Consumer
Latest updates on news, funding, market trends, and innovations driving the consumer industry in India.
Consumer
Multiples PE-backed Arvind Fashions to sell retail chain to V-Mart
Listed value retail chain V-Mart Retail Ltd has agreed to acquire the Unlimited retail chain from Multiples PE-backed Arvind Fashions...
Consumer
Lighthouse sitting on 3x return from Stylam; laminates maker onboards Sixth Sense
Stylam Industries Ltd has multiplied Lighthouse Advisors’ investment 2.9 times over four years, going by the price at which...
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PE fund backed by Taparia family invests in personal care brand Bella Vita Organic
Direct to consumer (D2C) personal care brand Bella Vita Organic has raised $10 million (Rs 74.7 crore) in its first ......
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Sixth Sense invests in Matrix Partners backed snacks startup in new bet
Consumer-focused venture capital firm Sixth Sense Ventures has invested in a Matrix Partners backed healthy snacks startup, a...
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FirstCry's Thrasio-style venture secures $150 mn, onboards Lightspeed Venture
Online first baby products retailer’s GlobalBees, India’s largest Thrasio-style house of brands venture for direct...
Consumer
Suzuki to enter electric vehicle market by 2025, starting with India
Suzuki Motor Corp will enter the electric vehicle (EV) market by 2025 starting in its stronghold market India, Nikkei reported...
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Temasek, Falcon Edge Capital lead $220 mn funding in Lenskart
After a decade-long journey to crack the fragmented eyewear market in India, omnichannel D2C retailer Lenskart is on a mission...
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Accel leads Series A funding in seafood startup Captain Fresh
Infifresh Foods Pvt Ltd, which operates seafood-focused business-to-business (B2B) startup Captain Fresh, has raised $12 million...
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Lighthouse Funds mulls bumping up stake in snacks maker eager for expansion
Mid-market private equity firm Lighthouse Funds may increase its exposure in an ethnic snacks maker as one of its oldest ......
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Temasek exits its oldest Indian hospitality bet, takes a steep haircut
Singapore state investor Temasek has sold its entire stake in Graviss Hospitality Ltd at a significant loss, 14 years after ......