Srikumar Misra
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Srikumar Misra | |
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| Born | Cuttack, Odisha, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Masters in Business Administration (MBA) |
| Alma mater | Xavier Institute of Management University of Texas at Austin |
Srikumar Misra is an Indian serial entrepreneur known for founding Milk Mantra,[1]
Education
[edit]Misra was born in Cuttack, Odisha. He earned a masters degree in business administration from Xavier Institute of Management[2] and pursued a postgraduate program from the University of Texas at Austin.[3]
Career
[edit]Misra headed the mergers and acquisitions department at Tetley, a London-based tea company owned by the Tata Group.[4] He was also part of Yale University's World Fellows Program in 2021.[2][5] He left this job to set up a food business to address the trust issues between consumers and food in India, caused by opaque supply chains and adulterated food.[6] Along with his wife Rashima Misra, he founded a dairy food company called Milk Mantra in Bhubaneswar in August 2009.[7][8][9] They spent two years raising funds from 22 angel investors and Aavishkaar Venture Capital.[citation needed]
In 2014, Misra received the Emerging Business Leader Award for his work supporting rural entrepreneurs in Odisha.[10] In 2016, he received the John P. McNulty Prize for his innovative social impact ventures.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ John, Nirmal (2016-05-10). "The toast of Odisha". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ a b University, X. I. M. (2020-02-09). "Alumni Achievements - XIM University". Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Srikumar Misra – Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program". worldfellows.yale.edu.
- ^ Singh, Rajiv (23 February 2021). "Milk Mantra: Unsettling The Dairy Biggies With Premium Play". Forbes India. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Regional companies outpacing dairy majors in India". Business Today. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "How Milk Mantra Became The Taste Of Odisha". Forbes India. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "VCs get gung-ho about start-ups". The Financial Express. 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Cashing in on cows, Milk Mantra style".
- ^ "Dairy Startup Milk Mantra Sees Bigger Market Share in Eastern India". Bloomberg. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Milk Mantra founder bags OdishaInc Emerging Business Leader Award". Odisha Diary. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Introducing the 2019 McNulty Prize Laureates". McNulty Foundation. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-23.