Empire Builders · EB-050
Every Bank In Bangalore Said No To Her In 1978. She Built India's Largest Biotech Company Anyway.
In 1978, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw faced flat-out refusals from every bank in Bangalore, seeking funding for her biopharmaceutical venture. Despite the odds, she started Biocon with a mere ten thousand rupees and built it into India's largest biopharmaceutical company by revenue.
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