Falguni Nayar is the founder and CEO of the beauty and lifestyle retail company Nykaa. Falguni Nayar completed her postgraduate studies at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad after earning her B.Com. from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. alguni has received many accolades throughout her career. She was awarded the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the Economic Times Startup Awards 2017. In the last year alone, recognising her contribution to the Indian beauty industry, Falguni was awarded the Businesswoman of the Year at the Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2019
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Quotes
About
Primary Job Title
Founder & CEO
Primary Organization
Nykaa
Established
2012
Industry
E-commerce Cosmetics Retail
Region
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality
India
Quotes
Women need to allow the spotlight of their lives to be on themselves. I hope more women like me dare to dream about themselves.
Don’t be afraid to take risks along the way. You are blessed to be entering a world that is now increasingly risk-friendly
I wanted to stand for those women who want to be beautiful for themselves, not for men or other women
About their Startup
Nykaa is an Indian e-commerce company headquartered in Mumbai. Through its website, mobile app, and more than 100 physical locations, it offers beauty, wellness, and fashion products for sale. It became the first unicorn business led by a woman in India in 2020. Internationally and domestically created goods are sold by Nykaa. The company started selling products other than cosmetics in 2015 after transitioning from an online-only to an omnichannel business model. By 2020, it will sell 200,000 products from over 2,000 brands on all of its channels.
Awards & Achievements
- Woman Ahead' award, 2017
- CEO of the Year by The Economic Times Start-up Awards, 2022
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year, 2022
- DNA Women Achievers Awards, 2023
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