The former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has reportedly joined Spinny as a strategic investor. The company offers a pre-owned car retailing platform. The announcement came on Tuesday. The amount of the investment made by the cricket legend in the company has not been disclosed.
Speaking of the development for Spinny, the company in a press statement denoted,
“Spinny has partnered with Indian sporting legend Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin is a strategic investor in the company, as well as lead brand endorser,”
Niraj Singh, Founder & CEO of Spinny, said,
“Having him onboard with Spinny is absolutely heart-warming, and we are proud to welcome our newest captain of squad Spinny, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar,”
The company said it has chosen to work with the universal role model who stands for performance, resilience, and continuous improvement.
On his association with Spinny, Tendulkar said,
“Our country is becoming younger and our ambitions bigger. Entrepreneurs of today are creating solutions that cater to this ambition. I am very happy to be associated with Spinny – a team which aspires to create solutions the right way,”
Earlier this tear, Spinny also announced its association with PV Sindhu, Indian ace shutter and Olympic medalist.
Spinny joined India’s startup unicorn club last month after raising a whopping $285 million sum from ADQ, Tiger Global and more.