Monday Musings: Bill Gates Is All Praises for Azim Premji's Philanthropic Commitment & Naresh Goyal Quits Stay tuned to get every day updates in 60 seconds

By Aastha Singal Mar 25, 2019

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1. From one philanthropist to another, Bill Gates is inspired by Azim Premji's recent commitment. Microsoft co-founder recently took to Twitter to share some words of appreciation for the Wipro chairman.

2. A turbulent time for Naresh Goyal. Ahead of the impending auction of India's oldest private sector airline, the founder & chairman of Jet Airways has stepped down from the board.

3. Once India's most successful startup is now ready to give wings to other ventures. Flipkart has constituted a $60-100 million startup dedicated fund.

4. Delhivery gets big and bigger. The new unicorn has raised $413 million in fresh round of funding led by Softbank, taking its total fund raise to $600 million.

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Aastha Singal

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Features Writer

A business journalist looking to find happiness in the world of startups, investments, MSMEs and more. Officially started her career as a news reporter for News World India, Aastha had short stints with NDTV and NewsX. A true optimist seeking to make a difference, she is a comic junkie who'd rather watch a typical Bollywood masala than a Hollywood blockbuster.

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