8 DECEMBER2025Corporate rankings shift as Nandini Piramal, Chairperson of Piramal Group, surpasses Isha Ambani with a dramatic wealth surge, reflect-ing rapid growth in India's legacy enterprise. Seen as a notable shift in India's corporate hierarchy, Nandini underscores a major realignment in leadership fortunes, changing the nation's business power struc-ture.In today's era defined by rapid business transforma-tion, Isha Ambani's net worth remains at a strong 830 crore, but Nandini's wealth has escalated to a stagger-ing 83,752 crore. The vast gap between these fortunes highlights rapid scale at which legacy enterprises can grow amid modern economic momentum. It is pertinent to note that these statistics reflect the ambitious nature, visionary thinking, and diversification efforts incorporated within these conglomerates. Nandini's rapid ascendancy has drawn considerable attention from seasoned practitioners in the industry, pointing towards the effects and impacts of good governance and planning. Within the business world, Nandini is famous for initiating and operating within various business domains, including healthcare, finance, and property.These changes have significant implications in that they emphasize the importance of innovation, visionary investment, and strong leadership in creating lasting wealth. Vision and successful implementation are proving more valuable than traditional thinking in today's business arena. Earthful, a company based in India, has complet-ed a pre-Series A funding round led by Fireside Ventures and V3 Ventures, with the addition of Atrium Angels. The total amount raised in this funding round was $2.9 million (26 crore), bringing the total amount raised by Earthful to approximately $4 million.Earthful was founded in 2020 by sisters Veda Gogineni and Sai Sudha Gogineni, who are based in Hyderabad. Earthful develops Plant-Based Multivitamins for Menopause, PCOS, Sleep and Stress Management, as well as Clean Label Protein Powders.Earthful has built up a customer base of over 200,000 customers in the last two years. The company will use the capital raised in this funding round to hire more people in Hyderabad and Mumbai, create a Marketing Office in Mumbai and to expand distribution of their Protein Powders and Supplements throughout India. The founders are also working on a new project centred on Menopause.Earlier, Earthful raised 75 lakh from Ritesh Agarwal, the founder of Oyo Rooms, during an episode of Shark Tank India. In exchange he received 2 percent equity in the company. IN FOCUSNANDINI PIRAMAL OVERTAKES ISHA AMBANI IN INDIA'S WEALTH LISTWOMEN-LED EARTHFUL RAISES 26 CRORE IN PRE-SERIES A FUNDING· Earthful has already raised 26 crore ($2.9 million) in pre-Series A funding· The funding round was led by Fireside Ventures and V3 Ventures· Founded in 2020 by sisters Veda Gogineni and Sai Sudha Gogineni
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