MS Dhoni Business Investments | Latest Investment by Dhoni

MS Dhoni is tagged as the most calm and smart skipper in the Indian Cricket History and is one of the finest wicket takers of his time. Not only this he is an amazing businessman and there are various businesses around in which he has invested his money.

The details about all the businesses MS Dhoni has invested in, are specified below here.

MS Dhoni Business List

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former Indian skipper, has made business investments in multiple companies like auto. He has covered a vast range from Sports to food beverages when it comes to business investment. 
• MS Dhoni made an announcement of his retirement in December 2014 from Test cricket. For T20Is and ODIs, he became the captain and led the respective teams as a great leader. 
• In August, 2020, Dhoni took a break from all international cricket, but he is a current player in the IPL tournament’s CSK team. It is expected that he is going to retire from the league after the IPL 2023 edition.
• Although Dhoni has a personal interest in Farming, after his retirement from various formats, Dhoni opted a new career and invested in various business industries such as Liquor, Agriculture and Clothing.

Latest Investment by Dhoni

Garuda Aerospace

Dhoni has made his latest investment in Garuda Aerospace, which is a drone company. On March 20th, 2023, Monday, he made an announcement about this investment in the company. The investment amount is still not disclosed. Dhoni is also going to be the brand ambassador for this drone company. 

Founder and CEO of Garuda Aerospace, Agnishwar Jayaprakash,  is excited about the development. He stated:

"I've always been an Ardent Admirer of MS Dhoni & to have him as a part of the Garuda Aerospace family is honestly a dream come true,".

He further added:

"Mahi is the epitome of Dedication & I firmly believe that having Captain Cool on our Cap table adds tremendous value which will motivate our team to perform better."

• Even Dhoni was also glad to be a part of the firm and he expressed his happiness of being a part of the Garuda Aerospace. He is excited to enjoy the growth of the company and the drone solutions they will add to the industry.
• This firm is a human-centric brand that focuses on developing low-priced drone solutions to industry enhancement through reliable statistics.Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, recently inaugurated the manufacturing plants of this company and this firm has 50 design work, 350 projects, 400 drones and 500 pilots in 84 cities.

Dhoni Business Investment

The list of other businesses Dhoni has made investment in are mentioned below:

Khatabook Captain Cool

• The Khatabook  has made an announcement about being in a strategic partnership with MS Dhoni in March, 2020. Dhoni became the part of the firm as an investor and their brand ambassador. 
• This firm creates electricity solutions for the country's 6.3 million-strong MSME sector. In less than a year, it has 5 million registered vendors all over 12 different languages.
• As per Dhoni, the Khatabook has a great impact  on the lives of the Indian small retailers and merchants. On March 17th, 2020, he stated that firms like Khatabook are making an important difference somewhere at ground level in numerous new companies all over the nation.

7InkBrews

• It is a food & beverages firm who insisted MS Dhoni to become a brand ambassador for them in April, 2022. Dhoni also became the shareholder of this firm during the initial period.
• The 7InkBrews, on April 6th, 2022, which was established by Mohit Bhagchandani and was co-founded by Adil Mistry together with Kunal Patel, has launched a fresh range of chocolates and beverages (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) under the Copter7 Brand. This brand  was inspired by Dhoni’s special helicopter shot and 7 is taken from the number on his jersey.

CARS24

• MS Dhoni formed a partnership with Cars24, a next-generation E-Commerce platform for pre-owned cars as well as interested clients in buying second hand cars, in August 2019. This business was founded by Vikram Copra, Gajendra Jangid, Mehul Agarwal and Ruchit Agarwal.
• As per their agreement, Dhoni owns some equity in this firm & it also works as a brand ambassador for this business.  The investment made by him is still not disclosed, although it was part of a series D funding round. This firm is a global auto tech company at present as they have covered India, Australia, UAE and is further going to expand in new arenas. 
• This firm provides the interested car buyers a wide assortment of certified cars that are delivered at home location with just one click of button. It gives the sellers the best price for their vehicles in less than 60 minutes.

HomeLane

• They are the home interior firm who announced their strategic partnership with Dhoni in 2022. This tie-up is for three years and dhoni became an equity partner. Together with this, he is also the first brand ambassador for the brand. Details about the amount invested were not disclosed. 
• This firm, at present, operates in 16 different cities including - Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Vizag, Mysore, Coimbatore & others. They have this deal to deliver interiors for 45 days to clients, if they won’t be able to do so, they will pay the rent. 
• This firm has a tech-empowered team & have  made delivery in more than 15,000 homes across 10 cities from its establishment. They give designs, delivery, installation & post-installation services.

Hotel Mahi Residency

• Not many people are aware about this detail that Dhoni is the owner of the Hotel Mahi Residency which is located in Ranchi, Jharkhand. 
• This place is Dhoni’s home state. At present, there are no other franchises of this hotel. 

SportsFit

• MS Dhoni, being an athlete, has invested in the business that gives fitness solutions. Dhoni is the owner of more than 200 gyms under the name of SportsFit World across the country.
• As Dhoni is considered a genuine rank in the list of fittest players our Indian cricket team ever had.  The SportsFit firm has adopted the same aura as of the player in order to become inspirational like him. 

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 Conclusion

MS Dhoni has invested in these above specified 7 businesses mainly.  Dhoni’s net worth as per the 2022 data stands around INR 846 Crores. It is believed that Dhoni’s monthly salary is around INR 4 Crores and yearly income is around INR 50 Crores. His worth can be seen with his IPL payment from the CSK franchise which is INR 12 Crores.