“With a passion for driving change and innovation, which is also the core element of Limeroad’s culture, I got together with my co-founders to build something transformational.”
Coming from a middle-class background, Suchi Mukherjee is the visionary behind LimeRoad, an online shopping platform established in 2012. Recognized as India’s inaugural women’s social shopping website, LimeRoad caters to clothing and accessories for women, men, and kids.
Mukherjee has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career, including being voted No. 1 among “Rising Talent- Global Leaders Under 40” by the Global Women’s Forum in 2011. She received the Coolest Startup of the Year award from Business Today in 2015, INFOCOM Women of the Year in 2015, the Unicorn Startup Award from NDTV in 2016, and a nomination for the ET Startup Award by The Economic Times in 2017.
Hailing from Haryana, Suchi Mukherjee excelled academically, earning her degree at St. Stephen’s College in Delhi and later obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Economics with Maths from the University of Cambridge. She continued her studies at Cambridge, earning an MSc in Finance and Economics.
Suchi Mukherjee’s Career Odyssey
Mukherjee’s professional journey includes roles as a Senior Associate of Corporate Finance at Lehman Brothers, Director of Change and Business Development at Virgin Media, and positions at eBay Inc., where she rose to Director and member of the Executive Management Team at Skype. She also served as the Managing Director & GM at GumTree, an eBay Inc. company, leading it to the No. 1 position.
Suchi Mukherjee’s Vision:
Inspired by the potential of technology in the fashion industry, Mukherjee aimed to create LimeRoad as a platform for manufacturers, designers, and sellers to thrive while providing users with access to beautiful products. Her vision addressed the absence of a platform connecting people with accessories manufactured outside India, and LimeRoad has since become a prominent female-founded fashion brand in India.