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  • Startups That Are Funded By Deepika Padukone

    India is known to have the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world. According to the Nasscom report, the country will have more than 50 unicorns by the end of 2021 and more the 100 by 2025. This growth has only been made possible because of the venture capitalists, angel investors, businessmen and high net worth individuals that have been funding startups that have potential.

    Bollywood celebrities like Alia Bhatt, Suniel Shetty, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonu Sood have also been investing for the past few years to give their career another direction.

    Deepika Padukone is one of the highest-paid actresses in India and among the 100 most influential people in the world, according to 2018 Time Magazine. She is the daughter of Prakash Padukone who is a well-known badminton player in India.

    Deepika Padukone is known for her work in movies like Om Shanti Om, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Piku, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, Cocktail, Chhapaak, etc. The actress has spoken up for issues such as Feminism and Depression, designed her own line of clothing called All About You and has been a celebrity endorser for brands and their products.

    Besides that, she is also the chairperson of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image and also the founder of the Live Love Laugh Foundation bringing awareness about mental health.

    Deepika Padukone is now not only an investor but is also involved with the brand strategic decisions. The actress investments are made through the KA Enterprises which is her family office, in which she is a co-director along with her father Prakash Padukone. Through KA Enterprises the actress has invested in many startups such as Epigamia which is an FMCG brand of yoghurt products, FrontRow a hobby based EdTech startup, Blu Smart an electric taxi startup and even Bellatrix Aerospace which is an Indian space tech startup.

    List of Startups funded by Deepika Padukone

    BellatrixAerospace
    Blu Smart
    FrontRow
    Epigamia
    Supertails
    Frequently Asked Questions

    Bellatrix Aerospace

    Bellatrix Aerospace is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer and a small satellite company that was established in 2015. The Spacetech startup was founded by Rohan M Ganapathy and Yashas Karanam and is based out of the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

    The company is known to be evolving and growing in order to develop key technologies in electric propulsion, new generation propellants and launch vehicles. The company plans to launch its own rocket named Chetak in 2023, the speciality of this particular rocket is that it is powered by Aeon engines and that it uses liquid methane as fuel.

    The Space tech startup has so far raised over $3 million in a Pre-Series A round from venture capitalists like IDFC Parampara, Karsemven Fund, StartupXseed, Survam Partners, and actress Deepika Padukone through KA enterprise, etc.

    The funds generated will be used to expand its team and will help them demonstrate its thruster technology in space. The company has also partnered with Skyroot Aerospace in February 2021.  The Bengaluru based startup is now reviewing NASA and European Space Agency standards in order to make their tech reach the global standards. The company aims to build its own launch vehicle and make water-based propulsion systems.

    The startup is currently working on building an electric-based propulsion system which is the Microwave Plasma Thrusters (MPT). This supposedly will help their clients to take bigger payloads into space at a lower cost. The MPT propulsion system is also more eco-friendly, lightweight and costs less than compared to the chemical propulsion system. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is now on board to help develop this technology. According to the founder Rohan Ganapathy, Bellatrix will soon be setting up its offices in the US and Europe.

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    Blu Smart

    Blu Smart is an electric taxi startup founded in October 2018 by Puneet Singh Jaggi, Anmol Singh Jaggi and Punit K Goyal. The startup claims to so far have more than 20,000 customers in the Delhi NCR in just 3 months from its launch, scaling its ridesharing fleet to more than 200 electric cars. By 2019, the company has scaled to over 500 cars in Delhi and Mumbai making it the largest all-electric B2C ridesharing company in India and top 3 in Asia.

    An example of the Blusmart car
    An example of the BluSmart car

    The company is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana; while it’s creating many job opportunities for drivers with a monthly revenue stream. Blu Smart is slowly transforming metropolitan cities in India by providing 100% electric, sustainable and most reliable mobility solutions.

    Blu Smart is aiming to make an all-electric ecosystem with funding from venture capitalists and partnerships across automotive, infrastructure and energy companies. It also is planning to board more than 15,000 electric cars and 2500 chargers on the platform by the end of 2021.

    The company generated $3 million funds from Deepika Padukone who invested through her family office KA enterprises, along with other investors like JITO Angel Network, Sanjiv Bajaj and Rajat Gupta from Bajaj Capital, Survam Partners and Rajesh Agarwal from Micromax.

