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Deshpande calls financial VCs cheerleaders compared to strategic corporate investors
“So financial investors are in my view, they are cheerleaders, right? They don't add and like Colgate and record can add tangible impact to it.”
Deshpande reveals Bombay Shaving's monthly revenue growth across specific funding rounds
“So when Fireside invested in us, you were doing like 15 lakhs a month or 18 lakhs a month. Then, when Colgate invested in us, we were doing, like, 40 lakhs a month. Then, 19, when, ah, six cents and, ah, Colgate invested again in us, we were doing, my census, …”
Bombay Shaving leverages Colgate synergy for cheaper Essel Propack tube manufacturing
“Colgate, for example, they're, they make their tubes in a company called SLPropack, which is owned by the Z group, right? We now work with SLPropack. All our tubes are made by SLPropack. So that's a huge cost advantage.”