Leslin K Seemon
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The magic of ‘Social Investing’ is being realized by many. At Rang De, we are now a proud community of 7300+ Social Investors. Out of these plenty are experts, leaders and laureates from different backgrounds. But don’t take our word for it.
Here are some renowned personalities sharing their experience with Rang De until now.
Hailing from Patna, she has worked with the Times of India and CNBC TV18. Her venture has become India’s biggest and most definitive platform for start-ups and entrepreneur-related stories, news, resources and research reports.
“We all need to rally for Rang De, I have known them for years. They are an amazing bunch of people. Look at their track records; they are committed to the cause since the beginning. They have been leveraging technology & peer to peer lending, making sure people get the capital they need.”
– Shraddha Sharma, yourstory.com
He disrupted the Indian broking industry with a discounted fee model. His company also brought the role of technology in the broking business into prominence. His venture made it easy for youngsters to invest in the stock market.
“It’s not always about a monetary return on Investment. ROI can also be the impact you make in the lives of those you invest. You’re helping people who dont have the privilege, that’s a very right thing to do. An Initiative like Rang De is actually quite great in that sense.”
– Nithin Kamath, Zerodha
Her first job was at Voltas, where she worked on the launch of the soft drink brand Rasna. She worked for the Indian division of Cadbury for 14 years. In 1994, Coca-Cola hired her as its Marketing Director. In 2011, Forbes named her on its list of “Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen”. She has been there and done that.
"Social Investing brings a lot of people into the habit of contributing. It involves everyone to play a role in society. A little from everyone can amount to a lot. I have known Rang De for 10-11 years and 96% of the loans they disbursed have been completely repaid."
– Vinita Bali, Managing Director at Britannia industries
If you have watched Life of Pi, Force 2, Aiyaary or Commando 2. You shall definitely recognize our next Social Investor from the big screens. He is a renowned actor, a national film awardee and has starred in movies across different languages.
"When I got in touch with Rang De, they made me understand their model. How they’re putting money in the hands of people, how investors can track their investments. I think they are the new heroes, enabling us to do good and that’s a sacred responsibility."
– Adil Hussain, Indian actor
He is currently the CEO and Co-founder of Games2win, his fourth Company. The Walt Disney Company acquired his previous Company Mobile2win. Mobile2win presented the idea of SMS service via TV, and the first consumer was Sony. They chose this model to implement voting facilities for the popular television show ‘Indian Idol.’
"We all love instant gratification. We can be so obsessed with a like or a comment, the least we can do is start helping people on platforms like Rang De. The gratification is a million times compared to the prior. I wonder how I didn’t know about Rang De earlier."
– Alok Kejriwal, Game2win
Aaaand………….. that sums it up!
We are really grateful to have these luminaries as our Social Investors. It’s been three years, since our inception as an RBI-regulated peer-to-peer lending platform. We have disbursed 45+ crores as social investment across India.
But we have only started!
You too can become a Rang De Social Investor, visit www.rangde.in today and make a social Investment/