Bollywood Celebrities Turn Investors With An Eye On India’s Startup Boom

Ranveer Singh invested in D2C beauty brand SUGAR Cosmetics in September this year. As part of the deal, Singh was also roped in as its brand ambassador

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Anushka Sharma backed two D2C brands – Slurrp Farm and Blue Tribe. While Slurrp Farm sells healthy snacks, Blue Tribe is a plant-based meat startup.

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Dia Mirza backed sustainable baby clothing brand Greendigo in September this year. As part of the deal, she will also be promoting the brand as its brand ambassador.

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Varun Dhawan invested in two startups – Curefoods and Fast&Up. As part of the deal, he became a brand ambassador of Curefoods’ subsidiary EatFit.

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Actor Kajal Aggarwal invested in D2C ayurvedic brand The Ayurveda Co’s (TAC) $15 Mn Series A funding round in November.

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Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi backed cloud kitchen aggregator Curefoods in July this year. She also became a brand ambassador of Curefoods’ subsidiary brand CakeZone.

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Ranveer Singh invested in D2C beauty brand SUGAR Cosmetics in September this year. As part of the deal, Singh was also roped in as its brand ambassador

Ranveer Singh

Anushka Sharma backed two D2C brands – Slurrp Farm and Blue Tribe. While Slurrp Farm sells healthy snacks, Blue Tribe is a plant-based meat startup.

Anushka Sharma

Dia Mirza backed sustainable baby clothing brand Greendigo in September this year. As part of the deal, she will also be promoting the brand as its brand ambassador.

Dia Mirza

Varun Dhawan invested in two startups – Curefoods and Fast&Up. As part of the deal, he became a brand ambassador of Curefoods’ subsidiary EatFit.

Varun Dhawan

Actor Kajal Aggarwal invested in D2C ayurvedic brand The Ayurveda Co’s (TAC) $15 Mn Series A funding round in November.

Kajal Agarwal

Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi backed cloud kitchen aggregator Curefoods in July this year. She also became a brand ambassador of Curefoods’ subsidiary brand CakeZone.

Nora Fatehi