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V. G. Siddhartha Veerappa Gangaiah Siddhartha Hegde (1959 – July 2019) was an Indian businessman from Karnataka.[1] He was the founder of the cafe chain Café Coffee Day and served as its chairman and managing director. He also served on the board of directors of Mindtree, GTV, Liqwid Krystal, Way2wealth Brokers, Coffee Day Natural Resources, and Way2wealth Securities. After going missing on the evening of 29 July 2019, his body was found by three fishermen at the Hoige Bazaar beach, near the mouth of the river Nethravati on 31 July 2019.[2] Veerappa Gangaiah Siddhartha Hegde was born in the Malenadu region of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka State.[3] He received a master's degree in economics from St. Aloysius College and Mangalore University, Karnataka.[4] At the age of 24, he joined J M Financial Limited in 1983–1984 in Mumbai as a management trainee/intern in portfolio management and securities trading on the Indian stock market.[5] After two years, he returned to Bangalore. With capital given by his father, Siddhartha bought stocks worth Rs. 30,000 and started the company Sivan Securities. In 1999, it was renamed Way2wealth Securities Ltd. Its venture capital division came to be known as Global Technology Ventures (GTV).[5] He established his coffee trading company ABC in Karnataka 1993, with a Rs 60 million turnover. He bought an ailing coffee curing unit in Hassan for Rs 40 million and improved it. The company now has the largest curing capacity in India at 75,000 tonnes.[5] He grew coffee in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, exported about 28,000 tonnes of coffee annually, and sold another 2,000 tonnes locally for about Rs 350 million each year. His coffee growing and trading company, Amalgamated Bean Company (ABC), has an annual turnover of Rs 25 billion. Siddhartha had 200 exclusive retail outlets selling his brand of Coffee Day powder in South India. ABC is India's largest exporter of green coffee. He owned 12,000 acres (4047 ha) of coffee plantations.[6] He was the first entrepreneur in Karnataka to set up a café in 1996 (Café Coffee Day, a chain of "youth hangout" coffee parlors). By 2018, the chain had over 1700 cafés in India.[7] His cafes attract 40,000 to 50,000 visitors a week.[5] Siddhartha also held board seats in GTV, Mindtree, Liqwid Krystal, Way2Wealth, and Ittiam.[5] office space, communication links, recreational facilities, and a commercial centre.[5] In 1999, GTV was valued by BankAm at $100 million.[5] ing of 29 July 2019, he left his car and driver near a bridge over the Nethravati River in Ullal, Mangalore. The Indian Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force eventually joined a search.[14] A letter, apparently written by Siddhartha and addressed to his company board, shareholders, and family, surfaced a few hours after he went missing.[15] His body was found at the Hoige Bazaar beach on 31 July around 6:30 am by local fishermen who informed the police.[16][13] His body was cremated at Chethanahalli coffee estate owned by his family in Chikkamagalur district on 31 July 2019.[17] Awards "Entrepreneur of the Year" for 2002–03 by The Economic Times[18] "NextGen Entrepreneur" by Forbes India in 2011[18] References Srikar Muthyala (29 September 2015). "The List of Great Entrepreneurs of India in 2015". MyBTechLife. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016. "Cafe Coffee Day owner VG Siddhartha dead, body found". The Economic Times. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019. "'Coffee king' and more". Hindustan Times. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019. "Rural youth". Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2019. "Rediff On The NeT Business Special: V G Siddhartha: From coffee to cyber cafes". Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009. "V.G. Siddhartha is Branching Out". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011. "Coffee Day Annual Report 2018" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 24 July 2019. "Way2Wealth Brokers Pvt. Ltd". Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011. "Coffee king on Amazon trail for furniture biz". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2014. "VG Siddhartha and Cafe Coffee Day: A timeline of highlights". Forbes India. Retrieved 31 July 2019. "I-T raids son-in-law of former Karnataka CM SM Krishna, owner of Cafe Coffee Day chain". Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017. "CCD founder VG Siddhartha family tree: From father-in-law SM Krishna to wife Malavika Krishna and sons". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019. "Body of Café Coffee Day owner V.G. Siddhartha found". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 31 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 July 2019.