Shantanu Deshpande

Founder & CEO, Bombay Shaving Company | D2C Entrepreneur | Investor | Brand Builder | Podcast Host, Bombay Shaving Company

Business, Strategy & Entrepreneurship | Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Customer Satisfaction

Shantanu Deshpande

Biography

Shantanu Deshpande is the Founder and CEO of Visage Lines Personal Care Pvt Ltd, the company behind Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae, one of India’s fastest-growing D2C personal care businesses. With over 15 years of professional experience, he has spent the last decade building Visage Lines into a category-defining brand known for design-led innovation, strong marketing, and consumer-first thinking. Today, the company operates at a scale of ₹600+ crores, making it one of India’s leading shaving and grooming brands. Prior to entrepreneurship, Shantanu worked at McKinsey & Company, advising organisations on growth, strategy, marketing, and organisational transformation. He is also an active investor, managing The Barbershop Fund and a personal portfolio of 50+ startups across India’s consumer and digital ecosystem. Through his podcast and platforms, he actively contributes to India’s startup ecosystem by sharing insights on entrepreneurship, brand building, and scaling modern consumer businesses.

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