Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), through its strategic investment division – Brand Capital – opens international office in Silicon Valley, USAInitiative to be a gateway to global entrepreneurs in the Valley access Indian markets

Media Brief

Mumbai, July 08, 2015

Being the first point of leverage for Indian entrepreneurial businesses for over a decade, Brand Capital, the strategic investment division of BCCL (The Times Group) proudly announced the opening of its first international office at the Silicon Valley in California, United States.

With unparalleled access to Indian audiences and consumer insight borne out of almost two centuries of the Times group’s presence in India, the team would work with early stage startups from the Valley to bridge the route to Indian markets, thereby helping international businesses meet the aspirational Indian consumer.

The Valley has a vibrant and robust investor eco-system as well as incubator and accelerators. Brand Capital’s endeavor would be to catalyze a two-way access for scale and growth for young Indian businesses here.

The team at the international office in the Valley would be led by Neville Taraporewalla, well-known business leader, entrepreneur and early adopter of the consumer internet and digital landscape, having a proven track record of building and running online businesses for traditional media publishers and online media companies (Read more - http://brandcapital.co.in/OurTeam.aspx)

Over the last ten years, Brand Capital has engaged with growth- oriented Indian entrepreneurs; to provide critical leverage for brand-led growth and value creation.

Speaking on this exciting development, Mr. Sivakumar Sundaram, CEO, Brand Capital said, “

“Given our deep understanding of the Indian consumer eco-system, and the strength of our media properties, the Times Group is best poised to help global consumer-centric businesses enter India. Complex as the Indian consumer may be, our extensive experience in helping fast-forward the growth trajectory puts us in a unique position to help businesses 'discover value’ through differentiation and disruptive market offerings. We are complimenting the entrepreneur and investor eco-system, by providing a large market traction to Indian businesses based here.”

For further information, please contact:

Rohit Khatua

Email: rohit.khatua@timesgroup.com

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