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Ritu Kapur,
Co-founder & CEO, Quintillion Mediaage: 50
Kapur's refreshing enthusiasm for news reflects in her latest
venture, Quintillion Media, a digital media company she co-founded
with her husband Raghav Bahl, founder and former managing
director of Network18. In just three years, The Quint, her digital news
platform, has solidified its presence among India’s mainstream news
websites. The numbers speak volumes: In the past year, the platform
has witnessed 102% growth in page views, along with a 63% rise in
the number of registered users. The Quint has a readership of over 40
million and its video viewership stands at 55 million a month. Besides
building her company, Kapur has been a strategic investor (through
Quintillion Media) in other digital media platforms such as The News
Minute, SHEROES, and Youth Ki Awaaz. “For the new-age digital
media businesses we have to innovate with strategies for sale, while
keeping the cost under control,” says Kapur
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