Richa Kar is an Indian entrepreneur and is famous for being the former CEO and founder of women’s lingerie online store Zivame.
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Wiki/Biography
Richa Kar was born on Thursday, 17 July 1980 (age 43 years; as in 2023) in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) in 2002 and post-graduation from SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) in 2007.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
The name of his parents is unknown. His father worked in Tata Steel and his mother is a housewife.
husband and children
Richa is married to Kedar Gavhane (Vice President of comScore, Inc.).
Richa Kar with her husband Kedar Gawane
livelihood
as an intern
After completing her master’s degree, Richa started working as an intern where she gained most of her experience. She interned with Spencer as a Brand Communications Manager and Consultant at SAP. She then moved on to work for Victoria’s Secret Limited, the parent company.
as an entrepreneur
Richa comes from a traditional background and opening a lingerie business was something her parents would never approve of. However, she remained fearless and still wanted to do what she loved best. 2016 was the best time period for Zivame as multiple physical outlets were set up across India and the company raised its biggest funding round of $40 million from Khazanah National, Unilazer Ventures, Zodius Capital, IDG Ventures (IDG), and Kalaari Capital (KC). Huge funding was raised. During this period, Ratan Tata also invested in the company.
Richa Kar with Ratan Tata
In 2017, Richa resigned from the post of CEO of the company but she is still a member of the board.
Favorite
- Pastimes/Hobbies: Fitness, cooking, travelling, watching crime thrillers on Netflix
Facts/General Knowledge
- Richa tries to include vegetarian food in her life and keeps posting about her vegetarian dishes on her social media channels. She also likes to do yoga and other types of exercises to keep herself healthy.
Richa Kar in yoga session
Richa Kar’s Instagram feed reflects her love for vegetarian food and cooking
- Richa can surf and enjoys going to the beach.
Richa Kar Surfing
- In an interview, Richa had said that when she was just 29 years old, she suddenly came face to face with the undergarment category. They found out that women have a bad experience buying lingerie offline and there is a need for more education in this area as it is close to the body.
- Richa occasionally drinks alcohol when she goes out with friends or on any special occasion. She also likes wine tasting.
Richa Kar during wine tasting in Portugal
- The meaning of the name Zivame comes from Jewish traditions. ‘Ziva’ means shine in Hebrew and he added ‘mi’ for a personal touch. Zivame meant ‘Radiant Me.’ The purpose of this name was to allow women to shop for themselves without feeling self-conscious.
- Within an hour of opening his business he received his first order.
- One thing Richa cannot live without is her phone and her Mac book because she believes that she may have to work at any time of the day and these gadgets are portable.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn