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Early-stage venture capital fund Eternal Capital (India), founded by former BharatPe COO Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl, has rebranded as Sadev Ventures. The rebranding aligns the fund’s identity with its family office, reflecting its core values and long-term vision. Sadev Ventures plans to strengthen its India-first strategy while helping portfolio companies expand globally through strategic partners and global LPs. “This identity reinforces our commitment to enabling ventures that can become generational institutions,” said Bahl. Launched in mid-2024, Sadev Ventures is sector-agnostic and invests in seed to pre-Series A startups with cheque sizes of ₹2–6 crore. The fund has deployed roughly half of its ₹120 crore corpus across 20 startups, including Asaya, Cleevo(Mayank Jain and Karan shah), Cookd( Aathitiyan V S), Gladful(Parul Sharma and Manu Sharma), hypergro(Mohit Walia), Bidso. Team Sadev ventures✅ Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl | Vatsal Lunawat | Divyakshi Satija | Zeal Lilani | Diksha Bharti| #eternalCapital #rebrands #sadevVentures #EarlyStageVC #startupFunding #startupro

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For decades, our parents made a major mistake. They stood in lines outside banks and post offices to invest in the Public Provident Fund (PPF), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) and the National Savings Scheme (NSS). PPF's 7.1% interest rate, KVP's 7.5%, and NSS's 7.7% rate hardly beat India's 5.22% inflation rate. Neither do they attract any attraction in the new tax regime. If that money were invested in the Nifty Index, which grew by 12.92% in the last 20 years, your wealth would be 10 times right now than what you had. 🙏

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🚨 Girish Mathrubootham to exit Freshworks by December Girish Mathrubootham, co-founder of Nasdaq-listed Freshworks and a key voice in India’s SaaS story, will step down as Executive Chairman on December 1, 2025. He will now focus on Together Fund, the VC firm he co-founded. Freshworks has appointed Roxanne Austin, Lead Independent Director, as the new Chairperson of the Board. Under Mathrubootham’s leadership, the Chennai-founded startup grew into a unicorn and became the first Indian SaaS company to list on Nasdaq. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gZwWvqXU By Thimmaya Poojary #Freshworks #SaaS #Leadership #Startups #TechNews

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In this exclusive #CHROPerspective interview with Varun Jain of People Matters, NILESH S DANGE, CHRO at L&T Finance, shares his profound insights on why HR must become a true business enabler by understanding the core business to deliver real impact. He explains how L&T Finance is winning the race for top engineering talent from premier institutions with initiatives like their annual 'RAISE' event and the 'Pearl Challenge.' He also touches upon their unique "different strokes for different folks" approach to upskilling, ensuring every employee, from the frontline to leadership, gains essential AI skills. Read this interview to understand how L&T Finance is using different initiatives to showcase cutting-edge work and attract a new generation of talent that sees a finance company as a hub for innovation. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gG6uDeYd #CHROPerspective #HRLeadership #BusinessEnabler #FutureOfWork #TalentStrategy #EngineeringTalent #Upskilling #AIinHR #LTFInance #WorkplaceInnovation #HRInsights #LeadershipDevelopment #EmployeeExperience #TalentAttraction #LearningCulture

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Vivek Mehta, Partner - ABC Consultants, shares his insights in an article for Mint, on Eternal’s workforce expansion in the context of high-growth playbooks seen across scaling ventures. Read the full story - https://lnkd.in/ddVJ86DF #ExecutiveSearch #LeadershipHiring #TalentAdvisory #ABCConsultants

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What makes India one of the most compelling private equity markets today? Managing Partner Shweta Jalan explains why private equity in India is at an inflection point and how on-the-ground insights and strong local partnerships can make all the difference.

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Financial Freedom Secrets ft. Share Market King Gurmeet Chadha | Tata Zudio's Rise to Success In this episode of our Financial Freedom Podcast, we are joined by share market expert Gurmeet Chadha, who shares insights on wealth creation, smart investments, and financial independence. We also discuss the incredible journey of Tata Zudio and how it became one of the most loved fashion brands in India. Don't miss out on this value-packed discussion! 🔔 Subscribe for more insights on finance and business! #FinancialFreedom #GurmeetChadha #StockMarket #TataZudio #Investing #WealthBuilding #BusinessSuccess #FinanceTips #DrVivekBindra

