India's beauty industry is emerging as a global force, blending Ayurvedic heritage with modern science to create "I-beauty." With rising ex...

Nykaa is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in Deepika Padukone's skincare brand, 82°E. Despite initial struggles with pricing and posi...

Happy Friday! A clutch of suitors is eyeing IT veteran Ashok Soota’s Happiest Minds. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

The move indicates a shift among global beauty firms toward acquiring fast-growing digital-first brands to stay relevant with younger consu...

Preventive paincare startup Betterhood has raised seed funding led by Kairon Capital. Founded in 2024, the company offers products for musc...

Sauce VC has closed a Rs 700-750 crore fund to back high-growth consumer brands. The fund will support four to five startups from its early...

Happy Thursday! Billdesk is set to acquire Worldline's India business, while Upgrad has bought a majority stake in Internshala. This and mo...

Leading private equity firms are in discussions to invest in Purplle Cosmetics. The beauty platform is expected to be valued at around ₹13,...

Happy Friday! Study-abroad loans have fallen sharply in 2025, with the US corridor feeling the brunt of the decline. This and more in today...

Deepankur Malhotra, a former executive at Amazon India, where he focused on investing in consumer brands, has launched a consumer-focused v...

Homegrown D2C beauty brands continue attracting significant investor funding, with $63.1 million raised by 20 leading brands from January t...

This focussed approach will help it better allocate R&D resources and marketing investments towards various categories within the beauty an...

Happy Tuesday! The global market rout may push Indian startups to reconsider IPO plans. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

Innovist, parent of Bare Anatomy and Chemist at Play, raised Rs 136 crore led by ICICI Venture, with support from Mirabilis, Niveshaay, and...

GRM Foodkraft has a presence in online and offline retail as well as the D2C segment. It has over 52 Distribution Centres (DCs), serving mo...

In his first media interview since the Ashneer Grover saga unfolded, BharatPe interim chief executive Nalin Negi details the company’s prof...

The Gurugram-based house of brands was founded by Rohit Chawla, Sifat Khurana, and Vimal Bhola, with the goal of utilising clean science-ba...