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Raj Shamani

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Raj Shamani
CEO & Co-Founder of
Shamani Industries (1988)
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Raj Shamani is Founder of Shamani Industries, a leading FMCG brand in Central India, and host of Figuring Out, one of India's top podcasts featuring guests like Bill Gates, MS Dhoni, and Emmanuel Macron.

Before founding

Raj studied at National Public School and earned his BBA from Prestige Institute of Management & Research and MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research. He started his family's FMCG business at age 16 when financial difficulties pushed him into entrepreneurship.

Founder Insights

Raj is the youngest Indian to represent India at the United Nations, has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries, given four TEDx Talks, and is a bestselling author of Build Don't Talk. He was featured as Top 5 Young Influencers of India by YourStory and Top 10 Young Entrepreneurs in India by Asian Age.

Experience

Raj expanded Shamani Industries from a 90 lakh annual turnover to 200 crore within 24 months, trained 70+ housewives under the Auntypreneur women empowerment program, and is a contract manufacturer for Info Edge-backed ShopKirana. He founded House of X in 2022, raising $3.09M from Lightspeed Venture Partners and angel investors including Nikhil Kamath, Varun Alagh, and Ghazal Alagh.

Scale & Impact

Shamani Industries manufactures 16+ products consumed by households across Central India with 201-500 employees, while his Figuring Out podcast has over 10 million subscribers and 2 million Instagram followers. His platform House of X helps creators launch D2C brands in 7 days, democratizing brand creation in India's creator economy.

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Raj Shamani

Shamani Industries
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Raj Shamani

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Shamani Industries

Industry

eCommerce

Year Founded

1988

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About

Raj Shamani is Founder of Shamani Industries, a leading FMCG brand in Central India, and host of Figuring Out, one of India's top podcasts featuring guests like Bill Gates, MS Dhoni, and Emmanuel Macron.

Before founding

Raj studied at National Public School and earned his BBA from Prestige Institute of Management & Research and MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research. He started his family's FMCG business at age 16 when financial difficulties pushed him into entrepreneurship.

Founder Insights

Raj is the youngest Indian to represent India at the United Nations, has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries, given four TEDx Talks, and is a bestselling author of Build Don't Talk. He was featured as Top 5 Young Influencers of India by YourStory and Top 10 Young Entrepreneurs in India by Asian Age.

Experience

Raj expanded Shamani Industries from a 90 lakh annual turnover to 200 crore within 24 months, trained 70+ housewives under the Auntypreneur women empowerment program, and is a contract manufacturer for Info Edge-backed ShopKirana. He founded House of X in 2022, raising $3.09M from Lightspeed Venture Partners and angel investors including Nikhil Kamath, Varun Alagh, and Ghazal Alagh.

Scale & Impact

Shamani Industries manufactures 16+ products consumed by households across Central India with 201-500 employees, while his Figuring Out podcast has over 10 million subscribers and 2 million Instagram followers. His platform House of X helps creators launch D2C brands in 7 days, democratizing brand creation in India's creator economy.

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