    According to Punit Goyal the co-founder of BluSmart,

    “Blusmart is focused on providing superior mobility experience for its customers, cost savings, passenger safety and security. Our innovative mobility allows customers to travel whenever they want without the hassles of car ownership and stress of finding parking spots in densely populated urban areas.”

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    FrontRow

    FrontRow is an ed-tech startup that is based in Bengaluru and Mumbai with a 20 member multi-disciplinary team. The company was founded by Shubhadit Sharma, Mikhil Raj and Ishaan Preet Singh who were executives from the startup ecosystem before coming together and starting FrontRow.

    The Bengaluru based startup wants to make non-academic learning accessible and affordable for Indians in rural areas by getting funds from high profile investors. The company enables everyone to pursue their passion and learn from the best professional experts and celebrities.

    FrontRow claims to be Building ecosystems around passions like comedy, cricket, dance, music, cricket and fitness among others. There is a huge demand for learning non-academic subjects in India. This is why each course it provides contains 15 to 25 video lessons available at affordable prices like Rs. 500.

    These courses are taught by experts in that field like for example Singing is taught by Neha Kakkar, Standup Comedy taught by Biswa Kalyan Rath, Batting by Suresh Raina, Bowling Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rap by Divine, Music composition by Amit Trivedi, etc.

    Frontrow Website
    Frontrow Website

    Ishaan Preet Singh the founder of the startup says that they will be many more courses coming in 2021, and will also be doubling down on the categories. The company is bridging the gap between urban and rural cities by providing offline and online video lessons.

    It is also allowing its users to participate in daily challenges, peer to peer interactions, collaboration opportunities and activities featuring celebrity’s judges also receive feedback and tips from their mentors. FrontRow is also planning to expand to other channels like B2B partnerships besides the D2C one.

    The company is targeting hobby learning which is the Ed-tech sector’s next big thing. This is why the company managed to raise a seed funding of $3.2 million from Investors like Lightspeed India, Elevation Capital and Deepika Padukone through KA Enterprise.

    In an interview, Deepika mentioned her reason behind funding this startup saying that,

    “If there’s one thing I wish I had access to while growing up, it would be a platform like FrontRow, because its gives access to abundant knowledge in non-academic fields and connects them to a community of peers and professional of the fields of interest”

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    Epigamia

    Epigamia is an FMCG startup that was launched by Rohan Mirchandani, Uday Thakker, Chef Ganesh Krishnamoorthy and Rahul Jain in 2015. The company first started out being a Greek Yogurt brand and then went on to expand its products to artisanal curd, snack pack, Misti Doi and even smoothies.

    Epigamia markets its products through 21 different stock keeping units and 7000 retail stores which include Big Bazaar, Godrej Nature Basket, Big Basket, Amazon, Reliance Fresh in metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad and Kolkata.

    The journey of Ghee spreads with Deepika Padukone

    The company has so far created more than 21 different products and plans to scale all over India and enter 50,000 stores in the coming years. The FMCG market is currently over $1.2 billion dollars, over 6% of the orders come from metro cities ordering through online channels of the FMCG total sales.

    The FMCG market in India is estimated over $104 billion in the year 2020 and is said to be growing at the rate of 28%. This is why Deepika Padukone decided to invest in the company in May 2019.

    The company has so far raised $51 million from investors like Verlinvest, Danone Manifesto Ventures, DSG Consumer Partners and Deepika Padukone from KA Enterprise in the 3rd round of funding.

    According to Rahul Jain the co-founder of Epigamia, the company aims to increase its consumer base and added that, “We believe that our association with Deepika Padukone will go a long way in making people aware of our brand and product. Deepika is a perfect fit to bring to life the brand ideology.”

    In a recent interview, the actress also stated that “not only do I love the products that the company makes but also connect very strongly with the brand philosophy, the team has big plans for future expansions and I am excited to be closely involved as we make new products and enter new cities.”

    The most recent product the company made was the Chocolate ghee spreads, which was marketed by Deepika Padukone as it was her idea to mix ghee and chocolate together. Deepika along with Epigamia also made an Instagram challenge called #DigSwirlSpread which took Instagram by storm, advertising the company and its products instantly.

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    Supertails

    Deepika Padukone, a global Indian icon, and other investors led a $2.6 million USD pre-series A investment for Supertails.com.

