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Board Member
May 2018
The Bangalore based Tata Consumer Soulfull Pvt Ltd (formerly known as Kottaram Agro Foods Pvt. Ltd.) was launched in June 2011 to produce and market our range of products.
Tata Soulfull brings the ancient special grains in formats that is relevant to the 21'st century. Our initial focus is on making Ragi (Finger Millet) and the breakfast category.
Tata Consumer Soulfull Pvt Ltd works closely with eminent nutrition research scientists to bring these special millets back into Indian homes and have laid the foundation for a future range of products and categories.
Tata Soulfull today leans on its team, comprising of nutritionists, marketers, and food enthusiasts . Other key partners in this story are the retailers, channel members, employees, and most importantly our loved consumers who have embraced our brand.
There are people who think, there are some people who only execute, at Tata Soulfull & Tata Consumer Products we think fast and execute faster and appreciate that we need to be nimble and fast paced. The last few years has seen the rise of the Tata Soulfull Brand but this is just the start of a great journey that we are loving. If you are a self-starter, passionate, a bundle of energy, the want to succeed, the zest to create, a go-getter and a team player who believes in smart thinking and brilliant execution - Tata Soulfull is for you. Lets bring on the Ragi Revolution.
Board Member
Dec 2017
Milk Mantra is India’s 1st VC funded agri food venture and has been a pioneer in bringing an entrepreneurial revolution in the dairy sector in India and in addressing the widespread consumer trust deficit. With a differentiated conscious capital approach we create Truly Pure products and have built Milky Moo into the fastest growing food brand in the country.
Founded by Srikumar Misra and cofounded by Rashima Misra, Milk Mantra has received funding from both impact & global mainstream investors and is a transformational high growth business that has been covered extensively by international publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, & Fortune, and is a case study in Stanford Business School & Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
The Milky Moo range is available across Eastern India. At the heart of the company is Functional Innovation and its Ethical Milk Sourcing with the motto of Happy Farmers = Happy Cows = Best Milk and it directly impacts more than 55,000 farmers in Odisha has increased farmer income by 40%.
Visit our website to know "moo" about us :)
Board Observer
Aug 2017
Founded in 2013, AgroStar is one of India’s foremost AgTech start-ups, working on the mission of Helping Farmers Win. AgroStar is an end-to-end solutions provider that is solving three major problems of farmers - limited access to good quality agri inputs, a gap in knowledge and information about scientific farming practices, and a lack of access to the best markets to sell their produce.
Today, AgroStar serves millions of farmers across seven Indian states via an omnichannel approach. We have built India’s largest Agri Advisory Center, a highly engaged digital farmer network on the AgroStar app, with over 7.5 million users and a retail network of 7000+ stores (rapidly expanding).
Through the acquisition of INI Farms, a leader in pomegranate, banana and fresh cuts exports from India, AgroStar is helping farmers sell their produce to some of the largest retail chains spread across 25+ countries in the world. Thus, building a full-stack model, solving for farmers’ problems end to end.
Our platform, powered by data and technology, helps us to solve the problems faced by farmers at scale, thereby driving us closer to our mission of Helping Farmers Win.
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2023
Associate Partner
Jun 2023
Circulate Capital is the leading circular economy investment management firm in high-growth markets.
We partner with global brands and institutional investors to invest into solutions that catalyze systems change across the globe. Our financing transforms circular plastic supply chains at scale, delivering competitive financial returns and positive impact.
2022
Partner
Oct 2022
JSW Ventures is an early-stage institutional venture capital fund investing in technology companies building innovative solutions that leverage Indias demographic dividend, consumption drivers, and technological advancements. It invests in companies that display product-market fit, uses technology to create sustainable differentiation resulting in market leadership and are capital efficient.
