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Indian Cricketer <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/IPL-Auction-Yuvraj-Singh-sold-at-Rs-7-crore-to-Sunrisers-Hyderabad/articleshow/50878881.cms" target="_BLANK￿￿￿￿">Yuvraj Singh</a>, who runs the charity foundation called <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Yuvraj-Singhs-YouWeCan-invests-in-Rahul-Yadavs-Intelligent-Interfaces/articleshow/50392847.cms" target="_BLANK￿￿￿￿">YouWeCan</a>, announced that the charity is now venturing into the fast-moving fashion casual wear space, under the label of YWC. As per the plans, YWC will have both offline and online stores. 
 
For this, Singh, who <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Yuvi-means-business-Know-what-is-keeping-the-cricket-star-occupied-off-the-field/articleshow/46835693.cms" target="_BLANK￿￿￿￿">strictly means business</a>, has entered into a deal with listed apparel maker <keyword id="2381593" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Suditi-Industries">Suditi Industries</keyword>, which has been making apparel for MTV, FC Barcelona and Manchester City FC. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Yuvrajs-Youwecan-Ventures-invests-in-EduKart/articleshow/47782283.cms" target="_BLANK￿￿￿￿">Yuvraj's Youwecan Ventures invests in EduKart</a> 
 
"The brand <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Yuvraj-Singhs-YouWeCan-has-invested-in-a-sports-startup-and-he-is-putting-his-heart-into-it/articleshow/49239910.cms" target="_BLANK￿￿￿￿">YWC</a> will be focused on premium fashion. Premium celebrity merchandising is a wide open space," Suditi chairman and managing director Pawan Agarwal told ET. 
 
As of now, details of this new fashion line are in the process of being fine-tuned, but from what we know, it will include high-fashion lines for men, women and children. Suditi will be responsible for designing and manufacturing the exclusive range of lifestyle and fashion apparel. 
 
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Yuvraj Singh’s 'YouWeCan' will now foray into lifestyle and fashion

<keyword id="536283" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rahul-Yadav">Rahul Yadav</keyword>, ex CEO of <keyword id="1960231" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Housing-com">Housing.com</keyword> and the bad boy of Indian start-up space, has found a ray of hope for his new start-up <keyword id="3168655" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Intelligent-Interfaces">Intelligent Interfaces</keyword>. This hope has come in the form of <keyword id="1133262" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Youwecan">YouWeCan</keyword> ventures, a <keyword id="351" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Yuvraj-Singh">Yuvraj Singh</keyword> initiative. The start-up aims to improve efficiency in governance. 
 "Proud to back Rahul Yadav and Intelligent Interfaces (ii) in helping the Government govern 100x better with the help of technology. Get ready for the (r)evolution!," Yuvraj Singh posted on his Facebook account, along with an image showing himself with Yadav and <keyword id="3190239" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Azeem-Zainulbhai">Azeem Zainulbhai</keyword>, Yadav’s co-founder. 
 
The details of the investments have not been disclosed by Yadav or Singh. 
 
The last we knew, Flipkart co-founders Sachin and Binny Bansal had made an undisclosed investment in Singh’s new venture. 
 Regarding YouWeCan, the venture was launched in April this year as a $10-million seedstage venture capital fund. He co-founded it with <keyword id="2926011" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nishant-Singhal">Nishant Singhal</keyword>, with an aim to back internet start-ups in the country. 
 
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Yuvraj Singh's YouWeCan invests in Rahul Yadav's Intelligent Interfaces

<keyword id="351" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Yuvraj-Singh">Yuvraj Singh</keyword> means business, whether on or off the field. Online education services marketplace <keyword id="1066163" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Edukart">EduKart</keyword>.com has raised $1 million (about Rs 6.4 crore) in a fresh round of funding led by cricketer Yuvraj Singh's newly-launched <keyword id="6357097" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="venture-capital">venture capital</keyword> fund <keyword id="2797838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="YouWeCan-Ventures">YouWeCan Ventures</keyword> and United Finsec, the family office of the Holostik Group. 
 
