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Falguni Nayar
Entrepreneur

Falguni Nayar

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Founding the Indian beauty retailer Nykaa.

Nykaa launch · Stock-market listing

Born
19 February 1963
Birthplace
Mumbai, India

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Falguni Nayar

Falguni Nayar is an Indian entrepreneur who moved from investment banking into beauty retail with Nykaa.

Early life

Mumbai

Grew up in a business-owning family.

Management training

Graduated from IIM Ahmedabad in 1985.

Career

  1. 1993

    Kotak Mahindra

    Joined the financial group.

  2. 2005

    Investment banking

    Became managing director of Kotak Mahindra Capital.

  3. 2012

    Nykaa

    Left banking and founded the retailer.

Companies & projects

Nykaa launch

Built a beauty and lifestyle retail company.

Stock-market listing

Nykaa became publicly listed.

Beyond work

Career change

Started her retail venture after a long career in financial services.

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