Heading the Tata Group since 1991, Ratan Tata is the Chairman of Tata Sons, holding company of the Tata Group and major Group companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power and more. He is also Chairman of two of the largest private sector promoted philanthropic trusts in India. During his tenure, the Group has further expanded its global reach, with its revenues growing over eleven-fold to around USD$70 billion, after the most recent acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover. Tata joined the Tata Group in December 1962. After serving in various companies, he was appointed the Director-in-Charge of the National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco) in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries, the Group's other holding company, which he was responsible for transforming into the Group's strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high-technology businesses. He is associated with many organizations in India and abroad in varying capacities, some of which are the government of India’s Investment Commission, the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry, South Africa’s International Investment Council, several prestigious universities and several philanthropies. Tata received a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1962, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975.The government of India honored Tata with one of its highest civilian awards, the Padma Vibhushan, this year.
Date | Company Name | Round | Money Raised | Industry | |
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Feb 16, 2022 | GOQii | Series C | $50M | Consumer Electronics | Detail |
Jul 22, 2019 | GOQii | Series C | ₹138.10M | Consumer Electronics | Detail |
Jan 3, 2019 | CarDekho | Series C | $110M | Automotive | Detail |
Nov 26, 2018 | GOQii | Series B | $30M | Consumer Electronics | Detail |
Feb 7, 2017 | YourStory | Series B | ₹200M | Information Technology | Detail |
Oct 3, 2016 | GOQii | Series Unknown | — | Consumer Electronics | Detail |
Jan 19, 2016 | Cashkaro | Series Unknown | — | Coupons | Detail |
Jan 6, 2016 | Tracxn | Series Unknown | — | Analytics | Detail |
Dec 11, 2015 | Urban Company | Series Unknown | — | Apps | Detail |
Sep 10, 2015 | Abra | Series A | $12.59M | Bitcoin | Detail |
Aug 17, 2015 | YourStory | Series A | $2.50M | Information Technology | Detail |
Apr 15, 2015 | Ola | Series E | $400M | Apps | Detail |
Apr 9, 2015 | Urban Ladder | Series C | $50M | E-Commerce | Detail |
Feb 5, 2015 | One97 | Funding Round | $575M | Finance | Detail |
Sep 11, 2014 | BlueStone | Series B | — | E-Commerce | Detail |
Aug 27, 2014 | Snapdeal | Series Unknown | — | E-Commerce | Detail |