Ranveer Singh makes his first startup investment with the Rs 550 crore turnover SUGAR Cosmetics

SUGAR Cosmetics, one of India’s largest omnichannel beauty companies today announced Bollywood Superstar Ranveer Singh as its newest investor.

SUGAR Cosmetics started off as a D2C brand in 2015 that quickly ventured into offline trade in 2017. Today, the brand clocks annual sales of more than Rs 550 crore with a physical presence in over 45,000 retail touch points across 550 cities as of today.

With an extensive portfolio of high-quality products that resonate with consumers, SUGAR has cultivated a loyal customer base and has more than quadrupled sales over the past three years.

Ranveer’s investment announcement comes close on the heels of the $50 million Series D fundraise led by the Asia fund of L Catterton, the largest global consumer-focused private equity firm.

The upsized round saw strong interest from multiple private equity funds with continued participation from existing investors – A91 Partners, Elevation Capital and India Quotient.

Excited about his new partnership, Ranveer Singh said, “Defying the conventional has been embedded in my DNA and I take pride in partnering with a brand that believes in empowering women.


“I have admired SUGAR’s ability to build a tremendous fan-following over the years and I’m excited to be a part of this journey and (hope to) help the brand achieve its mission of providing Indian women access to premium and quality makeup products specially formulated for them.”

Commenting on the announcement, Vineeta Singh, Cofounder and CEO, SUGAR Cosmetics said, “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Ranveer to the SUGAR family. SUGAR is the makeup of choice for bold, independent women who refuse to be stereotyped into roles and if someone shares the same DNA as ours, it is Ranveer! His personality of being bold, quirky, and vibrant makes the partnership a natural fit.”

“We are delighted to have Ranveer on board as we look forward to reinforcing our brand connect with consumers,” said Kaushik Mukherjee, Cofounder & COO, SUGAR Cosmetics.

“He is undoubtedly one of the most popular youth icons in the country and his unstoppable and clutter-breaking personality fits very well with the brand ethos of SUGAR. This will help supercharge our growth trajectory as we continue scaling SUGAR aggressively to build it into a large and much-loved makeup & beauty brand.”