Vikas Nahar used an 80-lakh government loan to fund Happilo without dilution
Vikas Nahar · The Newest SHARK in Shark Tank India Ft. Vikas Nahar, Founder-Happilo · Aug 3, 2022 · at 6:49
Vikas Nahar, founder of Indian healthy snacking brand Happilo, discusses how the company financed its initial setup and automation without raising outside venture capital.
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“So we got a 80 lakhs loan under the CGT, MSC scheme. Right. so we initially did not have to, you know, dilute our equity to raise some seed capital.”
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