MUMBAI: RPSG Capital Ventures announced Thursday that Sambit Dash has joined the early-stage consumer VC fund as a partner.
He joins RPSG Capital Ventures after over a decade of marketing experience with brands such as Honasa (Mamaearth, The DermaCo, among others), Nestle, and Yum foods.
Dash commented, “Having worked with consumer brands throughout my career, I am always excited about solutions that lie at the intersection of consumer needs, brand propositions, and viable business models. RPSG Capital Ventures has built a strong portfolio of successful brands in various consumer verticals, and my immediate focus will be to support the portfolio companies with my experience in consumer businesses and D2C marketing. I am excited to join Abhishek in building RPSG Capital as one of India’s leading venture capital funds focused on consumer brands.”
Sharing his thoughts, Abhishek Goenka, head and chief investing officer, RPSG Capital Ventures, said, “Sambit’s coming on board as a partner is a matter of great delight for us. He is a marketing leader with an excellent record of building brands from the ground up. At RPSG Capital Ventures, our vision is to support D2C evolution by providing necessary funding and know-how support to sustainable consumer, fashion, and lifestyle brands. We have been consciously backing high-potential start-ups that display very strong brand power. That’s where Sambit’s extensive experience will help us add value to our existing brands as well as to the brands that we aim to support in the times to come.”
Founded in 2018 by the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, RPSG Capital Ventures had as of January made 12 investments from its Rs 100 crore first fund.
