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Ajim Premji to Invest $250 Mn in Future Group, Amazon in talks with Biyani

6Jun By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

BUSINESS

Ajim Premji to Invest $250 Mn in Future Group, Amazon in talks with Biyani

Premji Invest, the family office of Wipro Head Ajim Premji is eyeing to invest $250 million in the holding company of Kishore Biyani's Future Group. According to a report published in leading daily, Premji invest can pick up 6 percent stake sale in Future Retail at a time when the market is already buzzing discussions over Amazon to pick up a 10% stake in brick and mortar retailer. Kishore Biyani's move to shore up funds has come at a time when US giant Walmart has taken a huge bet on India by investing $16 billion in homegrown e-commerce startup Flipkart valued at $21 billion. It is crucial to note that PremjiInvest had earlier bought 8 per cent stake the group's branded apparel chain in Future Lifestyle Fashions, however, it had half of its stake to private equity fund L Catterton ...

TK Kurien named Managing Partner & CIO of Premji Invest

27Jan By AnkitaNo Comments

News

TK Kurien named Managing Partner & CIO of Premji Invest

Premji Invest, the investment arm of Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, on Thursday said it has appointed TK Kurien as its Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) with effect from February 1. Kurien is Wipro's Executive Vice-Chairman and is set to retire from that post at the end of this month. He succeeds Prakash Parthasarathy who has decided to pursue his entrepreneurial aspirations, a release said. "I am delighted to announce the appointment of TK Kurien as Managing Partner and CIO of Premji Invest," Premji Invest Chairman Azim Premji said. "TK, with his decades of experience in running startups and established enterprises and deep financial acumen, is best positioned to take Premji Invest to the next level." "Prakash has built an excellent organisation at Premji Invest as...

15Dec By PriyankaNo Comments

FUNDING

KKR-Backed Emerald Media, Premji Invest Lead $35 Million Funding Round in Amagi Media Labs

Emerald Media, the Pan-Asia company backed by leading global investment firm KKR for investing in the media and entertainment sector, today announced that it has acquired a significant minority stake in Amagi Media Labs (‘Amagi’), the leader in targeted TV advertising and cloud-based TV broadcast infrastructure. Premji Invest, the investment arm of Azim Premji, (an existing shareholder) is also participating in this combination of primary and secondary US$35 million Series D round. Mayfield India and Nadathur Holdings will continue to remain invested in the Company. Headquartered in Bengaluru with offices in New York City, London, and Hong Kong, Amagi is a next-generation media technology company providing cloud-based managed broadcast services and targeted advertising platforms to c...

The beginning of the end of food delivery start-ups in India – Aditya Somani (Vice President at Premji Invest)

8Oct By No Comments

BLOGS

The beginning of the end of food delivery start-ups in India – Aditya Somani (Vice President at Premji Invest)

There has been a huge boom in the number of delivery only restaurant model start-ups in the last 6 -12 months. Just to be sure, we know the definition being referred to – a food delivery company is the one who takes the customer order on its system and transfers it to a food production unit/ restaurant, followed by a delivery boy picking up the order from the restaurant and delivering it to the customer who made the order. Food delivery start-ups do not/ cannot do food quality control while their core proposition remains convenience for customers. Unfortunately, the core value proposition for the customer is slightly different - the taste and quality of food, something they can’t influence. The basic issue like most of the other situations is – Can they generate more revenue per ord...