    Supertails.com, a Bangalore-based digital pet care start-up founded by Mr Varun Sadana, took an entry into India’s fast-developing pet care sector. Supertails.com is a one-of-a-kind platform that serves the growing pet parent community by offering dependable veterinarian services and a one-stop-shop for pet food and supplies.

    Supertails.com is distinguished by its one-of-a-kind offering of a fully digital telehealth consultation service provided by a team of highly skilled in-house veterinarians. The brand strives to bring pet parents closer to the widest choice of pet supplies from India and around the world, with doorstep delivery services available across the country.

    Supertails.com seeks to enrich this new adventure for them with items and services that they need the most as more people join pets to their families. The founders of Supertails.com and their team of pet care specialists and enthusiasts are united by a tireless love for the pet care ecosystem and a mission to make India a pet-friendly nation.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Who is Deepika Padukone?

    Deepika Padukone is one of the highest-paid actresses in India and among the 100 most influential people in the world according to 2018 Time Magazine.

    What are the startups funded by Deepika Padukone?

    Deepika Padukone has invested in many startups such as Epigamia which FMCG brand of yoghurt products, FrontRow a hobby based ed-tech startup, Blu Smart an electric taxi startup and even Bellatrix Aerospace which is an Indian space tech startup.

    What is the clothing line of Deepika Padukone called?

    The clothing line of Deepika Padukone is called All About You.

    What is the net worth of Deepika Padukone?

    The net worth of Deepika Padukone is Rs. 103 Crore.

    What is the KA Enterprise?

    KA Enterprises is the family office, in which she is a co-director along with her father Prakash Padukone. The actress funds startups through this office.

  • Brands endorsed by Madhuri Dixit Nene

    Madhuri Dixit, the “dhak dhak girl” has always been the heartthrob of millions. She rocked through Bollywood initially. Hits after hits left the audience mind blown. However, after a successful era, she married Dr Nene and moved to the US. It was a major break that she took from the screen. Later she returned with a handful of movies and quite a few endorsements. Therefore most ads we see are in her late 40’s.

    She has been the leading face of the campaign “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” to promote female education and to save girl child. Here we are enlisting few brands that this gem lady endorsed:-

    Nutrela
    Dabur Chyawanprash
    Mortein
    Aquaguard
    Intex
    Mahakosh
    Odonil
    FAQ

    Nutrela

    In the 1980’s Ruchi Soya, to be the household common for soya chunk, under the brand name Nutrela. When Dinesh Shahra founded this brand, Madhuri Dixit was announced as the ‘first brand ambassador of Nutrela’.

    Makrand Shastri, the national sales head of Nutrela states that it was the first time in the prolific journey of Nutrela that it opted for elaborate advertisement. With Madhuri Dixit’s star status and assurance, they hoped to reach more people.

    Madhuri said that she couldn’t agree more with the tagline of Nutrela, saying “Healthy Rehna Safe Hai” (staying healthy is safe) as she’s a mother herself. It’s very difficult to keep children entertained through both healthy and tasty food. Nutrela has always been there to her rescue. Hence she was elated to be able to endorse this brand.

    Dabur Chyawanprash

    Chyawanprash, an ancient key to immunity is used all over India for ages. However, Dabur introduced its packaged form for the first time in 1949 in tin packs. Since then, Dabur is the one-stop solution for ready-made ayurvedic Chyawanprash.

    Madhuri Dixit was introduced as their brand ambassador in 2013. Rajeev John, marketing head of health supplements, Dabur LTD stated that, Madhuri Dixit is the modern-day mother who is equally responsible for her career and family. In her hands lies the health of her family which she tactfully maintains.

    Hence no one could epitomize the goodness of their product better than her. Madhuri Dixit was also overwhelmed to be the face of a brand that is trusted by millions of Indians over years.

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    Mortein

    Mortein is an Australian brand, manufacturing pest control products. It was introduced to Indians, in the year 1993. In the 25th year of its launch in India, it announced Madhuri Dixit as its brand ambassador. She was introduced as the face of Mortein insta range of liquid vaporiser.

    Along with her came their new tagline “Mom Aur Mortein Sabse Tez” (Mom and Mortein are the fastest). Sukhleen Aneja, CMO, Marketing Director, South Asia RB Hygiene Home stated that Madhuri Dixit exemplifies the modern-day Indian mothers, who look for quick and effective ways to protect their families from diseases. Madhuri’s assurance would affect numerous mothers all across India to opt for the goodness of their brand.

