From Snapdeal to Ola: A look at investments made by Ratan Tata

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Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of the $100-billion Tata Group, had made a personal investment in online jewellery store Bluestone.com in September 2014, his second such investment in e-commerce in less than two weeks.

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After investing in three e-commerce companies, Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, picked up a minority stake in CarDekho.com, a leading classified auto portal, for an undisclosed sum in February 2015. The investment was made in his personal capacity. Tata had shown a keen interest in internet companies with all his four investments taking place over six months. He had been acting as advisor to these companies.(www.cardekho.com)

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Ratan Tata had purchased a minority stake in Grameen Capital India (GCI) in March 2015. The exact amount of investment was not disclosed. Grameen Capital India (GCI) advises and arranges finance for microfinance institution. (www.grameencapital.in)

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Ratan Tata had made an undisclosed investment in the company in March 2015 and took up an advisory role there, marking his fifth investment in the burgeoning domestic e-commerce sector. (www.paytm.com)

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Iconic business leader Ratan Tata had acquired a stake in Chinese handset maker Xiaomi, the first investment by any Indian in the smartphone maker in April 2015. (www.mi.com)

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Iconic business leader Ratan Tata has acquired a stake in Kaaryah in June 2015, a fashion portal for women’s wear, making it his latest personal investment in technology ventures. (www.kaarya.com)

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Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata, who had shown a penchant for investing in startups in the past two years, cherry-picked online cab aggregator Ola in July 2015. Tata made this investment in his personal capacity. The amount invested remained undisclosed.(www.olacabs.com)