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Scaler, a leading edtech platform, has appointed Abhinav Vijayvargiya as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With over 14 years of experience in finance leadership, Abhinav brings a strong track record of strategic financial planning, fundraising, and operational excellence. Prior to joining Scaler, Abhinav served as Senior Vice President – Finance at Khatabook, where he led strategic fundraising efforts totaling over $150 million, built cross-border compliance frameworks, and played a critical role in mergers and acquisitions. He also spearheaded the creation of Khatabook’s Financial Services vertical, shaping its finance function during its early growth stages. Abhinav has also held key finance leadership roles at Swiggy, overseeing financial operations for Instamart, SuprDaily, and Scootsy, with a focus on cost optimization and business scaling. His early career includes impactful stints at Mondelēz International and ITC, where he earned the Global CFO Award during India’s demonetization phase. At Scaler, Abhinav will lead strategic finance initiatives and support the company’s ambitious growth in the evolving edtech sector. #Scaler #CFOAppointment #AbhinavVijayvargiya #EdtechIndia #FinanceLeadership #StartupGrowth #FundraisingSuccess #StrategicPlanning #LeadershipNews #EdtechFinance

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Edtech firm Scaler ropes in Abhinav Vijayvargiya as its new CFO Scaler, an Indian edtech firm, has appointed Abhinav Vijayvargiya as its Chief Financial Officer. He will lead the company's financial functions. Vijayvargiya brings over 14 years of experience from tech startups and FMCG giants. He aims to steer Scaler towards profitability and strengthen financial discipline. Scaler is also expanding into deep-tech and AI, partnering with startups and IIT Roorkee. https://lnkd.in/dWabs4yi #Scaler #Edtech #CFOAppointment #AbhinavVijayvargiya #StartupFinance #AI #DeepTech #IITRoorkee #Profitability #Leadership

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Backed by a tech-first DNA, Recur Club is reimagining how capital flows in the startup and SME ecosystem. In a conversation with ObserveNow Media, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, Anirudh Bhardwaj, shared insights into how AI is helping the platform scale securely and intelligently. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gd5yRiVN

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Just as new GCCs keep coming, every week we see another firm launching a “GCC offering”. The FOMO is real and so is the opportunity. Although the pie is large enough for many players, the GCC enablement ecosystem in India has grown far quicker than demand has caught up. Here's an alphabetical list of who’s helping GCCs in India. A mix of GCC specialists, Big 4, staffing-tech players, workspace providers, and research/intel firms that are active in India’s GCC story. A few caveats though, this is a quick, personal A-Z. Not a ranking or endorsement. The ecosystem of course is much deeper and exhaustive. Too many see the GCC market as: hire/augment people + lease office space/facilities = $$. That's not a GCC setup; that's just a staffing play. Offshoring today is very different from 15 years ago. When enterprises are choosing between offshoring and relocating capability, India's strength shouldn't be reduced to ‘talent ramp-up/ramp-down’ flexibility. In the crowded ecosystem, market assessments rarely capture the fact that very few can do everything end-to-end. Most successful GCC journeys are highly collaborative for any enterprise when it selects one player to shape the strategy and operating model, another to handle legal compliance and someone else for execution and expertise. Put together, these firms could complement each other far more than they compete. The hard part isn’t launching another GCC offering, but the challenge is creating demand: convincing global enterprises why India, why now, and why a GCC. The timing, however, couldn’t be better. With geopolitical winds in favour, if not now…when? Only wish for new entrants, invest time in understanding the model beyond talent + real estate. There’s a lot to do on building real POV, governance, value realization, and transformation.   Healthy competition benefits everyone. And, winners are those who play to their strengths, go deep, and build a genuine niche. Focus beats breadth here as well especially in a market that’s slowly moving towards consolidation. Everyone doesn’t need to be a ‘Leader’ on a quadrant to win (sponsorship budgets aside 😊). You just need to know where you belong!   This A-to-Z is a starting point, who did we miss? Tag the firms, people and help build a comprehensive list. #GCC #GBS

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👑 Despite chatter about a CEO search, BigBasket’s Hari Menon says there’s no succession plan. 🔁 Still, the company is undergoing a major C-Suite shake-up—giving founders more room to focus on strategy and fundraising. 🗺️ In today’s Org Chart, Pranav Balakrishnan breaks down how BigBasket has restructured around a new Management Council, with city heads now running decentralised P&Ls like mini-CEOs. 🛒 Once dominant, BigBasket now lags in quick commerce. To win back consumer mindshare, does it need capital, sharper execution, or simply founders free from day-to-day ops? Read now. Link in the comments.

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