{"id":381,"date":"2019-12-13T15:06:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T09:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/172.105.37.82\/?p=381"},"modified":"2019-12-14T21:01:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T15:31:40","slug":"bombay-shaving-company-raises-8-million-funding-from-lightbox-ventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiacityblog.com\/fashion\/bombay-shaving-company-raises-8-million-funding-from-lightbox-ventures-381\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombay Shaving Company raises $8 million funding from Lightbox Ventures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since its inception BSC has grown a strong foothold in both online and offline markets.<\/em><\/p>\n

Custom shirt brand Bombay Shaving Company has raised $8 million (approximately Rs 56.6 cr) from Mumbai-based venture capital firm Lightbox Ventures.<\/p>\n

In a formal statement founder Akshay Narvekar also spoke about introducing slow fashion,\u201cThe apparel industry is ripe for disruption. The trend of \u2018fast fashion\u2019 has caused reckless consumption which leads to a host of negative externalities. We at Bombay Shirt Company aim to propagate the notion of slow fashion \u2013 a much more careful and considered way to consume apparel.\u201d<\/p>\n

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