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Sequoia launches Spark fellowship for women founders in SE Asia, India Photo: Pixabay July 27, 2021 Sequoia Capital India has announced the launch of Sequoia Spark, a fellowship programme for women founders in Southeast Asia and India. Sequoia India will offer a $100,000 fellowship to 15 women entrepreneurs per year in India and Southeast Asia whose startups are at the prelaunch or pre-PMF (product-market fit) stage. Recipients will receive structured one-on-one mentorship with a senior Sequoia India investment advisor, who will work closely with them over a 12-month period. The $100,000 gran...

According to a new research study by the Harvard Business Review, women who have an inner circle of close female contacts at the workplace are more likely to land executive positions with greater authority and higher pay. On the other hand, there was no corresponding link found between success of men and the gender composition of their inner circles. The study is among the many which have spurred a conversation around the need for women to support other women - be it their peers, subordinates, or otherwise. Throwing light on this phenomenon, YourStory, along with WhatsApp, hosted an insightf...

People Digest: NIIF appoints partner; Anjana Sasidharan joins L Catterton Photo: Reuters February 17, 2021 In people moves from India, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd has reportedly hired Morgan Stanley executive director Ami Momaya as a partner. Separately, former McKinsey & Company consultant Anjana Sasidharan has joined private equity firm L Catterton. NIIF appoints Morgan Stanley exec as partner India’s sovereign wealth fund National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd has hired Morgan Stanley executive director Ami Momaya as a partner, Bloomberg reported. Momaya, who...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. L Catterton Announces Senior Hires to Asia Investment Team February 7, 2021 GMT GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- L Catterton, the largest global consumer-focused private equity firm, today announced the appointment of two senior hires to its India and South East Asia investment teams. Yock Siong “Song” Tee will join the firm in the Singapore office on March 1, to oversee South East Asia. Anjana Sasidharan will join in the Mumbai office on February 15, to oversee earlier-stage investme...