Ananth Narayanan, Founder of Mensa Brands

About Ananth Narayanan

Ananth Narayanan is the co-founder and CEO of Mensa Brands, a Bengaluru-based company that acquires and scales direct-to-consumer brands. Before founding Mensa Brands in 2021, he was the CEO of Myntra and co-founder and CEO of Medlife. Mensa Brands achieved unicorn status within six months of its launch.

Ananth Narayanan at a glance

• Company: Mensa Brands
• Total raised: $201M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Accel Partners, Falcon Edge Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, DST Global, Tiger Global, Mukesh Bansal
• Location: Bengaluru, India

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