    Aquaguard

    In 1982, Eureka Forbes was one of the first brand to introduce water purifiers in India. They named the purifier, Aquaguard. In 2015, Madhuri Dixit and Dr Nene were roped together for an endorsement, 5 years long with Aquaguard. According to Marzin Shroff, the CEO of direct sales, and senior VP (marketing) of Eureka Forbes, the celebrity couple was the most appropriate face of the brand because just like them they worked for the betterment of health-related aspects.

    Intex

    Intex a strong presence holder company selling consumer durables, personal care appliances, mobile and mobile accessories started its journey in 1996. Intex announced Madhuri Dixit as their brand ambassador in 2016. The superstar endorsed a new range of refrigerator and washing machines.

    Keshav Bansal the director of Intex technologies commented that Madhuri Dixit is known for her commitment and excellence in whatever she does. She is a combination of style, efficiency and appeal just like the new range that was launched by Intex. Hence she was the most appropriate face for the brand.

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    Mahakosh

    Ruchi Soya in 2014 again launched a brand for edible vegetable oil, namely “Mahakosh”. It launched Madhuri Dixit as its brand ambassador. The brand chose her because her cosmopolitan appeal as a good wife, caring mother and successful woman overall inspires numerous woman. Also, her naturally healthy properties compliments and define the product at its best.

    Odonil

    In order to promote healthy smelling bathrooms, Odonil was first introduced in India in 1972. However, in 2005 it was bought by the Dabur company who elevated it to numerous variants and perfumes.

    The air fragrance brand made a major innovation in 2013 when they announced Madhuri Dixit as their brand ambassador. Madhuri expressed her joy by stating the fact that endorsing a brand about freshness and transformation is bliss itself. Her new campaign was a film filled with flowers, magic and fairies which left her extremely elated. She promoted the new variant Odonil 2X.

    However, we have seen Madhuri Dixit in lot more advertisements. These enlisted are the major and most recent endorsements that the Bollywood beauty was roped into.

    FAQ

    What is the net worth of Madhuri Dixit?

    The net worth of Madhuri Dixit is around 35 million dollars which roughly translates to Rs. 264 Crores.

    How old is Madhuri Dixit?

    Madhuri Dixit was born on 15 May 1967 and is 54 years old.

    What is the annual salary of Madhuri Dixit?

    The estimated annual salary of Madhuri Dixit is 10-12 crore.

  • Startups That Are Funded By Katrina Kaif

    From the past few years, Bollywood stars have been trying to do different things to give their career a whole new direction. According to Nasscom report, India is now the third largest startup ecosystem in the world with more than 50 unicorns by 2021. Which is why in the recent years the number startups or ventures funded by well-known Bollywood celebrities have increased.

    Bollywood celebs like Alia Bhatt, Suniel Shetty, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Anushka Sharma, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonu Sood have become investors or angel investors, while some have also started their own venture by becoming entrepreneurs.

    This includes Katrina Kaif who is a British actress that predominantly works in Hindi Cinema. She is one of the highest paid actress in India and is known for her Box office hits like Namastey London, Zindegi Na Milegi Dobara, Bang Bang, Tiger Zinda Hai, Raajneti, etc.

    Besides acting Katrina is also involved with her mother’s charity and participates in many stage shows. The actress has recently funded in the e-commerce startup Nykaa and has also started her own makeup brand known as Kay beauty.

    Nykaa
    Kay Beauty
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    Nykaa

    Nykaa is an Indian Online shopping site that sells cosmetics and skincare/beauty products. The company was founded by Falguni Nayar and is the number 1 online marketplace for beauty and wellness products in India. Nykaa has its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra and was established in 2012.

    The company also received an investment of Rs 100 crore from Steadview Capital in May, 2020 and has grown into a unicorn company with the help of many such investments.

    Nykaa is currently present in over 70 stores in India including products from from luxury brands like Tom Ford, Jo Malone London, Dior and Givenchy among others.

    The main competitors of Nykaa in India are companies like Amazon Fashion, Flipkart Fashion and Myntra. The website currently has over 5 million monthly active users and handles more than 1.5 million order per month. Nykaa is known to have huge portfolio of more than 1,500 brands with a range of 1.3 lakh products available on all its platforms like website, app and stores.

