Meha Agarwal

1 week ago | inc42.com | Meha Agarwal

SUMMARY Since its launch in 2016, the customer-first fintech Groww has demystified capital market investments and made them easy, fast and transparent Groww turned a profit in FY21 and was valued at $3 Bn in October 2021 when it raised a $251 Mn Series E funding round led by ICONIQ Growth The fintech giant is now gearing up for an IPO, with a projected valuation of $6 Bn-8 Bn Fintechs have long been viewed as giant killers, aiming to disrupt all major components of the financial world, be it...

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Meha Agarwal

India, May 7 -- Fintechs have long been viewed as giant killers, aiming to disrupt all major components of the financial world, be it payments, lending, insurance, stock broking or wealth management. They are a catch-all for a new wave of transformative technologies and financial inclusion with enormous ripple effects. But rarely do we find one to engage in witty wordplay or burst into poetic storytelling to promote its core mission.

2 weeks ago | inc42.com | Meha Agarwal

SUMMARY Founded in 2019, Sauce.vc’s sharp focus on pre-seed, pre-revenue consumer brands seems to be paying off with some of the largest new-age brands now in its portfolio With four funds already under its belt, the VC firm’s founder Manu Chandra is now looking at raising another INR 700 Cr fund to back the best performers from its existing portfolio Chandra claimed that Sauce.vc’s conviction is built on the fundamental consumer evolution touchpoints for D2C brands, and he believes that...

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Meha Agarwal

India, May 1 -- In 2014, Manu Chandra made what he describes as the riskiest investment decision of his life - he poured money into fledgling yoghurt brand Epigamia. The startup behind the brand had no institutional backing, no promise of returns, and Chandra's decision was purely guided by gut instinct and a belief in India's rising consumption story. More than a decade later, India's consumer story has not just held up to this faith - it has grown exponentially.

2 weeks ago | inc42.com | Meha Agarwal

SUMMARY Today, Blue Tokai has established a robust multichannel footprint across cafés, own website, B2B/corporate partnerships and FMCG Retail Blue Tokai’s revenue also climbed steadily — from INR 2 Cr in 2016 to an unaudited INR 341 Cr in FY25 as claimed by the founder It targets INR 1K Cr in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by FY27 and claims the company is growing at 65% YoY to hit that milestone Life’s too short for bad coffee, so the saying goes, and Matt Chitharanjan firmly believes it....