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Time is nigh!
Celebrity
StartUp
Portfolios
The data says otherwise.
Take Virat Kohli.
Go Digit is his crown jewel - ₹9,371 Cr in revenue and ₹425 Cr profit.
But Wrogn, Rage Coffee, Blue Tribe?
All burn cash despite the brand value his name brings.
MS Dhoni has gone a different route.
Cars24 scaled to ₹6,000 Cr revenue but posted a ₹516 Cr loss. Khatabook is in the red too.
The surprise? Garuda Aerospace - profitable at ₹16 Cr, a rare outlier.
Deepika Padukone has invested in consumer brands.
Purplle, Blue Tokai, Epigamia, Mokobara. Popular names, but all loss-making.
Here’s the bigger insight.
- Revenue growth is everywhere. Profitability is scarce.
- Distribution helps you get attention, not sustainability.
- Even with the biggest names attached, execution and economics decide outcomes.
The pattern is clear → celebrity money and reach don’t change fundamentals.
Unit economics, retention, and burn still apply the same.
