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Anand Mahindra to fund AhaGuru: Online education boom

Ecostar Editor MagNovember 17, 20201779 Views0

Online education has been thriving on pandemic induced lockdown. That is a big bet at least for some times. Covid-19 has killed a large number of industries and a much larger number of companies. However, some industries could survive and some segments would find new opportunities. Online learning industry is one such segment that has suddenly found an opportunity to grow. In fact, it is the major beneficiary of the lockdown. As some players have set to grow, they started attracting new investment interests.AhaGuru is one of the examples. A pioneer in online learning, AhaGuru has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in a Series A round from Anand Mahindra's family-office led investment firm. The funds will be used to develop new technology features and online courses for high sc...

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Impetus Arthasutra: Taking Care of Investors` Interests

Ecostar Editor MagNovember 17, 20202569 Views0

None knows the Indian capital market and character of investors investing in India better than a wealth management company of over two and a half decades. PR Dilip, who has seen the legacy and evolution of the Indian capital market in close quarters through more than two and a half decades, is one of the most experienced wealth managers in India. His major strength lies in his understanding of investors psychology, their anticipation, risk-tolerance, risk digestibility, types of their future needs and nuances of various asset classes. That was on a Thursday, December 1, 1994, P R Dilip, who holds a Bachelor degree in Mathematics and an MBA in Financial Management & Asset Management founded Impetus Wealth Management. On the Vijayadashami day, this year he renamed it Impetus Arthasut...