'People wear...with pride': Why an incident in 'middle-class building' left Bombay Shaving Company’s CEO worried about impending chaosBombay Shaving Company CEO Shantanu Deshpande observed a lack of courtesy in a middle-class building. He believes this reflects a broader d...
27 Oct, 2025, 10.24 PM IST
Prachi Nigam Ad Controversy: Bombay Shaving Company faces backlash for 'supportive' ad messageThe online bullying of Uttar Pradesh Class 10 topper Prachi Nigam for her facial hair sparked widespread condemnation. Bombay Shaving Compa...
27 Apr, 2024, 08.20 PM IST
Corporate Governance issue wake-up call for startups; saddening to see any lapses: Bombay Shaving Company CEOOn funding winter, Shantanu Deshpande told PTI that good companies will continue to attract capital, although they may not get a "bullish v...
20 Aug, 2023, 02.06 PM IST
Bombay Shaving's Shantanu Deshpande apologises for his "18 hours a day" work advise to freshersClarifying about his controversial post, he said he meant to say that between 22 and 27 years, young professionals are maximum on opportuni...
01 Sep, 2022, 04.09 PM IST
‘Don’t do rona dhona’: Bombay Shaving Company CEO advises freshers to work 18 hours a day"I see a LOT of youngsters who watch random content all over and convince themselves that 'work life balance, spending time with family, re...
30 Aug, 2022, 03.10 PM IST
Bombay Shaving Company CEO faces flak for ‘18-hour workday’ adviceNetizens seemed in no mood to take Shantanu Deshpande's advice and came down heavily on him on LinkedIn and Twitter.
30 Aug, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
Bombay Shaving Company raises Rs 160 crore in Series C funding roundBombay Shaving Company is in advanced talks to raise Rs 300 crore more in what would likely be the company’s last funding round before a pl...
05 Jan, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Bombay Shaving Company raises Rs 15 crore from Sixth Sense VenturesThis will include a primary infusion as well as a secondary purchase of shares from senior employees.
25 Mar, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
Zoom laughs: This CEO’s grandmom logged on during a board meetingShantanu Deshpande thought he had seen most of it when it came to strange webinars or work video calls gone wrong.
26 Dec, 2020, 07.56 PM IST
Bombay Shaving Company brings on board Deepak Gupta as chief business officerThe company has a presence in 8 cities across the country with over 3,000 stores. Gupta will lead the entire offline P&L comprising retail ...
24 Feb, 2020, 12.09 PM IST
Bombay Shaving Company cuts a Rs 45cr funding dealThe brand aims to achieve annualised turnover of Rs 100 crore by next year, and use the cash raised to invest in brand building, product de...
26 Dec, 2019, 08.53 AM IST
How grooming brands are chasing the new age menAre new-age men's grooming brands doing enough to make their presence felt on and off the shelves?
01 Dec, 2018, 02.07 PM IST
CLSA raises red flag on Colgate after group arm’s India investmentColgate-Palmolive Asia Pacific has picked up a minority stake in Bombay Shaving Co
25 Aug, 2018, 02.54 PM IST
Colgate-Palmolive buys 14% stake in Bombay Shaving CompanyThe startup makes men’s grooming products including razors, blades, facial scrubs, shaving cream, postshave balms, shaving brushes, towels ...
23 Aug, 2018, 01.46 PM IST
Colgate-Palmolive picks Bombay Shaving Company for first Indian investmentPrimary investment is pegged at about Rs 18 crore, with the Hong Kong arm of the global consumer company leading the round and picking up a...
22 Aug, 2018, 11.45 PM IST
Bombay Shaving Gets Rs 14 crore fundingIt is looking to use the capital raised to fuel its branding efforts, new product development and expansion into offline sales channels lik...
23 Aug, 2017, 12.59 AM IST
Subscriptions may soon drive consumer marketStartups like The Moja Club, Bombay Shaving Company, Raw Pressery, LetsShave and Ustraa have been selling daily use items directly to subsc...
06 Oct, 2016, 12.10 AM IST