    Katrina Kaif with Falguni Nayar, the founder of Nykaa
    Katrina Kaif with Falguni Nayar, the founder of Nykaa

    Nykaa also offers a wide variety of beauty and grooming products for men, the website also includes Nykaa Pro which caters to their customers with beauty needs and special offers. They also have their own in-house beauty products known as Nykaa beauty which makes cosmetics for lips, eyes, face and nails among other skin body care range. The company also raised Rs 100 Crore from TPG Growth which is an American private equity firm in April 2019.

    Katrina Kaif launched her make up brand Kay Beauty in 2019 and went on to invest an undisclosed amount in Nykaa through a secondary transaction. When asked about why she choose to invest in Nykaa, the actress replied by saying that she was familiar with growth of the company’s equity and market leadership and so becoming an investor was a logical step to do.

    She also added that Nykaa has opened new avenues for women to explore and celebrate their own unique idea of beauty. Falguni Nayar the CEO of Nykaa, also commented that she admires Katrina’s work ethic and understanding of beauty products.

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    Kay Beauty

    Kay Beauty is an Indian Cosmetic Brand that was founded by Katrina Kaif, this beauty line is available on the Nykaa’s website and its retail stores. Nykaa currently has two types of store which are Nykaa On trend and Nykaa Luxe.

    Kay beauty is divided three sections which are Kolor, Kover, Kare. The Kolor represents the color cosmetics with eyes, Lips and Nails, while Kover and Kare includes face products with nourishing ingredients. The brand has 48 different pieces of makeup products for eyes and lips just from Kolor Category.

    #ItsKayToBeYou Campaign

    These products are affordable and are priced at Rs. 249 to Rs. 799. Kay Beauty is India’s first celebrity brand. According to Katrina it has been a long journey and a lot of work for creating the brand the way she wanted it to be. The actress is involved in making decisions from the quality of the products to the textures of the company’s first campaign and photo shoot for the brand.

    The Kay Beauty brand was created by Katrina because she is passionate about makeup, understood the art of makeup and gained knowledge about it through her experience of being a model and actor. Which is why the actress know exactly what to convey to consumers when it comes to Kay Beauty.

    The company manufactures products that are said to be high-performance and long lasting while caring for ones skin at the same time. Commenting on her vision for the brand Katrina added that Kay beauty is not just another brand endorsement, but her own brand that truly represents who she is.

    The Kay Beauty is good at marketing its products and has come up with many interesting hashtags such as the #MakeupThatKares and #ItsKayToBeYou, through which the brand talks about the gap that the brand fulfils by providing a makeup collection that has care ingredients to nourish the skin.

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    Nykaa’s partnership with Kay Beauty

    Kay beauty has also recently made a partnership with Nykaa, after which the company gave the Kay beauty team full freedom to create and market the brand.

    Katrina partners with nykaa because Nykaa’s team has knowledge on creating unique formulations, educating the consumer and bringing the best beauty trends in the market. What Nykaa also has is a strong network of online distribution and stores all across India which will help the brand reach to top tier cities.

    During the launch of Kay Beauty, Falguni Nayar, founder and CEO Nykaa added,

    “The launch of Kay Beauty is a proud moment for Nykaa too because it is the country’s first celebrity beauty brand. I have always admired Katrina’s independent spirit and was also inspired by her vision to create this unique collection. Over the past two years, Katrina and the team have worked relentlessly with passion and dedication to bring this vision to life.”

    Katrina also mentioned that this partnership has all the ingredients she is looking for, as Nykaa has all information in business, distribution and technical side of things which is very necessary while starting a brand.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Who is Katrina Kaif?

    Katrina Kaif is a British actress that predominantly works in Hindi Cinema and is one of the highest paid actress in India.

    Which startup did Katrina Kaif fund?

    Katrina Kaif has invested an undisclosed amount in omnichannel lifestyle retailer Nykaa in October 2020.

    What is Nykaa?

    Nykaa is an Indian online shopping site that sells cosmetics and skincare/beauty products.

    What is the makeup brand of Katrina Kaif?

    Katrina Kaif has launched her own cosmetic brand Kay beauty in partnership with Nykaa.

    What is the net worth of Katrina Kaif?

