How 100X.VC creates ‘social proof’ for seed-stage startups and drives deal flow for larger funds

In the middle of 2019, Sanjay Mehta, an angel investor with 130+ startups in his personal portfolio, launched 100X.VC to fund “100 interesting ideas”, and curate a pipeline of “fundable…

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Insolvency law changing the way society perceives business failures: IBBI chairperson MS Sahoo

Fuelled by a "huge unsatiated appetite for freedom of exit", the insolvency law is changing the way society perceives business failures as it becomes a reform by, for, and of…

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authors Theodora Lau, Bradley Leimer on the inclusion opportunity for fintech

Theodora Lau and Bradley Leimer are the co-authors of Beyond Good: How Technology is Leading a Purpose-driven Business Revolution (see my book review here). The material makes for a valuable…

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How SLAY Coffee focused on coffee outside the café to brew strong sales amid the pandemic

When Chaitanya Chitta moved back to Bengaluru from New York around 2015 with his wife, Lakshmi Dasaka, one of the things they missed the most was the Big Apple’s coffee…

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It’s easier to build a large company than a small one, says Sanjay Swamy of Prime Ventures

I’ve been having a few debates with a few friends on the never-ending enigma of the entrepreneurship world — What makes a startup VC fundable? How does one big a big company…

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Startup news and updates: daily roundup (June 19, 2021)

Grofers Co-founder Saurabh Kumar steps down from operational roles after 8 yearsGurugram-based online grocery delivery startup Grofers on Friday announced that co-founder Saurabh Kumar will be stepping down from his operational roles…

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Grofers Co-founder Saurabh Kumar steps down from operational roles after 8 years

Gurugram-based online grocery delivery startup Grofers on Friday announced that co-founder Saurabh Kumar will be stepping down from his operational roles at the company and will only remain as a…

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[Weekly funding roundup] Unicorns boost venture capital activity; startups raise $740M in third week of June

Venture funding into Indian startups bounced back strongly in the third week of June after a dismal previous week, boosted largely through investments into unicorns.The total venture funding in the…

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WHO accepts Bharat Biotech’s expression of interest for Covaxin, pre-submission meeting on June 23

In a major boost for Bharat Biotech, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has accepted its Expression of Interest (EoI) for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin and scheduled a pre-submission meeting on June…

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