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Vaibhav Babruwan Shingde

Stealth • 8m

Let's Cover one Undiscovered Unicorn 🦄 • ElasticRun is a B2B ecommerce platform that focuses on connecting FMCG and grocery brands with rural markets in India. • Founded in 2016 by Sandeep Deshmukh, Saurabh Nigam, and Shitiz Bansal. Funding and Captable : • The platform has raised over $434 million across several funding rounds, with significant investments from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Prosus Ventures, and others at the valuation of 1.5 Billion Dollar. Purpose And Mission : • The company operates in more than 300 cities, partnering with over 125,000 retail outlets to facilitate the distribution of goods from over 100 brands, including major FMCG players like HUL, P&G, ITC, Marico, Britannia, Colgate, Nivea, Patanjali, and Dabur. • ElasticRun also collaborates with e-commerce companies and financial institutions to extend their reach and services to rural areas, leveraging its logistics network and data analytics capabilities. Remaining in Com

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Armaan Nath

Stealth • 8m

Thanks to backstage with millionaires!

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GHOST Not DEVIL

Stealth • 8m

It's a extremely assum startup but half of of india is aware of this type of internet service and to attract them we need to have more unique business strategies

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Anonymous 5

Stealth • 8m

This is nice. Digitalising an industry Good post btw

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Anonymous 4

Stealth • 8m

What exactly do they do?

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Havish Gupta

Stealth • 8m

$400 million is just crazy.

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Anonymous 3

Stealth • 8m

Awesome 🙌

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Kishan Kabra

Stealth • 8m

Yes I know, I was one of the supplier from my area to elasticrun.

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Anonymous 2

Stealth • 8m

Damn these are some real cash earning underrated startups!!

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Anonymous 1

Stealth • 8m

Very informative💯💯

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Vaibhav Babruwan Shingde

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Future Expansion: • The company's growth and expansion plans include increasing its kirana store customer base from 500,000 to one million stores in the next 12 months. ElasticRun's approach is collaborative, aiming to complement existing distribution channels rather than disrupt them, thereby expanding the market for consumer goods in rural areas. I hope like you guys !

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