    The net worth of Katrina Kaif is estimated to be around $6 million.

  • Startups That Are Funded By Madhuri Dixit

    In the recent years the number startups or ventures funded by well-known Bollywood celebrities have increased. In 2020, many celebrities like Alia Bhatt, Suniel Shetty, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif and Sonu Sood have helped the startup ecosystem rise during the hard times of global pandemic by investing or endorsing the products of startups. This also includes Madhuri Dixit Nene, as the iconic actress has also funded in a startup GOQii known for its fitness technology.

    The Padma Shri awarded actress, Madhuri Dixit has also launched her own online dance academy known as Dance with Madhuri which has increase 5 times because of the ongoing pandemic, she is also the co-founder of  the production company called RNM Moving Pictures with her husband Dr. Shriram Nene.

    Madhuri Dixit Nene is an Indian actress, producer, dancer and a popular television personality. She is known for her work in movies like Devdas, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Khalnayak, Dil to Pagal Hain, etc.

    Madhuri has so far worked in over 70 Bollywood movies and is also one among the highest paid actresses of India, featured in the Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list for more than 7 times.

    Besides that Madhuri Dixit Nene is also known for her Philanthropic work as she is a part of UNICEF and has been vocal about the rights of children and child labor. She is a prominent name in India and uses her platform to endorse brands or even products from many small startups.

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    GOQII

    GOQii which is pronounced as Go-key, is a fitness technology company that is known for their range of wearable fitness bands with a mobile app and a personalized remote coaching.

    The company is founded by Vishal Gondal who was also the CEO and founder of Indiagames and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California with offices in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Shenzhen, China.

    An undisclosed amount was funded by Madhuri Dixit Nene and her husband Dr. Shriram Nene in 2014, as they liked that the company provided an end to end healthcare and wellness experience for users.

    GOQii products
    GOQii products

    The smart-tech enabled and integrated preventive healthcare platform has a long list of investors like Mitsui, Megadelta, Galaxy Digital, Edelweiss, Cheetah Mobile, Ratan Tata, Akshay Kumar, etc.

    The wearable fitness brand that GOQii makes collects the activity and sleep data of the user. The data is then reviewed by personal coach through the mobile app, after which the assigned coach guides the user towards a fitness or health goal for them. The app also has premium services which can be accessed after paying a subscription fee.

    The app allows its users earn karma points by meeting their target, these points are then donated to a charity of the user’s choice. It also allows users to share their stats on other social media sites.

    The mobile app of GOQii also includes health e-commerce store, scheduling health checkups, a health locker and exiting discounts. The company has also launched the personal health locker and a lifestyle doctor known as the GOQii Doctor for medical consultation in 2016.

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    The ventures started by Madhuri Dixit Nene

    RNM Moving Pictures Private Limited

    RNM Moving Pictures Private Limited is a non-government company which was founded by Madhuri Dixit Nene and her husband Dr. Shriram Nene in June of 2012. This company is an embodiment of Madhuri and Dr Nene as it is made with the 30 year old expertise in the Hindi cinema and technology & medical experience.

    It has a revenue of $5 million with its headquarters based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company is known for producing media and content across all platform by leveraging their individual and combined brand identities.

    The company is divided into the sections entertainment, lifestyle, interactive gaming and healthcare. RNM moving pictures combines the individual strengths, brand identities and unique strengths of the power couple Madhuri Dixit Nene and Dr. Shriram Nene in order to produce world class content and media across different platforms.

    The company produces digital products which are viewed on MadhuriDixit.com, the Madhuri Dixit app, Tophealthguru.com and DrNene.com across all Apple and Android devices.

    The motive of creating these websites is that the fans can connect with Madhuri Dixit, and get the latest information on Madhuri’s film, dance, art, music as well as he actress’s thoughts and recommendation on fashion, health and beauty.

    The DancewithMaduri.com which comes under this company is a dance initiative started by her for bringing her passion for dance to the world. The 10 year old company started with an idea of merging different sectors into one platform and giving the user a wide range to choose from.

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    Dance with Madhuri

    Dance with Madhuri is a well-established online gamified dance academy that allows its users to learn various dance styles. The Dance With Madhuri platform is the first ever celebrity backed online dance academy in the world and allows people to learn different forms of dancing.

