Payal Ganguly

1 month ago | bmj.com | Sarah Mackie |Mary Ann Tarr |Payal Ganguly

Dear Editor,We appreciated Saxena and co-authors’ vision for academic medicine in 2050. We agree that a shift of patient and public involvement from a consultative mode towards a more participatory mode is needed to achieve better alignment of research and care with patient needs. In our recent PMR Paradox project (NIHR205184) we reached out to people living with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), a chronic, inflammatory, age-related musculoskeletal disease.

Feb 13, 2025 | yourstory.com | Payal Ganguly

Marico Innovation Foundation—the CSR-arm of consumer goods company Marico—plans to accelerate six startups from its mentorship programme and help them achieve the soonicorn tag by 2026. The foundation’s Scale-Up acceleration programme, which offers bespoke mentorship to startups, has identified key areas of innovation across clean technology, plastic waste management, and agritech, in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Jan 27, 2025 | yourstory.com | Payal Ganguly

MakeMyTrip' s focus on corporate travel and new business lines has helped make up for the growth opportunity lost to the pandemic, according to top leadership. The Gurugram-headquartered online travel platform will now look at destination-specific activities and experiences in addition to strengthening its new business verticals. “All international segments are under-penetrated and we will focus on that as well,” Co-founder and Group CEO Rajesh Magow told YourStory.

Jan 22, 2025 | yourstory.com | Payal Ganguly

With the funding winter on its last leg, the Indian investor community is betting big on clarity in regulations to start deploying the dry powder they have amassed over the last year. The discussions around the introduction of the Income Tax bill during the Budget session is expected to address the list of demands presented by the Indian venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) ecosystem.

Dec 10, 2024 | yourstory.com | Payal Ganguly

Global South specialist venture capital firm Capria Ventures has launched its $100-million (Rs 830 crore approximately) Capria India Fund III, said a top executive. The fund, structured as a master-feeder investment, will see participation from both Indian and global investors. It has also accounted for a greenshoe option of up to $125 million. The fund will invest in 25-30 startups across seed and pre-Series A rounds, with the average cheque size ranging from $500,000 to $2 million.