Govt. of India, ITC back Fireside Fund II
Bengaluru-based Fireside Ventures closes its second fund with a corpus of ₹863 crore; the venture capital firm plans to invest in 15-20 digital-first consumer brand startups.
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‘The bar for fundraising is higher now’
Vikram Chachra, founding partner, 8i Ventures, points out that in the early-stage space, VC investors have shown a clear bias towards pedigreed founders but that is beginning to change.
Indian consumer brands that are winning the world
There is a small but significant trend in India. It is creating brands that are first successful in foreign countries before coming home.
‘Innovation is paramount for consumer brands’
The heads of two well-known consumer brands in India – Symphony and Luminous – said that innovation and understanding the consumer’s needs helped catapult them to the top.
