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    Falguni Nayar

    Indian businesswoman Falguni Nayar is the founder and CEO of the beauty and lifestyle retail company Nykaa. The 58-year-old found Nykaa in 2012. Formerly Nayar worked at Kotak Mahindra Group. She launched the e-commerce platform in 2012, selling beauty and personal care products through its mobile app and website. She founded Nykaa with $2 million of her own money. FSN E-Commerce Ventures, Nykaa’s parent entity, is India’s first women-led unicorn to hit the stock exchange. She is one of 2 self-made female Indian billionaires, the other being Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw. Nykaa listed at $13 billion on 10 November 2021 making Nayar India's richest self-made woman and is now among India's top 20 richest people. Not just this, Nykaa too has become the first woman-led unicorn startup that got listed on the stock market in India. The company has a diverse portfolio of beauty, personnel care and fashion products, including its owned manufactured brand products, under its two business verticals – Nykaa and Nykaa Fashion. The company estimates that India’s beauty and personal care market will nearly double in size between 2020 and 2025, reaching nearly Rs 2 trillion. “I hope the Nykaa journey – an Indian-born, Indian-owned and Indian-managed dream-come-true – can inspire each of you,” Nayar said at the listing ceremony. More

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    • Nykaa Q2 Results: Net profit soars 145% to Rs 33 crore, revenue up 25%

      The firm’s revenue from operations surged 25 percent on-year to Rs 2,346 crore in Q2 FY26, from Rs 1,875 crore in Q2 FY25.

    • Nykaa Q2 update: Festival tailwinds, fashion momentum set to boost revenue growth

      A revival in fashion and steady beauty momentum are giving the e-tailer’s topline fresh festive energy.

    • Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar walks Cannes Red Carpet with Son Anchit

      At the 78th Cannes Film Festival, Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar dazzled in a bold red outfit alongside son Anchit Nayar, marking her red carpet debut as a tribute to Indian entrepreneurship and global recognition of homegrown business success.

    • Shein's comeback not to have much of an impact on Nykaa's business, says chief Falguni Nayar

      While Nykaa's management said the firm’s top-of-mind recall is expected to give it an edge over rivals, the company is also aware that it needs to advertise and market more aggressively to retain its position

    • Nykaa Q3 Results: Net profit up 51% on-year at Rs 26 crore

      Nykaa Q3 Results: FSN E-Commerce Ventures has declared fiscal third quarter earnings report on Monday, 10 February.

    • Quick commerce solution for different use cases, categories; not where Nykaa wants to jump in: Falguni Nayar

      Nykaa has scaled up from 15 warehouses to 44 today over the past years and is constantly focused on improving delivery timelines

    • Falguni Nayar completes term as non-executive independent director at Dabur

      Falguni Nayar is well-known in the business community as the Founder and CEO of Nykaa.com, a leading online beauty and wellness retailer.

    • International Women's Day 2024: A look at some of India's top women entreprenuers

      International Women's Day 2024: On International Women's Day 2024, we look at some of the country's top female entrepreneurs.

    • Nykaa Q3 results: Net profit more than doubles to Rs 17.5 crore, revenue up 22%

      The beauty and personal care company had reported a net profit of Rs 8.5 crore in the year-ago period

    • Nykaa's Falguni Nayar declared top woman entrepreneur in Hurun's list, Ghazal Alagh youngest

      Ghazal Alagh, co-founder of Mamaearth and Winzo’s co-founder Saumya Singh Rathore were the youngest women on the list. They are both 35.

    • Nykaa Q2 Results: Net profit jumps 50% to Rs 7.8 crore, revenue grows 22%

      The Mumbai-based company had recorded a net profit of Rs 5.4 crore and revenues of Rs 1,422 crore in Q1FY24.

    • Six top-level executives have quit Nykaa since April; Falguni Nayar to take on CMO role

      Reliance is setting up Tira to take on new-age players in the beauty and personal care space while Tata is ramping up its e-commerce offerings under Tata Cliq. With deep pockets, large traditional players have been able to attract talent from companies like Nykaa.

    • 'Don't believe Nykaa is a good representation of India e-commerce': Meesho co-founder

    • Falguni Nayar's daughter shares her vision for Nykaa Fashion, reveals favourite properties

    • Digital transformation key driver of every industry: Nykaa CEO

    • Nykaa sale saga: Customers enraged over ‘fake discount’ as multiple orders get cancelled

    • Finally, what is success worth if you don’t have family by your side: Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar

    • International Women’s Day: 5 Indian women CEOs every girl can look up to

    • Those giving up long-term growth for short-term profitability are wrong: Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar

    • Falguni Nayar makes it to Forbes India Rich List 2022. Her net worth is…

    • Former Nykaa CFO Arvind Agarwal joins PayU India

    • Nykaa’s bonus issue| IiAS had recommended voting “For” it in its note to investors

    • Lock-in ends but Nykaa sees no selling pressure, thanks to bonus issue move by Falguni Nayar

    • Billionaire Falguni Nayar advises youth to be curious. 'Curiosity will always give you...'

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