Ratan Tata backs senior companionship startup Goodfellows

Industry leader Ratan Tata on Tuesday announced an undisclosed investment into startup Goodfellows, which offers companionship to senior citizens as a service. The octogenarian industrialist has been an active backer of startups ever since he retired from the helm of the salt-to-software Tata Group. The latest investee company is founded by Shantanu Naidu.

The Cornell University-educated Naidu, 25, is a general manager in Tata’s office and has assisted Tata since 2018. He shares Tata’s love for dogs and strays and had previously started a venture around pets.