Varun Alagh
VA
Delhi
Mamaearth

Varun Alagh

An FMCG marketer who left HUL to build the kind of brand HUL wouldn't — clean, founder-led, India-first.

FMCG-grade rigorBrand buildingMargin focus
Struggles

Industry skeptics doubted D2C could survive when ads got expensive — Varun proved it with margin discipline.

Family

Married to co-founder Ghazal. Family-led brand.

The full story

From day one to today.

The journey

Milestones, not magic.

2016

Quit Hindustan Unilever to co-found Mamaearth with Ghazal.

2019

Acquired Momspresso, BBlunt, expanded product lines.

2022

D2C unicorn — and IPO.

2024

Honasa Consumer — multi-brand house.

Companies & ventures

What Varun has built.

Wins
  • Built Mamaearth into a defining brand from Delhi.
Setbacks
  • Industry skeptics doubted D2C could survive when ads got expensive — Varun proved it with margin discipline.
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