The Delhi-based startup will use the proceeds from the latest round of fundraising, which also saw Dave McClure-led seed stage accelerator and fund 500 Startups invest in the venture, to ramp up its team, marketing and technology while bringing more courses and course providers on to the platform. 
 
"India's education industry continues to be an extremely fragmented market. We are hoping to provide students with far greater depth through EduKart," said Ishan Gupta, co-founder and chief executive of the company. 
 The company's existing group of angel investors also participated in the latest round of equity financing. The group includes Vijay Shekhar Sharma, chairman and managing director of mobile commerce and recharge venture Paytm, Patni scions Amit and Arihant Patni, and <keyword id="2913729" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Manish-Kheterpal">Manish Kheterpal</keyword>, the former director of private equity fund Providence Equity Partners. 
 
Till date, EduKart has raised angel funding of about $2 million (Rs 12.8 crore). 
 
Yuvraj Singh said, "Focus on education is also a must in today's cut-throat competitive environment. EduKart can really become your trusted partner in making the right choices." 
According to industry data, India's education sector is pegged at about $60 billion (Rs 3.8 lakh crore). But the total amount of foreign direct investments inflow into the sector stood at just $1.07 billion (Rs 6,848 crore) between April 2000 and January 2015, according to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. 
 Edukart, which was founded in 2011 by the unrelated duo of Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni Ishan Gupta and IIM Kozhikode graduate <keyword id="918804" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mayank-Gupta">Mayank Gupta</keyword>, is now targeting listing of 10,000 courses and 500 course providers on the marketplace. Mayank Gupta, however, is no longer with the company. 
 
The startup currently has 2,000 courses listed on its platform and it works with over 90 education organisations including coaching centres, universities and institutions such as Indian School of Business and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. 
"Education spending is on the rise among the tech-savvy Indian middle class. I believe that the online distribution of education products and services will have significant growth in the coming years," said Pankaj Jain, partner at 500 Startups. 
 
EduKart is targeting revenue of $8-10 million (up to Rs 64 crore) and looking to announce its first profit by the end of this fiscal.

Yuvraj's Youwecan Ventures invests in EduKart

Forget Salman Khan and for that matter even Rajnikant. <keyword id="351" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yuvraj-Singh">Yuvraj Singh</keyword> is a true real life hero. He fights cancer, makes a rocking comeback and then decides to play a literal ‘angel’ to the budding entrepreneurs. A man with a firm head on his shoulders, given his life experiences, Yuvraj today is more passionate about living his life like never before. A cancer survivor, a superstar cricketer, a match winner and then an investor- you can make Yuvi wear as many hats as possible. But in the end, he is the one who takes the trophy home. Wearing his dimpled smile that perfectly suits a persona, Yuvraj looks a perfect leader when addressing people. In town in the capital city to promote his association with smartphone maker Oppo, Business Insider caught up with him for a truly candid conversation to bring to you Yuvraj Singh like never before. 
 
So tell us about Youwecan ventures 
I wanted to start a few business opportunities. The online world is quite big and I want to invest in some future ventures. I would be helping young entrepreneurs to expand the business and make India a better place. We have plans to invest Rs 40-50 crores over next few years. We expect to raise Rs 250-300 crores from other investor by 2020. 
 
From technology advisory, financial advisory, seed capital, if you have an idea and the capability to bootstrap your idea, we are there. Youwecan will endorse your business idea and give you the kick-start you need. 
 
What are the other important things that keep you busy when not playing <keyword id="1521" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cricket">cricket</keyword>? 
I love playing football, tennis &amp; skating apart from cricket. Also, I love reading books. 
 
Tell us about your everyday fitness regime? 
My regime is mostly off-season, because that’s when I can put in the extra hours. It’s very difficult to put in that time when the season starts. Of course, then it is about maintaining fitness by doing weights in the gym and very light running. But running is something that is always required. 
 
