: Kunal Kapoor
Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor is no stranger to startups. Ketto, the crowdfunding platform he founded in 2012 with Varun Sheth ......
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Nandan Nilekani on startup investments, fin-tech revolution and policy initiatives
Infosys co-founder and former chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is now busy with a host of policy ......
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Sanjay Mehta on investment preferences and startup ideas he won't fund
Sanjay Mehta, a serial entrepreneur-turned-investor, gets nearly 200 startup investment proposals every month. The early-stage investor has backed about 40 ......
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Mobile-based consumer internet firms will be 2016 winners: Blume Ventures' Nath
Mumbai-based seed-stage venture capital firm Blume Ventures recently raised $30 million for its second fund to mark the first fundraising ......
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We want to be the one port of call for anything sports related: Mahesh Bhupathi
Founded in 2012 and backed by tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi, Sports365.in sells sports and fitness goods through its portal. It ......
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Payments banks to be the new road map for financial inclusion: FINO's Rishi Gupta
FINO Paytech Ltd, a financial inclusion software solutions and services company, was founded in 2006 and acquired the prepaid mobile ......
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We aim to be a Rs 500Cr company in next 3-4 years: LEAF's Vijayaraghavan
P. Vijayaraghavan started Lawrencedale Agro Processing (India) Pvt Ltd in 2009 as an agro-processing company. Since then the company has ......
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Payments bank revenue model eludes me: Shriram Capital's Sundarajan
Shriram Capital, which manages more than Rs90,000 crore through its various financial services companies, is one of the largest non ......