Musings From Deepak @ DSG Consumer Partners #12

All things consumer & insurgent brands. What I am currently reading, thinking about and reflecting upon.

Sauce.vc, DSGCP & Synergy lead XYXX’s Rs 30-crore Series A funding round — economictimes.indiatimes.com

DSG Consumer Partners deal #64. Excited to partner Yogesh Kabra and his team at ⁦XYXX Apparels who are using fabric innovation to disrupt the men’s innerwear category. Manu Chandra look forward to doing more deals with Sauce.vc in brands that are creating or disrupting categories #insurgentbrands.

How Chai Point, a young Indian tea brand, is looking up to Starbucks for inspiration — www.fortuneindia.com

Amuleek Singh Bijral, CEO of DSG Consumer Partners portfolio co Chai Point, speaks to Fortune on how COVID has forced it to modify its playbook with a focus across products and channels #insurgentbrands #india #indiarunsonchai

Mswipe: Mswipe sees tremendous scope for its ‘ATM Express’ in Tier 2, 3 cities, BFSI News, ET BFSI — bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com

DSGCP portfolio co Mswipe launches ATM Express which enables merchants to accept payments and dispense cash against a swipe with a minimum amount of Rs. 1000.

How Furtados School of Music (FSM) evolved its model during COVID

Tanuja Gomes, CEO of DSGCP portfolio co FSM, speak to Business World about the evolving playbook in delivering music education to students.

How these IIT and IIM alum are looking to transform the global beauty market — yourstory.com

Pilgrim, the homemade D2C beauty brand has raised Series A funding of Rs 13 crore, from Fireside Ventures and others. The funding will be used to redouble the R&D efforts, team expansion, and brand investments.