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Supam Maheshwari

Supam Maheshwari

Founder

FirstCry

Meet Supam Maheshwari , the visionary behind FirstCry ($4 billion), XpressBees ($1.2 billion), and GlobalBees ($1.12 billion). Starting his journey fresh out of IIM Ahmedabad , Supam launched Brainvisa Technologies in 2000. This e-learning platform catered to over 500,000 students, laying the groundwork for his future billion-dollar ventures. Which also led to long-lasting bonds with his co-founders, Nitin Agarwal and Amitava Saha.

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Starting his journey fresh out of IIM Ahmedabad , Supam launched Brainvisa Technologies in 2000. This e-learning platform catered to over 500,000 students, laying the groundwork for his future billion-dollar ventures. Which also led to long-lasting bonds with his co-founders, Nitin Agarwal and Amitava Saha.

In 2010, Supam identified a gap in the Indian baby product market, giving rise to FirstCry. The hybrid retail model, blending online shopping with 400+ physical stores, thrived with innovative strategies like hospital sampling and private labels like BabyHug.

Undeterred, Supam addressed logistics challenges in 2015, founding XpressBees. Today, it's a logistics giant with operations in 3,000+ cities, handling 3 million deliveries daily for clients like PayTM and Xiaomi.

Company Overview

Meet Supam Maheshwari , the visionary behind FirstCry ($4 billion), XpressBees ($1.2 billion), and GlobalBees ($1.12 billion). Starting his journey fresh out of IIM Ahmedabad , Supam launched Brainvisa Technologies in 2000. This e-learning platform catered to over 500,000 students, laying the groundwork for his future billion-dollar ventures. Which also led to long-lasting bonds with his co-founders, Nitin Agarwal and Amitava Saha.

Meet Supam Maheshwari , the visionary behind FirstCry ($4 billion), XpressBees ($1.2 billion), and GlobalBees ($1.12 billion).

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FounderSupam Maheshwari
RoleFounder
CompanyFirstCry
CountryGlobal
IndustryBusiness
StageGrowth
FundingBootstrapped
Model