Priyanka Gill | Founder of of POPxo and MyGlamm

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Priyanka Gill

Priyanka Gill has been a big name in the fashion industry, and business world. She was born on 2 June 1980. She is the CEO of POPxo, and co-founder of MyGlamm.

Early Life and Education

Priyanka Gill was born in Punjab. She completed her schooling at Vidya Devi Jindal School and then went to Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi to pursue her degree in English Literature. 

After completing her education, Priyanka went to pursue her EMBA at London Business School and Columbia Business School.

Career

With POPxo

In 2012, Priyanka Gill started a fashion blog which was named eStylista. In a pre-series A funding which was backed by Rajan Anandan and Mithul Sacheti.

Among the list of 30 most ambitious startups and scale-ups in the region, POPxo’s name came in the Unilever Foundry30 Southeast Asia and Australasia.

 With MyGlamm

In the mid of 2020, Priyanka Gill took a decision to merge POPxo with MyGlamm. MyGlamm is a beauty and make-up product brand which was founded by Sanghvi Beauty and Technologies Pvt Ltd in the year 2017. Later, during her work Priyanka Gill was appointed as the co-founder of the joint entity.

As a Journalist

She also contributed to many international publications like The Independent and Travel + Leisure. She has also written for an Indian lifestyle magazine as Hi! BLITZ. Priyanka worked as an editor for Harper Bazaar India. 

Art Collector

Priyanka Gill has a habit or passion for collecting and investing her money into modern Indian art. In 2009, she purchased Tyeb Mehta’s Mahishasura for US$1.2 million at a Christie’s auction in New York. Later, this work was sold at Christie’s inaugural Indian sale in Mumbai in December 2013 for US$3.2 million. Priyanka Gill supports Indian art by hosting art soirees and receptions.

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