Dhruv Soni - Founder, KD Ventures

Dhruv Soni

Founder, KD Ventures

More about Dhruv Soni

Founder - KD Ventures | Shark Tank Season 1 Finalist| IITB | IIMB

Investor and Growth Advisor for D2C brands. 8+ years of global experience in formulating and executing M&A and growth across D2C brands, Internet and Media businesses in India, Middle East and Europe. Sony Shark Tank India Season 1 Finalist. IIM Bangalore (class of 2015), IIT Bombay (class of 2012).


Investor and Growth Advisor (Shark Tank India Finalist) - Falhari - a Fruitful Habit

Started in 2015, Falhari is a D2C fresh fruits and fruit-based products brand with 5 delivery kitchens across NCR and Bangalore. Falhari's vision is to make fruit eating a habit among Indians.

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yash shah - Chairman, ES Group of Companies
yash shah
Chairman, ES Group of Companies
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Jaydip Parikh
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Rushabh Shah
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