Ghazal Alagh, co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of Mamaearth, transformed her corporate career into one of India’s most inspiring entrepreneurial journeys. From working in multinational firms in India and the US to creating a global personal care brand, Ghazal’s story is a blueprint for aspiring entrepreneurs. Today, Mamaearth is synonymous with natural, toxin-free, eco-friendly products, but building it was a rollercoaster of risks, hard work, and fearless decision making. Creating Mamaearth: A Brand for Safe, Natural Living In 2016, Ghazal and her husband Varun Alagh identified a major gap in the Indian market safe, chemical-free products for babies and families.…
Author: Adarsh Kumar
Gurugram based Innovist, the parent company of personal care brands Bare Anatomy, Chemist at Play, Sunscoop, and Vinci Botanicals, delivered a strong financial turnaround in FY25, crossing the ₹300 crore revenue mark and reporting profitability for the first time. According to Innovist’s consolidated filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC), the company’s operating revenue surged 2.8x year-on-year to ₹299 crore in FY25, compared with ₹105.8 crore in FY24. The sale of haircare and skincare products remained the core revenue driver, contributing ₹291.5 crore, or nearly 98% of total operating income, while shipping receipts added ₹7.6 crore. Including interest income and…
Shares of social commerce major Meesho surged sharply on Tuesday, hitting the 20% upper circuit in early trade after global brokerage firm UBS initiated coverage with a ‘Buy’ rating, triggering strong investor interest in the newly listed stock. The stock was locked at its upper circuit limit during intraday trading, with minimal selling pressure, reflecting bullish sentiment following the brokerage’s positive outlook. According to market data, Meesho’s shares climbed to around ₹216 on the NSE, marking one of the stock’s strongest single-day gains since its market debut. In its initiation note, UBS highlighted Meesho’s distinctive zero-commission marketplace model, which it…
India’s specialty coffee market continues to gain momentum as consumer preferences shift toward premium brews and café experiences. Riding this trend, Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters reported strong financial performance in FY25, delivering robust revenue growth while significantly improving its cost efficiency. According to the company’s consolidated financial filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC), Blue Tokai’s revenue from operations rose 50% year-on-year to ₹325 crore in FY25, compared with ₹216 crore in the previous fiscal year. The company continues to generate all its revenue from the sale of coffee and related products. As of the end of FY25, Blue Tokai…
The Union government has projected a net revenue loss of nearly ₹47,000 crore from the ongoing Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate rationalisation exercise, the Finance Ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. The disclosure comes amid continued deliberations to simplify the GST slab structure and correct inverted duty anomalies. Replying to a parliamentary query, the ministry said the proposed rationalisation could result in a gross revenue implication of about ₹93,300 crore. However, this impact is expected to be partly offset by higher collections from select items being moved from the 28 per cent GST slab to a proposed 40…
New Delhi based creative technology and applied artificial intelligence company Tagbin has raised $10 million in a funding round led by SageOne Flagship Growth OE Fund, along with notable investors including Jyotivardhan Sonthalia, Sanjay Kaul, Ramesh Damani, Moheet Agarwal, Siddharth Iyer, Abhinandan Lodha, and the Kurl on Group. The company has also announced plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) by March 2027. In a press statement, Tagbin said the fresh capital will be deployed to accelerate domestic and international expansion, deepen its AI and creative technology capabilities, and support preparations for a public market listing. The funding marks…
Customer engagement SaaS platform MoEngage has secured an additional $180 million as part of its Series F funding round, taking the total capital raised in the round to $280 million. The latest investment comes months after the company raised $100 million in November 2025, highlighting strong investor confidence in its global growth strategy. The fresh round was led by ChrysCapital and Dragon Funds, marking their entry into MoEngage’s cap table. Schroders Capital also participated, while existing investors TR Capital and B Capital continued to back the company. Although MoEngage did not disclose its valuation, market estimates suggest a post money…
Apple Inc has achieved a major milestone in its India manufacturing journey, exporting iPhones worth a record $2 billion in November, underlining the country’s growing role in the global smartphone supply chain. The figure accounts for nearly 75 per cent of India’s total smartphone exports, which stood at $2.7 billion during the month. The strong export performance reflects Apple’s accelerated shift of manufacturing operations to India as the company looks to diversify its supply base beyond China. iPhones assembled by Apple’s contract manufacturers Foxconn, Pegatron, and Tata Electronics were shipped primarily to key global markets including the United States, Europe,…
Tech-led retail firm Ace Turtle has raised $5 million in a bridge funding round led by existing investor Vertex Holdings, strengthening its balance sheet as it prepares for a larger capital raise next year. The round also saw participation from the company’s co-founders, Berry Singh and Nitin Chhabra, underlining continued promoter confidence in the business. The latest infusion comes after a nearly two-year gap in fundraising for the Bengaluru-based company. With this round, Ace Turtle’s total funding to date stands at around $48 million, including a $34 million round led by Vertex Ventures in May 2023 and a $4 million…
Elon Musk has rewritten global wealth records once again. The Tesla and SpaceX chief’s net worth has surged past $680 billion, firmly cementing his position as the richest person in the world and placing him wealthier than tech titans Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg combined, according to the (Forbes Real-Time Billionaires Tracker.) Musk’s fortune climbed to around $684 billion, driven by a dramatic revaluation of SpaceX, which is reportedly preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) at an eye-popping valuation of nearly $800 billion. The surge marks one of the largest and fastest increases in personal wealth ever recorded. A…