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Tata Motors to spend more than Rs 20 crore on Vista Tech & Nano Twist
BENGALURU: Tata Motors has announced a nation-wide launch of the new Vista VX Tech (Vista Tech) in Bengaluru today.
This comes in after the announcement of the launch of the New Nano Twist made by the company a few days ago. The campaign including TVC, print, online and outdoor in select cities is already underway for it, while a new TVC campaign for the Vista Tech commenced yesterday.
While unveiling the two vehicles, Tata Motors senior vice president commercial passenger vehicle business unit, Ankush Arora, also showcased a 15 second TVC for the Vista Tech created by Rediffusion Y&R and a 30 second TVC for the Nano Twist created by Draftfcb Ulka. “These TVCs’ will run across all channels, national as well as regional, and we plan to have a campaign in print, digital as well as outdoors in a select few cities,” says Arora while talking to indiantelevision.com. The New Nano’s positioning is ‘Celebrate Awareness’, while the tagline for the Vista Tech is ‘Designed to Thrill’.
“The response for the Nano Twist has been good, right since the launch of the vehicle in the Mumbai market a couple of days ago, we have received about 400 bookings from Bengaluru,” informs Arora.
According to industry sources, the automobile market in the country has set upon hard times and this low phase is likely to continue for another six to nine months until the elections are over and the policies of the powers that be at that time are in place.
To push sales, huge discounts on vehicles is more often a norm rather than an exception at present. Industry sources reveal that Tata Motors plans to spend around Rs 10 to 12 crore each for the Vista Tech and the Nano Twist towards mass media communications over the next month or so, probably until the next Auto Expo in New Delhi.
Lodestar UM handles the media buying for these two Tata Motors brands.
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Aman Gupta’s OFF/BEAT secures Rs 100 crore seed funding round
Bessemer backs new venture betting on AI and India’s digital shift
MUMBAI: Aman Gupta has raised Rs 100 crore in seed funding for his new venture OFF/BEAT, with Bessemer Venture Partners leading the round as it bets on a new wave of AI-led, consumer-first businesses in India.
The funding marks an early but significant push for OFF/BEAT, which is positioned to tap into a rapidly evolving market shaped by a digitally native generation and advances in artificial intelligence. The venture aims to build at the intersection of culture and technology, where brand identity and innovation increasingly go hand in hand.
Gupta, best known for co-founding boAt and scaling it into a Rs 3,000 crore-plus business, is now looking to apply those learnings to a new playbook. His focus this time is not just on building a consumer brand, but on leveraging AI and global networks to accelerate growth.
OFF/BEAT founder Aman Gupta said, “Having built from scratch before, I know what capital can do and what it cannot. This time, I was looking for partners with a global perspective who can help me leverage technology and AI, because that is where the future lies. Bessemer’s track record with companies like Anthropic, Shopify, Canva and LinkedIn says it all.”
The choice of investor reflects that ambition. Bessemer Venture Partners has backed global technology players such as Anthropic, Shopify, Canva and LinkedIn, bringing not just capital but strategic support and global reach.
Bessemer Venture Partners partner Anant Vidur Puri said, “We back founders who see around corners. Aman saw how a new India would come to think about aspiration, identity and quality, and built boAt as proof. He is now applying that same instinct to a market being reshaped by AI and by a generation with entirely new expectations.”
The investment comes at a time when India’s startup ecosystem is being reshaped by both consumer behaviour and technological disruption. Founders are increasingly expected to understand not just products, but the cultural shifts that drive adoption.
For OFF/BEAT, the journey is just beginning, but the signal is clear. In a market where attention is fleeting and expectations are rising, building something truly distinctive may be the only way to stay on beat.
