Happy Birthday Ratan Tata: Today, December 28, is business tycoon Ratan Tata’s 86th birthday. Tata Group chief Ratan Tata is counted among the most philanthropic billionaires. Apart from his own business, Ratan Tata has invested in many startups and given them a new direction. Today we will tell you about Ratan Tata’s investments in famous startups.
Ola/Ola Electric
Ratan Tata also has investments in Ola/Ola Electric. He first invested in this company in the year 2015. At that time the company had been established for 5 years. In the year 2019, it funded Ola Electric Mobility Pvt. Let us tell you that the IPO of the company is also coming. The company has submitted documents to SEBI for this.
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Paytm
Ratan Tata also has an investment in fintech firm Paytm. The investment was part of Paytm’s parent company One97 Communications’ funding round in 2015. Today Paytm is the leading fintech company in the country. The company is also listed in the stock market.
Snapdeal
Ratan Tata entered the e-commerce industry in August 2014 with his investment in Snapdeal. He bought 0.17 percent stake in Snapdeal with an initial investment of Rs 5 crore. Launched by Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal in 2010, Snapdeal was once a popular e-commerce platform.
Good fellow
Ratan Tata has invested in a startup called ‘Goodfellow’. Ratan Tata Goodfellow was founded by Shantanu Naidu, who worked for It aims to alleviate the loneliness of the elderly by connecting youth and educated graduates for meaningful collaboration.
Zhivame
Businessman Ratan Tata also has an investment in Zivame, a popular online lingerie brand for women. In September 2015, Zivame received investment from Ratan Tata.
Lenscart
Popular eyewear platform Lenskart was founded in 2010 by Piyush Bansal and Amit. The startup received funding from Ratan Tata in April 2016.
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your story
Ratan Tata has also invested in digital media platform Your Story. However, the extent of Ratan Tata’s investment in this is not known.
Kardekho
It is the leading auto search platform in the country. Ratan Tata has an investment in its parent company Girnarsoft. This platform is very helpful for car buyers.
cure.fit
This is a fitness platform for the health sector. Apart from Kalari Capital, Accel Partners, Chirta Ventures, Ratan Tata has also invested in this platform.
Tata business
Tata Group’s business spans across Technology, Steel, Automotive, Consumer & Retail, Infra, Financial Services, Aerospace & Defence, Tourism & Travel, Telecom & Media and Trading & Investment. If we talk about Tata Group’s revenue,
It was $150 billion during 2022-23. The total market capitalization of Tata Group companies has crossed $300 billion.