Ranjan Pai, the head of the Manipal Education and Medical Group, has been quietly but aggressively backing tech unicorns in recent months. Firstcry, Bluestone, Purplle - the list goes on! He has also made a reappearance at troubled companies Pharmeasy and in a way in Byju’s through the latter’s acquired company Aakash Institute. So, what makes him such a sought-after investor? And how does someone who keeps such a low profile, beat aggressive investors to land the hottest deals? Know more about this billionaire doctor with an eye for tech. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast hosted by Mugdha Variyar as she speaks to Mayank Ruia, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at MAIA Estates, Anirudh Pandita, Founder - Loco & Pocket Aces, Sunil Jain, Founder - Sprout Capital Advisors, Shailesh Ghorpade, Founding Managing Partner & CIO at Exfinity Venture Partners LLP, Archana Rai, Editor - South, The Economic Times, and Arijit Barman, Associate Editor, The Economic Times.

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Ranjan Pai, the head of the Manipal Education and Medical Group, has been quietly but aggressively backing tech unicorns in recent months. Firstcry, Bluestone, Purplle - the list goes on! He has also made a reappearance at troubled companies Pharmeasy and in a way in Byju’s through the latter’s acquired company Aakash Institute. So, what makes him such a sought-after investor? And how does someone who keeps such a low profile, beat aggressive investors to land the hottest deals? Know more about this billionaire doctor with an eye for tech. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast hosted by <a href="https://m.economictimes.com/etreporter/author-mugdha-variyar-479245129.cms">Mugdha Variyar</a> as she speaks to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayank-ruia-752ab19b/?originalSubdomain=in">Mayank Ruia</a>, Founder &amp; Chief Executive Officer at <a href="https://www.maiaestates.in/">MAIA Estates</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirudhpandita/">Anirudh Pandita</a>, Founder - <a href="https://loco.gg/">Loco</a> &amp; <a href="https://pocketaces.in/">Pocket Aces</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunil-jain-8080aa6/">Sunil Jain</a>, Founder - <a href="https://sproutcapital.in/">Sprout Capital Advisors</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shailesh-ghorpade-4661b26/">Shailesh Ghorpade</a>, Founding Managing Partner &amp; CIO at <a href="https://www.exfinityventures.com/">Exfinity Venture Partners LLP</a>, <a href="https://m.economictimes.com/etreporter/author-archana-rai-479219045.cms">Archana Rai</a>, Editor - South, The Economic Times, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/arijit-barman-7233a129/">Arijit Barman</a>, Associate Editor, The Economic Times.
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If you like this episode from Mugdha Variyar, check out her other interesting episodes on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5S31MiqIVFFszGMax6ZBaj?si=8ea706400bfd4ec7">The IPO Bazaar: Should You Shop or Drop?</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KdYCtotd2HGGqsx9x8SkR?si=b05d8bf515c1410a">Explained: Why dark patterns are under the surveillance spotlight?</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000636985849">COP28: Another cop or another cop-out?</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000633539210">Idlis &amp; Innovation with iD Fresh Food</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000629453460">ESOP Fables: Risks and Rewards</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777">more</a>! You can follow Mugdha Variyar on her social media: <a href="https://twitter.com/Mugdha_Variyar">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mugdha-variyar-97387625/">Linkedin</a>
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