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TIME: Next Generation Leaders 2016- Building a Phone That Can Understand Almost Any Language

Umesh Sachdev, India Umesh Sachdev builds bridges. Not the physical structures that span rivers but bridges of the virtual kind, […]

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Meeting Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka

Truly an honor spending time with Nobel laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus at Yunus Center, Dhaka. It was a great discussion on various […]

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Swachhbots and Agribots: SP Robotics Investment

IAN deals including Uniphore (raised series A), GoCoOp (closing series A), Freshworld (raising series A), Saahas, Solaron (exited) said, “Proving my thesis around People, Problems, Tech (PPT), SP Robotics is enabling the younger generation think towards solving real problems Robotics way. One of my portfolios Saahas Zero Waste is working with them providing real time problems to solve. Similarly they are working towards Agritech solutions for our farmers as well. I’m really glad to see this responsible younger generation thinking creatively like the Swatchbots”. SP Robotics is Prakasam’s 13thinvestment in IAN.

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Forbes: Needed: Entrepreneurial models that work for ‘Bharat’

The current equity investment model that requires valuations of startups to be jacked up at each stage, is a kind of a Ponzi scheme, says entrepreneur and angel investor Nagaraja Prakasam

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Action for India 2016 – Scale-up weekend for Social Enterprises – Innovate to Impact!

5th Action For India Forum held at IIT Delhi, made history by bringing Amitabh Kant, architect of Startup India Policy, CEO of […]

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Lumiere Organic raises funds from angels – a different kind “customers”!

Press Release: Lumiere Organic raises funds from angels – a different kind “customers”! Lumiere Seed to Table Organic concept – Farm, […]

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2015 Reflections !

Key moments – on/off stage Global Philanthropy Circle with Peggy Dulaney, Rockefeller Foundation; Rajasthan Startup policy launch with CM, Rajasthan; […]

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Let’s build India entrepreneurially and reduce India-Bharat gap!

Social-tech startups can be profitable too November 13, 2015  | Nagaraja Prakasam There seems to be the unrealistic expectation of an […]

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Rajasthan crafts women Vs BMW, Audi, Bentley designers…and the award goes to.

When I met this girl in her home at Achrol, Amber, Rajasthan. I’ve asked, why she is not studying, she said […]

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Debt free farmer!

Interesting field trip to see Natural Farmer Chame Gowda in Mandya district, with friends at Oota From Thota/Jivabumi . Chame’s […]

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