Mumbai: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has invested in Rakyan Beverages that makes juices under the Raw Pressery brand, becoming India’s first celebrity to part-finance a consumer products firm, and help drive sales. The latest funding follows a global trend where celebrities are increasi…
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Chai Point | A Harward graduate’s idea to be Starbucks of tea
It was late evening. An aroma filled the room. I looked up and around, and saw colleagues sipping tea. The faces which seemed over-worked, suddenly were smiling as though their task had become simpler. But a cup of tea means different things to different people. Chai (tea), for some is a necessit…
Kalaari Capital leads $2 million Series A funding round in Creditvidya
Early-to-mid-stage venture capital firm Kalaari Capital has led a $2 million (Rs 13.3 crore) funding round in financial technology startup Infocredit Services, which operates credit score advisory platform CreditVidya . Additionally, the three year-old, Mumbai-based startup has received Rs 1 cror…
DSG Consumer Partners makes first close of fund II at $35 million
Deepak Shahdadpuri-led investment firm DSG Consumer Partners (DSGCP) has made the first close of its second fund at $35 million. The consumer-focused investment firm was an early investor in online hotel aggregator OYO Rooms, mobile point-of-sale payment services provider MSwipe Technologies and …
Master of Google ‘ranking algorithm’ Amit Singhal to join fitness startup GOQii
In his first major engagement after moving on from Google, Amit Singhal, a former Google Fellow and is regarded as the master of Google ‘ranking algorithm’, has agreed to join the board of directors at fitness startup GOQii. Singhal retired from Google in February this year to pursue …