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Malaika Arora's Entrepreneurial Journey and Investments
Malaika Arora is an actor who became an entrepreneur.
She started her first business, The Label Life, in 2015, even though she didn't know much about business at the time.
She learned as she went along.
She also started a yoga studio called Diva Yoga and a venture called Malaika Arora Ventures to invest in startups.
She has invested in businesses like ice cream shops, luxury bags, and ayurvedic supplements.
She even opened a restaurant called Scarlet House.
Recently, she was on a TV show called Pitch to Get Rich, where she and other panelists invested in fashion startups.
She says investing in startups is like putting money in stocks or fixed deposits.
Malaika Arora admitted she had no business knowledge initially but learned entrepreneurship on the job.
She started her first business, The Label Life, an online fashion store, in 2015.
Arora launched Diva Yoga in 2018 and Malaika Arora Ventures in 2021 to invest in startups.
She has invested in various startups like Get-A-Way, Ahikoza, and Kapiva, and opened Scarlet House restaurant in 2022.
Arora was a panelist on Pitch to Get Rich, investing in fashion startups with a Rs 40 crore pool.
- Who
- Malaika Arora, an actor and entrepreneur
- What
- Her journey into entrepreneurship and investments
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- When
- Started in 2015 with The Label Life
- Why
- To diversify her career and invest in businesses she believes in
Key facts
- Name
- Malaika Arora
- Profession
- Actor, Entrepreneur, Investor
- First Business
- The Label Life (2015)
- Yoga Studio
- Diva Yoga (2018)
- Investment Venture
- Malaika Arora Ventures (2021)
- Restaurant
- Scarlet House (2022)
- TV Show
- Pitch to Get Rich (JioHotstar)
- Investment Pool
- Rs 40 crore
Quotes
Malaika Arora
Actor and entrepreneur
“I didn’t even think about entrepreneurship. I didn’t even know the word. I couldn’t even pronounce the word. And, I had no business sense. In fact, I didn’t even know B of Business.”
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“All I ever knew was to be part of the glamour world. Be it film, television. I knew how to run a house. I am fantastic at that. But entrepreneurship was never my cup of tea.”
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