# Ravi Thakran

> Ravi Thakran is a seed investor at L Catterton Asia (Singapore) backing News and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [L Catterton Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/l-capital-asia)
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravi-thakran-b2007919

Ravi Thakran is a seed investor at L Catterton Asia in Singapore focused on News and SaaS. Ravinder Singh Thakran, also known as Ravi, serves as a Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of L Capital Asia, L.L.C. Thakran serves as the President of Sephora. He has been the Group President of South Asia, South East Asia and Middle East at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton since September 3, 2007. He is the Head of LVMH AsiaPacific. He is the leader for investments in emerging markets. Previously, he served as an Executive at Swatch Group AG, Nike Inc., and Tata Sons Limited. He joined the Tata Group in 1989. He serves as the Chairman of LVMH Southeast Asia and Middle East. He serves as a Director of Groupe Arnault SAS. He has been a Director of Cinemax India Limited since January 30, 2013. He served as a Non-Executive & Non Independent Director of PVR Limited from October 8, 2012 to July 24, 2015. Thakran holds a Masters in Science and Masters in Business Administration from IIM Ahmadabad.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2 | 67% |
| Singapore | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Future Lifestyle Fashions | Future Lifestyle Fashions Limited operates as an integrated fashion company in India. It primarily operates a chain of department retail format stores under the Central name; youth fashion stores under the Brand Factory name; sportswear and sports goods specialty chain under the Planet Sports name; and fashionable, stylish, social media savvy, andselfie-lovers fashion stores under the I Am In name. The company offers formal menswear, casual wear, active or sportswear, women’s ethnic wear, women’s denim wear, women’s casual wear, footwear, and accessories under a portfolio of fashion brands. |  | Post-IPO Equity | May 18, 2018 |  |
| ThePrint | Printline Media is a venture that publishes, ThePrint.in, a news, analysis, opinion and knowledge venture, launched in August 2017 by editor Shekhar Gupta. It focuses on politics and policy, government, and governance. Its leadership team includes India’s most experienced and respected journalists with proven track records in the finest newsorganizations.The news organization is headquartered in New Delhi and is in the process of building a network across India because we believe in investing in investigative and questioning journalism. | $5.3M |  | Jul 11, 2017 |  |
| Crayon Data | Based in Singapore, Crayon Data is a big data startup, with an ambitious vision to ‘simplify the world's choices’. Crayon’s flagship product Maya is the world’s only choice engine, delivering digital personal experiences centered around taste.Powered by Crayon’s patented TasteGraph, ChoiceAI and Lifestyle Marketplace, Maya makes itpossible for any enterprise to compete in the ‘lifestyle economy’, by getting you 5 mins of each customer’s time.Crayon has been recommended in several Gartner reports including, the Gartner Digital Commerce Vendor Guide and Hype Cycle 2016. Crayon Data has been consistently awarded on various global platforms, including: 1. Top 5 in IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge 2014 2. Winner at TiE Silicon Valley’s TiE50 Awards in the software vertical 3. Finalist at Code_n 2014 @ CEBIT, Hannover: the only big data company from Asia 4. Part of interesting startups selected from the START track at Web Summit, Dublin 5. Selected as one of the top 50 emerging tech companies in India at InTech50 2015 6. Finalist at OrangeFab 2015 | $1.4M | Seed | Sep 18, 2013 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Openspace Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/openspace-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About L Catterton Asia

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

L Catterton Asia seeks to partner with well-positioned and distinctive businesses in attractive consumer categories that we target. We provide differentiated operating and strategic support to our partners’ businesses, all focused on enhancing performance and investment returns to the benefit of all stakeholders. L Catterton Asia is the largestPan-Asian consumer-focused private equity firm that operates within a global firm, providing unique revenue and operating capabilities to its partners.

5 contacts available at L Catterton Asia.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Huh | Managing Director, Singapore | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-huh |
| Frankie Chan | Managing Director, North East Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frankie-chan-2 |
| Gilbert Ong | Chief Financial Officer, Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gilbert-ong |
| Harry Markl | Managing Director, Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harry-markl-2 |
| Jun Wang | Managing Director, South East Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jun-wang-6 |

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## FAQ

### What does Ravi Thakran invest in?

Ravi Thakran invests primarily in News, SaaS and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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 Ravi Thakran last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ravi Thakran closed in May 2018. 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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