The Mariwala family backed Mamaearth while WestBridge Capital invested in Design Cafe
Kanwaljit Singh · What is Founder DNA? Exaplains MamaEarth, Boat, Licious Investor, Kanwaljit Singh, Fireside Ventures · Sep 19, 2019 · at 24:00
Fireside Ventures Managing Partner Kanwaljit Singh explains the diverse types of co-investors and follow-on capital entering Fireside's consumer brand portfolio companies.
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“We have family offices, the Mariwala family from Mariko invested in Mama Earth, and then we have private equity investors, like Westbridge invested in Design Cafe.”
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