What is your diet routine like? 
I concentrate on eating good carbs and more of protein. I take brown rice instead of normal rice and use gluten-free atta instead of wheat roti. Sticking to this diet helps me maintain good health and stay fit. 
 
What is your motivation factor? 
My motivation comes from within. I am one of those who believe in fighting hard and never giving up. My mother is my biggest strength and gives me immense courage. 
 
...And now for some fun rapid answers: 
What are the wardrobe essentials for you? 
Smart casuals 
 
What is your favourite cologne? 
Armani 
 
What is your favourite vacation destination? 
London 
 
What is your favourite dish? 
Kadi chawal 
 
What is your favourite city and where you would like to settle? 
Mumbai 
 
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Yuvraj Singh opens up about his
entrepreneurship, fitness and motivation

Starting an entrepreneurial venture of their own is nothing new for Indian cricketers . The ‘God of cricket’ <keyword id="6354267" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sachin-Tendulkar">Sachin Tendulkar</keyword>, Dada aka Saurav Ganguly, Virendra Sehwag and <keyword id="368" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Harbhajan-Singh">Harbhajan Singh</keyword>, all of these cricketing stars have done it. And now, youth icon <keyword id="351" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yuvraj-Singh">Yuvraj Singh</keyword> has also joined the league. 
 An Economic Times report stated that Yuvi, who’s considered to Delhi Daredevil’s USP in the upcoming <keyword id="6354831" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Premier-League">Indian Premier League</keyword> (IPL), is starting a new innings as a businessman. The 33-year-old cricketer is floating a venture fund, <keyword id="2798258" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="YouWeCan-Venture">YouWeCan Venture</keyword>, which aims to support young entrepreneurs by investing in startups across sectors. 
 
Over a period of three to five years, Yuvi will put about Rs 50 crore in this new venture fund, which is expected to secure around Rs 300 crore from other investors during the same period. 
 
While talking to the financial daily at his Gurgaon residence, Yuvraj said, "I had been thinking about this for four-five years. There are a lot of young entrepreneurs with great high-potential ideas and I plan to invest in these startups, to build their brands and companies." 
 
He further told ET, "Many of my friends and associates will co-invest in building large-scale brands and firms," but didn’t disclose any information about whom he was referring to. 
 
Nishant Singhal, a co-promoter of the fund, informed the business daily that the plan also includes setting up of a chain of restaurants under the brand YouWeX. However, the format of the restaurant hasn’t been finalised yet. 
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Yuvi means business! Know what is keeping the cricket star occupied off the field

<keyword id="6357120" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="PayTM">Paytm</keyword> acquired online education startup <keyword id="1066163" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Edukart">Edukart</keyword> and absorbed the team of about 50 employees. EduKart's founder Ishan Gupta has joined Paytm as Vice President-Business and will build a seller services ecosystem for merchants on Paytm which will include financing, marketing, packaging and fulfilment services. 
 
The deal involves only employment contract so far. 
 
“There is no cash consideration for the deal, and EduKart is separately in talks for a strategic sale of its assets like brand, website and content with education companies,” Gupta told ET. 
 Paytm founder <keyword id="198636" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vijay-Shekhar-Sharma">Vijay Shekhar Sharma</keyword> is one of the first angel investors in Edukart, which was founded in 2011. The startup raised $2 million in funding from cricketer Yuvraj Singh-backed <keyword id="2797838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="YouWeCan-Ventures">YouWeCan Ventures</keyword>, early-stage fund 500 Startups and family office United Finsec. 
 
As per EduKart, it has more than 10,000 paid students on its platform and partnerships with more than 120 course providers. 
 
"We just wanted to grow faster, but as the markhit a funding winter we wanted to be cautious. And we thought the team could do better as part of a larger ecosystem," Gupta told ET. 
 
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