Jacqueline Fernandez invests $543,000 in Rakyan Beverages, makers of cold-pressed juice brand RAW Pressery

Sri Lankan model-actress and sexiest woman in the world Jacqueline Fernandez has invested $543,000 in Rakyan Beverages Private Limited, a company that makes the Raw Pressery brand of fruit juices. The latest investment values the three-year-old company at Rs 120 crore. With a following of 6.08 million on Twitter and 12.7 million on Instagram, Fernandez is…

Indian companies to invest $9 billion in Bangladesh energy projects Eustan Ventures

Indian companies to invest $9 billion in Bangladesh Energy Projects

Energy is now at the vanguard of New Delhi’s biggest business commitments in its neighborhood, with power and gas leading the $9-billion investment projects India has proposed to make in Bangladesh to help strengthen Dhaka’s emerging industrial base. The Reliance and Adani Groups, and power behemoth NTPC were among the Indian blue-chip companies that concluded…

Yuvraj Singh-led YouWeCan Ventures funds brand licensing company Black White Orange

Mumbai-based brand licensing startup Black White Orange Brands Pvt Ltd has raised funding from Yuvraj Singh’s YouWeCan Ventures. Black White Orange will build licensing solutions for brands across sports, entertainment, and lifestyle. The startup will also create and manage YouWeCan merchandise as part of the strategic partnership. “At Black White Orange, we are also planning…

Jailed Stayzilla CEO Yogendra Vasupal moves Madras High Court for bail

After two unsuccessful attempts in the lower courts, Yogendra Vasupal, the jailed co-founder of home stay aggregator StayZilla, has moved the Madras High Court for bail in the alleged cheating case filed by a Chennai-based advertising agency. After two unsuccessful attempts in the lower courts, Yogendra Vasupal, the jailed co-founder of home stay aggregator StayZilla,…

Former PIMCO Japan head to invest $4.6 mn in Indian startups

Makoto Takano, former managing director of investment firm PIMCO Japan Ltd, has committed to invest about $4.6 million (Rs 30 crore) in Indian startups. Takano will make the investments through Gurgaon-based GHV (Green House Ventures) Accelerator’s early-stage investment programme, the accelerator said. Takano is already on the board of GHV Accelerator through his association with…