The first fund was launched in 2016 and is now in its second fund journey of investing across pre-Series A, Series A and Series B stages. Portfolio companies include companies like Purplle, HomeLane, HealthPlix, and Zvolv. The second fund is investing across B2B and B2C platforms in Consumer, Healthcare, Financial Services, and Agriculture industries. The fund will also make investments in emerging Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies from India that service the global market.
JSW Ventures aim to create a strategic partnership with portfolio companies that goes beyond mere capital infusion. The team of highly experienced professionals and distinguished advisory board across finance, healthcare, and legal domains provide extensive value add to portfolio companies in developing growth strategies, improving financial functions and building product roadmaps. The fund also provides support with hiring the right team, marketing assistance, media and outreach efforts, and fundraising for additional rounds.
The fund is sponsored by the family office of the promoters of JSW Group and has multiple external investors including large institutions, family offices, HNIs and professionals
2019
Board Observer
May 2019
Vortex Engineering Private Limited is an innovative and leading provider of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and associated services for banks. With the mission of helping banks reach out and having pioneered ATMs for deployment even in the most difficult and challenging environments, Vortex offers a suite of services for ATM management. With a strong foundation built on years of R&D, a steady focus on self-service banking products for emerging markets, Vortex is now changing the face of banking with its new rugged and reliable range of ATMs. Vortex ATMs are designed, developed and manufactured in India. Operating out of its manufacturing facilities in Chennai, Vortex’s ISO-certified manufacturing facilities enable the company to bring out a range of top-notch products such as Ecoteller Mini, Front Load & Rear Load ATM. Ably complementing this infrastructure are its service
centres that deliver support with the most comprehensive tools for predictive maintenance. Vortex ATMs are now deployed
Products :
Ecoteller FL,
Ecoteller Mini,
Ecoteller RL
Perfo
Website: www.vortexindia.co.in
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/VortexATM
Customer Support: 1800-4258789
2018
Board Member
May 2018
The Bangalore based Tata Consumer Soulfull Pvt Ltd (formerly known as Kottaram Agro Foods Pvt. Ltd.) was launched in June 2011 to produce and market our range of products.
Tata Soulfull brings the ancient special grains in formats that is relevant to the 21'st century. Our initial focus is on making Ragi (Finger Millet) and the breakfast category.
Tata Consumer Soulfull Pvt Ltd works closely with eminent nutrition research scientists to bring these special millets back into Indian homes and have laid the foundation for a future range of products and categories.
Tata Soulfull today leans on its team, comprising of nutritionists, marketers, and food enthusiasts . Other key partners in this story are the retailers, channel members, employees, and most importantly our loved consumers who have embraced our brand.
There are people who think, there are some people who only execute, at Tata Soulfull & Tata Consumer Products we think fast and execute faster and appreciate that we need to be nimble and fast paced. The last few years has seen the rise of the Tata Soulfull Brand but this is just the start of a great journey that we are loving. If you are a self-starter, passionate, a bundle of energy, the want to succeed, the zest to create, a go-getter and a team player who believes in smart thinking and brilliant execution - Tata Soulfull is for you. Lets bring on the Ragi Revolution.
2017
Board Member
Dec 2017
Milk Mantra is India’s 1st VC funded agri food venture and has been a pioneer in bringing an entrepreneurial revolution in the dairy sector in India and in addressing the widespread consumer trust deficit. With a differentiated conscious capital approach we create Truly Pure products and have built Milky Moo into the fastest growing food brand in the country.
Founded by Srikumar Misra and cofounded by Rashima Misra, Milk Mantra has received funding from both impact & global mainstream investors and is a transformational high growth business that has been covered extensively by international publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, & Fortune, and is a case study in Stanford Business School & Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
The Milky Moo range is available across Eastern India. At the heart of the company is Functional Innovation and its Ethical Milk Sourcing with the motto of Happy Farmers = Happy Cows = Best Milk and it directly impacts more than 55,000 farmers in Odisha has increased farmer income by 40%.
Visit our website to know "moo" about us :)
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