– Set To Raise 52 Cr In Maiden Funding Round – 

The community’s Mumbai-based leading business visionary, as also innovator, design thinker and social entrepreneur – Jimmy Mistry, recently announced the launch of Della Leaders Club (DLC) – the world’s first technology-enabled global business platform, designed to create a dynamic and solid support system for leaders across industries, globally. 

In its maiden round of fund-raising, Della Leaders Club aims to raise about Rs. 52 cr (USD 7 million) within three months, over the next few weeks. The funds will be invested in creating a technology back-end for DLC as well as chapter development and setting up infrastructure for expansion in India and globally. According to news sources, Jimmy Mistry, is in discussions with investors to raise funds for this venture and the platform is targeting revenues of $380 million over the next five years. 

DLC aims to give ready-to-apply business knowledge across 26 committees comprising 13 business committees and 13 lifestyle committees, covering the latest trends to keep business leaders ahead of the curve. It plans to launch these knowledge domains across 15 chapters globally in its first phase, and to establish its presence in 120 cities across eight phases. It boasts of over 2,000 Global Honorary Committee Members across 15 cities globally, including New York, London, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad and Indore. Members comprise entrepreneurs, professionals and young leaders who aim to contribute and give back to society. These include Keki Mistry of HDFC, Ibrahim AlHusseini of FullCycle, Dana Al Salem of Yahoo and American celebrity lawyer, David Schwartz. 

The platform was formally inaugurated, in Lonavala on June 12, 2021 in the virtual presence of Nitin Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways and for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, GoI; Aaditya Thackeray – Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment, Maharashtra, alongside global business and domain leaders. While Gadkari commended Jimmy Mistry on launching the platform which would “help leaders in the post-pandemic world… and surely create a new vision for young leadership and entrepreneurship in the world,” Aditya Thackeray heaped praises, saying, “Kudos to your creativity! The world’s first business platform will connect organizations and bring the best of the world to our own country apart from social impact.” 

As a first-generation entrepreneur, Jimmy strongly believes that modern leaders, especially in the post pandemic world, will benefit greatly from the knowledge and experiences from global leaders. His vision for DLC is to create an exclusive and secure global community of leaders that will help each other evolve from a life of success to a life of significance.

“After designing for some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, corporate professionals, celebrities and socialites over the last 25 years, I observed that they were hungry to learn and stay ahead of the curve. We live in a volatile world and I realised that leaders, across industries, need a support system that will empower them. This platform goes beyond just networking and focuses on knowledge development along with community outreach,” said Jimmy Mistry, in a media statement.

DLC will focus on knowledge leadership and exchange, lifestyle guidance and social responsibility, while nurturing a support ecosystem for leaders worldwide. DLC has been able to get on board men and women of eminence – from IVY leagues and their alumni associations to 9 unicorn start-up founders, EO, YPO members, Forbes listers, NYC Best Sellers, Grammy Award winners, top government Attorneys and UN affiliates. The organization lives by an ethos of diversity and equality that encompasses all nationalities, faiths, genders, ages and areas bound in the spirit of entrepreneurship.