    Madhuri says that she started this online dance academy because, “Dancing has been my passion since I was 3 years old, and it only grew stronger with time. Dance with Madhuri is an expression of my gratitude to my ever loving fans who have contributed to what I am today.”

    About Dance with Madhuri

    These dance forms are taught by renowned dancers/choreographers and the videos are designed to teach all levels of dancers from beginner to advance and are planned in a systematic, authentic and conveniently.

    DWM allows its users to exhibit their talents by uploading their videos of the same dance or even their progress videos and much more. DWM teaches dance forms like Bollywood, Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Folk, Club Dance Forms, Latin and Ballroom, Bollyhop, Street dance, Contemporary, Jazz, Ballet, Tap dance and Flamenco among others.

    Dance with Madhuri allows its users to learn various dance styles from the best teachers from their online dance courses and workshops. The website also promotes wellness and offers videos on exercise ranging from Core strengthening, stretching, functional training, Pilates, step burn, dancercise etc.

    The user can also apply for a certified courses and also connect with other dancers, participate in contest and events and showcase their talent to the world through this platform.

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    The Growth and Future of Dance with Madhuri

    The company started in February 2013, and was created in just three months with the help of online infrastructure and just three in house employees. When the website was launched it crashed after a while because of the overwhelming response that it received.

    According to Dr. Nene, they had over 6 million page views and 200,000 users just within a year. The couple and the team reworked upon it and then relaunched it in 2015.

    Earlier the DWM generated its revenue solely from sponsorship and advertisement model, but later changed to DTH subscribers in order to create a liner video channel. The company then got over 100,000 paid subscribers and turned profitable with over 50% of its users coming from India and rest the world. Currently in 2020, the business has grown over five times because of the covid 19 pandemic. The team is now planning to explore more avenues and introduce acting, scriptwriting, gourmet cooking, music and much more.

    With the global lockdowns in 2020, many dancers and choreographers had lost their daily living which is why DWM gave them an opportunity to have their classes on its platform.

    In an interview Dr. Nene added that, “Dance With Madhuri has been self- sustaining and could grow organically but looking at the potential it has, we are looking for strategic partners and funding so that we can expand it further.”

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    Upcoming Ventures of Madhuri Dixit

    The couple is now working on starting a new venture which will be dedicated for holistic healthcare. Dr Shriram Nene who is a cardiovascular surgeon in America, has been working on starting this healthcare startup from a long time and is said to launch it soon.

    In an interview Dr. Nene shares that, “We are trying to build is a holistic, personalized healthcare which can be used across different media platforms. What people really need is a trusted source which is aligned to their health needs from cradle to grave.”

    FAQ

    Who is Madhuri Dixit Nene?

    Madhuri Dixit Nene is an Indian actress, producer, dancer and a popular television personality.

    Which is the startup funded by Madhuri Dixit Nene?

    The startup funded by Madhuri Dixit Nene is GOQii is a fitness technology company.

    What are the ventures started by Madhuri Dixit Nene?

    The ventures started by Madhuri Dixit Nene in RNM Moving Pictures Private Limited and Dance with Madhuri.

    How much is Madhuri Dixit worth?

    Madhuri Dixit approximately has a net worth of $35 million which roughly translates to Rs. 264 Crores.

    What is the first movie of Madhuri Dixit?

    Madhuri Dixit made her debut with the 1984 film Abodh.

  • Startups That Are Funded By Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

    Over the past few years, there has been an increasing number of Bollywood stars trying to do different things to give their career a whole new direction. Some celebrities are investing in startups that align with their interests in order to enter the technological space that is booming in India.

    In 2020, many celebrities like Alia Bhatt, Suniel Shetty, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and Sonu Sood have become angel investors to upcoming startups that have potential especially during the hard times of global pandemic.

    While some celebrities have become entrepreneurs themselves and are leaving no stone unturned to get into the competitive business world. The latest inclusion in the list of actors turned investors is a world renowned actress, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress, who was also crowned Miss World in the year of 1994. The former Miss World is one of the most influential celebrities in India and is a recipient of Padma Shri by The Government of India and The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France.

    She is also regarded as the most beautiful woman in the world, often times by the media. The actress is known for work in movies like Devdas, Hum Dill De Chuke Sanam, Jodhaa Akbar, Mohabbatein, Enthiran, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, among others. But besides that she is also known for her humanitarian work as she is also the Goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS.

