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With COVID-19 accelerating the consumer shift to online retail and the rise of direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, more viable and unique-to-India business models are likely to emerge, Sanjot Malhi, Director and Lead of Consumer Investments at Matrix Partners India, says in an interview with
YourStory.
Malhi, whose current investments include brands such as &ME, Country Delight, The Whole Truth, Mosaic Wellness, OZiva, Open Secret, loan app YeLo and gaming startup Zupee, also talks about what he looks for in a pitch from a founder and how the startup ecosystem has matured in India.
A graduate of BITS Pilani, Malhi completed his MBA from Yale University and has experience in 15 industries, including consumer goods, information technology, financial services, and healthcare, and has worked in India, the US, and Europe. He has been involved in mergers and acquisitions, performance improvement, market entry, and go-to-market execution, setting up businesses.
January 6, 2021 @ 11:57 pm By JD Alois
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) may undermine the viability of the investment crowdfunding industry. Comments on the process closed on December 15, 2020.
The consultation was instituted because the FCA believes “there are some areas where we think it is not working as well as it should and where change is needed.” The FCA notes the need to balance freedom of choice with investor protection while fostering innovation and competition.
“We will use the responses to this Call for Input in putting forward a regulatory framework that enables us to realise our ambition in the Consumer Investments market.”
Keith Churchouse rounds off his 2020 PA columns with a reflection on a rather tumultuous year that has been tough for us all - but, importantly, was not without a series of 'wins'