Beauty platform Purplle.com raises $75 mn from Kedaara, Sequoia and Blume

Purplle.com, one of India’s largest online beauty destinations, has raised $75 million funding round from investment firm Kedaara along with Sequoia Capital India and Blume Ventures. This comes six months after a $45 million funding backed by Verlinvest, Blume Ventures, JSW Ventures, and first-time investor Sequoia Capital India. The investment will augment the company’s goal … Read more

Nykaa raises Rs 2,395.84 cr in anchor book allocation ahead of IPO

Beauty startup Nykaa has raised Rs 2,395.84 crore in its anchor book allocation from 174 investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO). The firm allocated 21,296,397 shares at the upper price band of Rs 1,125 per equity share, it said in an exchange filing.   Some of the marquee investors include Black Rock, Fidelity, … Read more

Britannia rumoured to be creating a new senior management position

As per news reports, Britannia is in the process of creating a new position of CEO who will report to the MD, Varun Berry. Mandate is already supposed to have been given to the head hunters to look for a suitable candidate. The step definitely seems to be targeted towards smoother succession of Varun Berry … Read more

Asian Paints denies allegations related to related party deals

The Company has denied allegations of a whistleblower on undue advantage to the promoters at Company’s expense and provided the necessary clarifications. The allegation – Reports surfaced in media that a whistleblower has made a complaint that Asian Paints (APL) entered into a transaction with one of it’s ex-employees Jayram Nadkarni and the company founded … Read more

Elon Musk trolls Tim Cook on Twitter over Apple’s $19 cleaning cloth

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has trolled Apple CEO Tim Cook on Twitter over Apple’s new $19 cleaning cloth. In celebration of Apple’s new store in Istanbul, Cook tweeted on Friday: “Introducing Apple Bagdat Caddesi, our beautiful new store in Istanbul. We’re glad to be a part of this vibrant community and we can’t wait to … Read more

Indian businesses emerging stronger from pandemic: Unilever

Global chief executive Alan Jope said the Indian business is emerging stronger from the pandemic but mobility and consumer sentiments remain below pre-pandemic levels. “We are emerging stronger from the pandemic with over 75% of the business winning market share and household penetration continuing to grow well. Mobility and consumer sentiments still remain below 2019 … Read more

Amazon moves Supreme Court against Future Group shareholders’ meet

American retail giant Amazon has moved the Supreme Court, appealing against a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order that had allowed the Future Group’s listed companies to hold shareholders’ and creditors’ meetings to clear its proposed transaction with Reliance Retail Ventures. In its application, Amazon has urged the Supreme Court to pass an order to … Read more