L to R: Anant Vidur Puri – Partner, Vishal Gupta – Partner, Nithin Kaimal – COO Image: Hemant Mishra for Forbes India When Vishal Gupta started out at Bessemer Venture Partners, in India, venture capital in the country was more “private-equity style,” he recalls. That was 2006, when he was one of three people kicking … Read more
(From left) Narayan Subramaniam, co-founder and CEO, and Niraj Rajmohan, co-founder and CTO, Ultraviolette, with the company’s new electric scooter at their corporate office in Bengaluru Image: Hemant Mishra for Forbes India When one thinks of an electric high-performance motorcycle that’s ready for Europe, it’s unlikely that a small startup in Bengaluru will come … Read more
Climate change is already affecting the U.S. manufacturing industry—and that small firms in particular are bearing the costs of a warming climate. Image: Shutterstock Decades of rising temperatures are already reshaping businesses in surprising ways. In this roundup, we dive into recent Kellogg research into sustainability and green business practices. We also discuss the mindset … Read more
(L to R) Subhasish Chakraborty, CMD and Abhishek Chakraborty, CEO of DTDC. Image: Amit Verma DTDC Chairman Subhasish Chakraborty, one of the pioneers in the logistics space, built the company over 35-years ago with an initial investment of Rs70,000. The company expanded its footprint with a franchise model, a first of its kind in the … Read more
Gita Gopinath, First deputy managing director, International Monetary Fund Imaging: Kapil Kashyap Gita Gopinath, 53, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has made a mark in the area of global finance and macroeconomics. She influences critical policy decisions in trade, investment, debt and interest rates. Former Reserve Bank of India Governor … Read more
Jupiter Medical Center in North Palm Beach, Florida, went live with its Epic electronic health record on September 1, 2024. Since then, the hospital’s chief information officer, Kevin Olson, has been working to optimize the EHR to best meet the hospital’s needs. He’s not done yet – nor will he ever be. “EHR optimization should … Read more
Protesters gather outside Harvard University to show their disapproval of actions taken under the Trump administration. Image: Brett Phelps/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze on Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack … Read more
Kaku Nakhate, India CEO of Bank of America NA Image: Mexy Xavier Kaku Nakhate rang the doorbell of an Indian conglomerate in Mumbai one midnight in 2018. The tension was palpable as the person she was supposed to have a conversation with had a reputation of being difficult to deal with. Determined to … Read more
Anamika Khanna, Creative director and founder of Anamika Khanna and AK|OK Image: Subrata Biswas for Forbes India Anamika Khanna’s entry into the world of fashion in 1995 was a matter of chance. At the time, she was a science student who wanted to pursue Indian classical dance. And then she submitted some sketches for … Read more
Nashik-based Sahayadri Farms has Amulified close to 26,500 smallholder farmers in the fresh fruits and vegetables segment to export premium produce to global markets Image: STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images “Plant black gram this season, soil pH in your region is ideal, global demand up by 20%.” Imagine a rice farmer in Maharashtra receiving a … Read more