venture Unitus Ventures raises Rs 100 cr Unitus Ventures plans to invest Rs 5-15 crore each in 25-30 startups in healthcare, education and, inclusive fintech By Deepti Chaudhary
venture India’s billion-dollar startup factory GrowthStory was started by K. Ganesh and Meena Ganesh in 2011 to build businesses to solve India specific issues. Today, the ventures promoted by the husband-wife duo are valued at $1.6 billion. By Debojyoti Ghosh AND Deepti Chaudhary
enterprise Biocon’s net profit up marginally Its net profit rose by 2% to Rs 130 crore from Rs 127 crore a year ago, representing a net profit margin of 11%. By Deepti Chaudhary
people From seed to forest Padmaja Ruparel began with a bunch of friends who wanted to back startups and today heads a network of more than 460 investors, one of the country’s largest angel investor groups. By Deepti Chaudhary
macro M&A deal value fell 10% in 2017: Grant Thornton Corporate India exhibited a lower appetite for mergers and acquisitions so far this year, staying away from large ticket transactions, amidst uncertainty in business environment. By Deepti Chaudhary