    Aishwarya is now an angel investor to a company known as Ambee, which is an environment intelligence startup. The actress has also recently funded in a nutrition based healthcare startup called Possible. This is however, not her first investment as she had also funded in a wind power project in Maharashtra over ten years back.

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    Lets look at the Startups Funded By Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

    Possible

    Possible is a nutrition based startup earlier known as Truweight Wellness which was founded by Vishnu Saraf and Megha More in 2015. The company offers research driven nutrition service and healthy food products through its website. It also helps in leading a sustainable health, wealth loss and management of lifestyle diseases.

    The startup claims to help over 40 thousand people in losing weight and managing diseases and aims to transform lives of more than 10 million people by helping them fight Lifestyle Disease.

    founders of Possible, Vishnu Saraf and Megha More
    Founders of Possible, Vishnu Saraf and Megha More

    The website has over 50,000 success stories with more than 100 nutritionists and doctors and sells more than 50 super foods. The company excels in providing services and products to Combat Obesity, Thyroid, PCOS, Diabetes’s and others.

    The company offers a wide variety of services like video tutorials, personal nutritionists, online consultations with doctors, customized meal plans, super foods including a tech based scientist’s analysis with constant mentoring. The strategy of the company is to provide physician supervision by an ayurvedic doctor, a personal health coach that will guide you in dietary habits.

    The healthcare startup also offers a Pocket clinic to get on spot advice from doctors and a wide range of nutrient rich food products that are designed by food scientists.

    Possible aims to helps people live a long life by converting their own kitchen into a pharmacy and using food as their medicine. Which is why the startup managed to raise Rs. 5 Crore from Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as a part of a larger funding round which raised over Rs. 15 Crore in total.

    Possible is also backed by Blacksoil and Kalaari Capital and has also offered letters to raise Rs. 6.69 Crore from six investors. There are over 90 million health conscious people in Indian by 2018, which is expected to reach 130 million by 2022, according to the Redseer report.

    With Covid 19 Pandemic, the customers in the country are becoming health conscious and are preferring to eat healthy food to build their immunity.

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    Ambee

    Ambee is a well-known Bengaluru based, environmental intelligence startup that makes a mobile box which measures particulate matter and high density to better analyze and predict immediate timely emergency warnings.

    The company provides data on hyper local air quality for developers, consumers, health researchers and media companies. The company aims to measure the quality of air around the world, the ration sources of emissions, create emission inventory not just for urban but even in rural places around the world.

    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan funding Ambee

    The company was founded by Akshay Joshi, Jaideep Singh and Madhusudhan Anand in 2017. Ambee provides solutions for indoor air quality of different places like offices and commercial spaces like malls, hotels and cinemas, etc.

    The platform helps its users make informed decisions or take preventive measures by providing data and analytics in the times environment distress. The data that the company provides includes sensor data, weather patterns, traffic data, ratio of diesel to petrol vehicles and even contextual data such as road repair, garbage burning and density of diesel generators.

    The company monitors air quality with data through 100 sensors that has already been installed across Bengaluru. India has over 14 out of 20 of the most polluted cities in the world. According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 10% to 50% of the indoor environments in countries like North America, Europe, Australia, Japan and India are polluted.

    India has also witnessed a sudden growth in the number of cleantech/air purifier startups like Nanoclean, Clairco, Phoenix Robotix, Chakr Innovation, etc that are trying to solve India’s energy and pollution issues.

    They have a variety of air quality monitors that can track a wide variety of pollutants and real time analytics in order to ensure that spaces know what people are breathing at that time and take corrective actions where necessary.

    Which is why Aishwarya Rai Bachchan along with her mother Vrinda KR invested over Rs 50 lakh each at Ambee. The IoT startup has so far raised over Rs. 3.22 Crore from multiple investors Techstarts Bangalore, Touchstone Venture LLP, Motivated Minds Wealth LLP and Shekhar Kamal Lodha HUF.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Who is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan?

    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress, model, a former Miss World and one of the most influential celebrities in India.

    What are the startups funded by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan?

    The startups funded by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are Ambee and Possible.

    What is the net worth of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan?

    The net worth of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is 100 million

    The actress is known for work in movies like Devdas, Hum Dill De Chuke Sanam, Jodhaa Akbar, Mohabbatein, Enthiran, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, among others.