The founders from NCR felt that for Indian businesses serving Indian customers addressing Indian problems, it does not make sense to domicile outside of the country
Kalra also said that generating cash in B2B business models is easier, taking a contrarian view as many venture capital firms do not consider it an attractive business model.
Oxyzo's total income went up by nearly 80 per cent to Rs 562 crore during FY23 as against Rs 313 crore in FY22
CEO Asish Mohapatra also said the last round that OfBusiness raised in December 2021 was the company’s last private market fundraise
Asish Mohapatra and Ruchi Kalra, alums of IIT and McKinsey, created history by becoming India's first husband and wife team to build their startups into unicorns - OfBusiness and Oxyzo. While Mohapatra is the CEO of OfBusiness, Kalra is the CEO of Oxyzo. What's more - Both their startups are profitable. But what do their startups do? How did they go from bits to billions? When will their companies go IPO? Watch them in conversation on Bits to Billions.
Ruchi Kalra, 38, and Asish Mohapatra, 41, are alums of the Indian Institute of Technology and met while working at McKinsey & Co. Both startups are profitable, an unusual feat for young growth companies.
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