N Sundaresha Subramanian And Ranju Sarkar

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Ratan Tata's start-up scorecard: 41 hits, 2 misses
Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

These start-ups include high-growth companies such as Ola, Paytm, Lenskart, UrbanClap...

Why investors are putting their money on venture debt
Rediff.com27 May 2019

In 2018, venture debt providers cumulatively deployed Rs 1,300 crore. This year, the...

With $150 mn funding, BigBasket is the latest unicorn
Rediff.com7 May 2019

Bigbasket's founder V S Sudhakar said his company was reengineering its supply chain to...

SoftBank on prowl to woo 'future stars'
Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

Keen to back start-ups while they are half-unicorns, SoftBank plans to invest $100...

Why angel investors have turned cautious
Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

The 'angel tax' and notices to start-ups and angel investors from the income tax...

Sumer Juneja to head India arm of $100-billion Vision Fund
Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

Unlike many peers in the VC space, LSE grad Juneja doesn't have an entrepreneurial...

As big funds vanish, start-ups stare at M&A for survival
Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

Experts argue that the top two players in each category will receive funding sooner or...

'For every house built, three to five jobs are created'
Rediff.com3 Mar 2018

In an email interview with Ranju Sarkar, International Finance Corporation's South Asia...

Why top angel investors are going slow on funding start-ups
Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

Few angels have seen exits; till that happens, they won't be rushing to invest again.

Analjit Singh to raise Rs 2,000 cr for boutique hotels & vineyards
Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

Four years after setting up a "home away from home" in the Franschhoek winelands of...

Man behind Old Monk rum passes into the ages
Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

The man who ran Mohan Meakin for over four decades was a teetotaller.

18 things that will shape India's economy this year
Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

As economic policy making moves from pragmatism to populism, the bulls begin to make...

How students can pick the right college course for their career
Rediff.com2 Jan 2018

Univariety offers career guidance that is rooted in the real world.

How Sajjan Jindal 'reshaped' banking code through tweets!
Rediff.com26 Dec 2017

If tweets can do so much, why do we need an independent regulator and multiple...

Time to create mother of all mutual funds
Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

The time is ripe for a merger of eight fund houses indirectly owned and controlled by...

The march of the millennial food brands
Rediff.com26 Nov 2017

Start-ups line up food street with new-age menu.

Consumer firms catch the fancy of venture capitalists
Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

As consumers in India seek variety and innovative products, there's a lot of interest...

The adman who headed Dera chief Gurmeet's business
Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

Though Dentsu Aegis says C P Arora left the business in July 2016, his Twitter handle...

6 million reasons why you should know this cancer scientist
Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

Dr Manjiri Bakre's OncoStem is revolutionising breast cancer treatment. And has raised...

This start-up can help the next 100 million loan seekers
Rediff.com22 Sep 2017

Credit Vidya helps lenders assess credit and fraud risk for thin-file and new-to-credit...