# Gunjan Soni

> Gunjan Soni is a Series A investor at ZALORA (Bengaluru) backing Retail and Apparel. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ZALORA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zalora)
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunjan-soni-b42084a

Gunjan Soni is a Series A investor at ZALORA in Bengaluru focused on Retail and Apparel. Gunjan Soni is the Chief Marketing Officer and Head, International Brands Business at Myntra. She brings with her over twelve years of diverse experience in strategy, operations and marketing with a passion for advanced big data analytics. In her previous role as Executive Vice President for Strategy and CEO Office, with Star India, she worked onnew initiatives in Content, Sports and Digital.Prior to joining Star India, Gunjan was a Partner at McKinsey and worked across multiple consumer sectors and geographies, including India, UK, Singapore and Bhutan. She is credited for starting McKinsey's Scientific Marketing practice for India. Gunjan was also awarded as one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Media, Marketing and Advertising in 2016 by IMPACT, an Exchange4media Group.Gunjan is an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur and has also worked with Infosys as a software engineer at the beginning of her career.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Apparel | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Souled Store | The Souled Store is an online retailer that sells a range of fashion items and accessories to its users.The platform's product portfolio consists of t-shirts, mobile covers, badges, boxers, pajamas, notebooks, mugs, posters, coasters, backpacks, socks, umbrellas, tote bags, painted shoes, and wristbands. Furthermore, it enables its users tocreate personalized t-shirts. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 07, 2022 |  |
| Bright Money | Bright is an AI-powered app that gives every consumer a path to get debt-free. It helps consumers delete all forms of debt (credit card, student loan, auto loan) and designs tailored credit products powered by Machine Learning. Bright Money uses artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to analyze users' financial data. It canprovide personalized insights into their spending habits, budgeting, and overall financial health. The company aims to help users achieve financial wellness by providing them with tools and insights to reduce financial stress, build savings, and make informed financial decisions. | $31M | Series A | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| The Souled Store | The Souled Store is an online retailer that sells a range of fashion items and accessories to its users.The platform's product portfolio consists of t-shirts, mobile covers, badges, boxers, pajamas, notebooks, mugs, posters, coasters, backpacks, socks, umbrellas, tote bags, painted shoes, and wristbands. Furthermore, it enables its users tocreate personalized t-shirts. | $10M | Series B | Aug 04, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Elevation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevation-capital-6e8a) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpha Wave Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-wave-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alpha Wave Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/falcon-edge-capital-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hummingbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hummingbird-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ZALORA

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

ZALORA is an e-commerce platform and website that provides fashion and footwear products. It provides users with clothing and footwear from fashion labels such as Mango, Nike, Puma, Casio, Calvin Klein, Levi's, and more.Users can view images of their desired fashion product and purchase it online. It also provides users with fashion tipsand advice. In addition, it offers users with an online magazine and discounts.ZALORA received $112 million private equity on December 3, 2013. It was launched in March 2012, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

4 contacts available at ZALORA.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gunjan Soni | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gunjan-soni-2 |
| Rostin Javadi | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rostin-javadi |
| Ahmad Sarjono | Product Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmad-sarjono |
| Louis Gerondeau | Regional Sales Planner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/louis-gerondeau |

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## FAQ

### What does Gunjan Soni invest in?

Gunjan Soni invests primarily in Retail, Apparel and Fashion startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gunjan Soni last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gunjan Soni closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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