Beauty and wellness platform Kindlife has announced a strategic partnership with Tata CLiQ Palette. The collaboration aims to expand kindlife’s reach across India, with a particular focus on Gen Z consumers and their evolving approach to beauty.

After Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru, QSR brand Samosa Party has entered Hyderabad. The brand takes its count to 50 locations by launching 15 more in Hyderabad including the 35 existing locations in Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR. Kalaari Capital-backed Samosa Party is building a global QSR on India’s most preferred snack, samosa.

LXME, a fintech platform for women, has raised $1.2 million in its seed round led by Kalaari Capital through its CXXO initiative, which invests in ventures led by women entrepreneurs.

Priti Rathi Gupta, Founder of financial platform Lxme, says when women’s wealth is taken seriously, the entire economy grows faster, more inclusively, and more durably.

A recent report released by Kalaari Capital under its CXXO initiative sheds light on the evolving landscape of female entrepreneurship in India. Titled “CXXO State of Female Entrepreneurship in India,” the report explores the progress, challenges, and opportunities for women founders, revealing both promising trends and persistent systemic barriers.

For Indian female founders and CEOs, Kalaari Capital is levelling the playing field with its CXXO initiative. Launched in 2021, CXXO is built on the three main pillars of capital, community, and coaching.

The Founder and MD of Kalaari Capital unveiled ‘CXXO State of Women Entrepreneurship Report 2023’ at SheSparks 2023. The report observed that a lot more work needs to be done to bring women entrepreneurship to par.

The Rs 4 Problem: Women Founders and the Market Gap Hiding in Plain Sight”, a report by Kalaari Capital’s CXXO initiative, finds that though women enter STEM and competitive exams in historic numbers, they remain just 0.6x as likely to emerge as founders from elite startup networks.