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Reckitt Benckiser leads INR 45 Crores investment round in Bombay Shaving Company

Abdul Kadir Khan by Abdul Kadir Khan
January 28, 2021
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Shantanu Deshpande: CEO and Founder of Bombay Shaving Company

Shantanu Deshpande: CEO and Founder of Bombay Shaving Company

Reckitt Benckiser(RB) has led an INR 45 Crore funding round in Visage Lines Personal Care Pvt. Ltd., the owner company for the brand Bombay Shaving Company(BSC). The round also saw participation from individual HNIs such as Rajesh Sud from Bharti Enterprises, Anjali Bansal founder of Avaana Capital, and Kuldeep Jain, Managing Director of CleanMax Energy.

The investment demonstrates RB’s commitment to innovative, purpose-driven brands and is in line with its strategy to play in new spaces and places. Arjun Purkayastha, RB’s Senior Vice President, eCommerce, Digital, and Ventures will join the Visage Lines board.

Reckitt Benckiser Investment Details in Bombay Shaving Company

Commenting on the investment, Arjun Purkayastha, said: “We are thrilled to partner with the team at Bombay Shaving Company. Our investment represents a commitment to bring the best of two worlds together – Bombay Shaving Company’s expertise in digital-first brands with strong eCommerce capabilities, and RB’s expertise in branding, manufacturing, and global scale. Together, this combination of complementary skills sets us up for huge success.” 

Launched in 2016, BSC has a portfolio of over 100 products across shaving, bath and body, skin, and beard care. RB’s investment will support the company’s plans to scale its operations and provide BSC with access to RB’s global scale, expertise, and mentorship, helping to grow the start-up as the leaders in personal care for men and women.

“RB is a diamond addition to our journey. They have an excellent record in building health and wellness brands over their 200-years heritage. Working in partnership, our young team is ambitious for what we can achieve together and scale our operations with an omnichannel presence.” said Shantanu Deshpande, founder CEO of Visage Lines.

The company plans to scale its operations to 150 Cr top line in the next fiscal. They are also expanding rapidly in offline retail distribution as the post-Covid footfalls ramp up. “As we build omnichannel revenue streams we are cognisant that brands will be scaled through strong digital and retail distribution. Working with strategic partners over the long term will give us significant leverage in establishing ourselves in the Indian consumer ecosystem,” said Deepak Gupta, Chief Business Officer at Visage Lines. 

This will be the fifth round of financing for the company that has been invested in by Sixth Sense Venture Partners, Colgate Palmolive, and noted industry powerlifters like S Ramadorai former vice-chairman of TCS along with 16 senior partners from McKinsey & Company since inception. In 2019, the company had also created 20 Cr of exit for early angels and employees.

Background of Reckitt Benckiser and Bombay Shaving Company

About Bombay Shaving Company (BSC)

Launched in June 2016 by ex McKinsey & Co. consultant Shantanu Deshpande, Bombay Shaving Company is a conscious, progressive, and premium personal care brand for men & women that has a presence across shave, beard, hair, skin, and bath & body solutions. In 3.5 years, BSC has quickly become a trusted brand in the Indian personal grooming and grooming space and attracted investments from 30 angels, Colgate Palmolive, Sixth Sense, and now RB.

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About Reckitt Benckiser (RB)

RB* is driven by its purpose to protect, heal and nurture in a relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We fight to make access to the highest-quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment a right, not a privilege, for everyone.

RB is proud to have a stable of trusted household brands found in households in more than 190 countries. These include Enfamil, Nutramigen, Nurofen, Strepsils, Gaviscon, Mucinex, Durex, Scholl, Clearasil, Lysol, Dettol, Veet, Harpic, Cillit Bang, Mortein, Finish, Vanish, Calgon, Woolite, Air Wick, and more.  20 million RB products a day are bought by consumers globally.

RB’s passion to put consumers and people first, to seek out new opportunities, to strive for excellence in all that we do, and to build shared success with all our partners, while doing the right thing, always is what guides the work of our 40,000+ diverse and talented colleagues worldwide.

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Abdul Kadir Khan

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Abdul Kadir Khan is a Content Writer at Next Big Brand. Hails from UP. Postgraduate in Computer Science. Content Maniac and Trainer. Love to write about startups, Brands, and Trending Tech.

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