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India's D2C brand Sugar Cosmetics closes USD 21 million Series C funding
The five-year old consumer brand has manufacturing facilities across Germany, Italy, USA, and Korea, besides India, and sells its products globally.
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Moulishree Srivastava
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I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.
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