Number of Portfolio Companies 22
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
  • Primary Job Title Senior Vice President - eRB (eCommerce, Digital & Ventures) & Greater China
  • Primary Organization 
    Reckitt
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Secondary Market, Seed, Venture

Arjun Purkayastha is a purpose driven leader with extensive global experience managing diverse businesses and multi-cultural teams at FTSE Top 10 and Fortune 100 companies - Reckitt and P&G. He has a strong track record of building outperforming teams, iconic brands & innovative business models across 60+ countries having lived & worked

in the UK, Singapore, South Korea.

Number of Investments 26
Arjun Purkayastha has made 26 investments. Their latest investment was Series B - Pilgrim on Sep 26, 2023, when Pilgrim raised
$13M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 26, 2023
Pilgrim
—
Series B - Pilgrim
$13M
Aug 8, 2023
Go Zero
—
Seed Round - Go Zero
$1M
Jul 7, 2023
JustMyRoots
—
Angel Round - JustMyRoots
—
May 15, 2023
XYXX Apparels
—
Series C - XYXX Apparels
₹1.1B
May 2, 2023
Hypd Marketing Technologies Pvt Ltd
—
Seed Round - Hypd Marketing Technologies Pvt Ltd
$4M
Mar 15, 2023
Gynoveda
—
Series A - Gynoveda
$10M
Feb 28, 2023
Perfora
—
Series A - Perfora
₹207M
Jan 4, 2023
Hoovu Fresh
—
Angel Round - Hoovu Fresh
₹10M
Dec 28, 2022
The Whole Truth
—
Series B - The Whole Truth
$15M
Nov 22, 2022
The Kabadiwala
No
Seed Round - The Kabadiwala
$2M
Number of Partner Investments 2
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 28, 2021
Bombay Shaving Company
Reckitt
Yes
Venture Round - Bombay Shaving Company
₹450M
Nov 23, 2020
Oxwash
RB Ventures
Yes
Seed Round - Oxwash
£1.8M
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 1
Arjun Purkayastha has 2 current jobs as Co-Founder & Chairman at Access VC and Senior Vice President - eRB (eCommerce, Digital & Ventures) & Greater China at Reckitt. Additionally, Arjun Purkayastha has had 1 past job as the Associate Marketing Director at Procter & Gamble Company.
  • Access VC Co-Founder & ChairmanJun 2020
  • Reckitt Senior Vice President - eRB (eCommerce, Digital & Ventures) & Greater ChinaFeb 2012
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Procter & Gamble Company
Associate Marketing DirectorMar 2001Jan 2012
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 4
Arjun Purkayastha holds 4 board and advisor roles including Member of the Board of Directors at Bombay Shaving Company, Advisory Board Member at Sauce.vc, and Global Advisor at Teja Ventures.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Healthily
Member of the Board of DirectorsAug 2019Jun 2022
eCommerce Enabler
Board ObserverMay 2022May 2022
Pharmapacks
Board MemberFeb 2019Apr 2022
UpSpring
Board MemberFeb 2019Jan 2022
Arjun Purkayastha studied at St. Stephen's College, DelhiSingularity University, and INSEAD.
Number of News Articles 25
Funding Round•Sep 26, 2023
Pilgrim raised $13,000,000 / Series B from Arjun Purkayastha and 3 other investors
Funding Round•Aug 8, 2023
Go Zero raised $1,000,000 / Seed from Arjun Purkayastha and 6 other investors
Funding Round•Jul 7, 2023
Funding Round•May 15, 2023
XYXX Apparels raised ₹1,100,000,000 / Series C from Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund and 4 other investors
Funding Round•May 2, 2023
Funding Round•Mar 15, 2023
Gynoveda raised $10,000,000 / Series A from Alteria Capital and 6 other investors
Funding Round•Feb 28, 2023
Perfora raised ₹207,000,000 / Series A from Arjun Purkayastha and 4 other investors
Funding Round•Jan 4, 2023
Hoovu Fresh raised ₹10,000,000 / Angel from Aman Gupta and 2 other investors
Funding Round•Dec 28, 2022
The Whole Truth raised $15,000,000 / Series B from Arjun Purkayastha and 6 other investors
Funding Round•Nov 22, 2022