From Capri Sports’ Jinisha Sharma’s long-term plan to build a multi-sport ecosystem for women to Juspay’s $1.2 billion valuation after fresh funding, Yourstory brings you today’s headlines across sectors.Featured storiesUP Warriorz is just the beginning of Jinisha Sharma’s bigger play in women’s sportJinisha Sharma, Director of Capri Sports, which owns the UP Warriorz Women’s Premier League franchise. She leads the UP Warriorz franchise with the larger vision of investing in women’s cricket and creating purpose-led impact through sport. Backed by Capri Global Capital, she has led investments across cricket, kabaddi, and kho-kho, with a strong focus on grassroots development.Jinisha says the decision to back a WPL team with roots in Uttar Pradesh was deliberate, combining long-term commercial potential with social impact. She believes women’s sport in India is at an inflection point, with growing brand interest and digital-first sponsorships, and sees women’s football as the next major growth opportunity. Read more.Indian VCs call for policies to encourage deeper pools of domestic capital ahead of Union BudgetIndia—the third-largest startup ecosystem—stands on the shoulders of venture capital (VC) firms that make bold investments and back passionate founders to ring in the next startup success story. While the country has been reeling from a funding winter,… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
