The Nudge Foundation, a Bengaluru-based non-profit focused on poverty alleviation and which is backed by Nandan Nilekani, Tata Trusts and a host of industry bigwigs, is launching what is perhaps the first ever incubator to support non-profit ventures working towards pulling people out of poverty.…
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PremjiInvest is eyeing a stake in Lenskart now
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji’s family office, PremjiInvest, is in advanced talks to pick up a stake in Lenskart Solutions, which owns and operates eyewear-focused venture Lenskart, according to two people familiar with the development. The investment by PremjiInvest is part of the new round o…
‘Silicon Valley Spirit’ guides policy-makers, Start-Ups look for a deal
Start-ups have little doubt that this Union Budget will deliver. But they are keeping their fingers crossed for much more; they hope their freedom is not curtailed by reams of policy. Setting the tone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decisively looked at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at Vigyan B…
TV Mohandas Pai plans Rs 100-crore family office fund for technology startups
The Startup India initiative may well get a head start with investors showing an appetite to create additional venture funds in the country. Former Infosys Board member T V Mohandas Pai, one of India’s foremost angel investors, is finalising a family office fund which will look at seed funding t…