Series F

Series E

Series B

Series A

Seed

Others

Series C

Series D

Pre-Seed

Debt Financing

PE Round

Series I

Series H

Asia (ex. GCC & Levant)

Rest of World

Europe

Levant

Bangalore

Sudhir Sethi

TCM Sundaram

Venkatesh Peddi

Ranjith Menon

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Chiratae Ventures

Chiratae Ventures is a leading tech venture capital fund focused on enabling entrepreneurs in India

Gurugram

Yatra

Travel

Yatra is a leading online travel company and provider of corporate travel services, including domestic and international air ticketing, hotel bookings, holiday packages, and more.

Lenskart

E-Commerce

Eyewear

Lenskart is the largest eyewear company in Asia, dedicated to improving the vision and evolutionize how people perceive and engage with the world through advanced technology.

Post-IPO Equity

PolicyBazaar

Insurance

Insurance Technology

Finance

PolicyBazaar designs an online life insurance and general insurance comparison portal that analyzes financial products.

Navi Mumbai

FirstCry

FirstCry is an online shopping store offering a range of baby care products and toys.

cure.fit

Fitness

Apps

Wellness

Healthtech

cure.fit is a health and fitness company offering digital and offline experiences across fitness, nutrition, and mental well-being.

Pune

Series G

Xpressbees

Delivery

Xpressbees is an e-commerce logistics company that offers customized express delivery services.

Bounce

Transportation

Uniphore

AI/IoT

AgroStar

Agriculture

GlobalBees

Bizongo

Pixis

HealthifyMe

Healthcare

MyGlamm

Beauty

Curefoods

Food and Beverage

NestAway

Rental

Myntra

EverString

SaaS

Redcliffe Labs

Miko

GoMechanic

Automotive

Topica Edtech Group

Education

Zivame.com

HealthPlix

Click Tactics

Marketing/Sales

SigTuple

Cropin

AgTech

Hevo Data

Vayana Network

Fintech

GetVantage

Pando

Logistics & Storage

Vaultus

Security

ezbuy

Mimio

Manthan

RentoMojo

Fibe (Formerly EarlySalary)

Level 5 Networks

Manufacturing

SupplyScape

Pharmaceutical

Perfint Healthcare

Play Shifu

SquadStack

Quova

Advertising

LoveLocal (formerly m.Paani)

uSens

Impressive Creative

PolyRemedy

Ergos

Smiles.ai

Mojocare

gay.com

Zero Zero Robotics

Zumutor Biologics

Biotechnology

Axio Biosolutions

eShakti.com

SENSE

B2BWorks

Apalya Technologies

Content

BlueTarp Financial

Empower Interactive Group

Software Dev/Test

Vserv

Kristal.AI

Banking

Manna

Newgen Software Technologies

Active.ai

WildTangent

CloudCherry

Peel-Works

Analytics

Zailouxia

iProf Learning Solutions

Sourcebits

Yesware

Unbxd

PanGo Networks

POPxo

Social Network

mValent

IT & Communication

Valyoo Technologies

BzzAgent

Forus Health

DigitalPersona

VidSys

Zing Systems

Shazam Entertainment

Fintellix Solutions

iCreate Software

ClarITeam

Newmerix

Zimmber

BeepKart

Kreeda Games

ShopSe

Mobivox

WMall (Blitzscale Technologies)

CreditMantri

Aujas Cybersecurity

Flyrobe

Xythos Software,Inc.

Connect M Solutions

Haizhi Wangju Internet Technology

Digital & ICT

Oye Rickshaw

Electric Vehicle

Technology

Consulting

Software

Gaming & E-Sports

Consumer Goods

Drones

Payment

Intelligent Systems

Fashion

Pune-based ecommerce logistics firm, Xpressbees, has raised about $12.38 Mn (INR 85 Cr.) in funding from its existing investors, including SAIF Partners, IDG Ventures India, NEA, Vertex Ventures and Valiant Capital, reported ET.

Ecommerce Logistics Firm Xpressbees Raises Over $12 Mn

Peyush Bansal-led D2C eyewear brand Lenskart continues to raise more funds even during recession-like periods. The SoftBank-backed startup is now raising $39.6 Mn (INR 323.4 Cr) from a set of investors including Chiratae Ventures, DSP India Fund, and Axis Bank’s Axis Growth Avenues AIF-I.

Exclusive: Lenskart Raises $40 Mn Funding From Chiratae Ventures, DSP India Fund

Lenskart﻿, the omni-channel D2C eyewear brand and a unicorn startup, has raised $220 million led by Temasek, the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, and Falcon Edge Capital.
This funding round takes the total capital raised by Lenskart to $315 million where global private equity player KKR had put in $95 million in a secondary transaction. Lenskart is now valued at $2.5 billion. The current round also saw participation from Bay Capital and Chiratae Ventures.

[Funding alert] Lenskart raises $220M led by Temasek and Falcon Edge

Lenskart, a Delhi-based etailer for eyewear, has raised $60 Mn (INR 400 crore) Series D funding. The round was led by World Bank arm IFC with an investment of $25.6 Mn (INR 171 crore). Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, Zurich-headquartered asset management firm Adveq Management, along with the existing investor TPG Growth and IDG Ventures, also participated in the round. Last month, Inc42 had reported that Ratan Tata has made an investment in Lenskart.

Lenskart Rakes In $60 Mn Series D From IFC, Kris Gopalakrishnan And Existing Investors

Noida-based Valyoo Technologies Pvt Ltd, which runs Lenskart.com, has raised Rs 135 crore ($21.9 million) in its Series C round of funding led by private equity firm TPG Capital, Hong Kong-based TR Capital and existing investor IDG Ventures, a source privy to the development told Techcircle.in.

Lenskart raises $22M in Series C round from TPG, TR Capital, IDG; valued at $100M

Series B Lenskart Funding
Date: December 1, 2012

Amount: $10M

Lead Investors: Unilazer Ventures and Chiratae Ventures

On December 1, 2012, $10 million was raised in a Series B funding that included investors Unilazer ventures of Ronnie Screwala and Chiratae Ventures.

Lenskart Success Story – From a startup to a Unicorn company

New Delhi, October 31, 2011: Valyoo Technologies Pvt Ltd, which runs the leading eyewear e-commerce site Lenskart.com, has raised $4 million in the first round of funding from IDG Ventures India. Lenskart.com is India’s first and only online portal selling prescription eyewear. Valyoo Technologies has also successfully launched Watchkart.com and Bagskart.com in the last few months. IDG Ventures India is a $150 million leading technology venture capital fund in India. As part of the investment, TC Meenakshisundaram and Venkatesh Peddi have joined Valyoo’s Board of Directors as nominees of IDG Ventures India.

IDG Ventures India invests $ 4 million in Valyoo Technologies, the owner of Lenskart.Com

BrainBees Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which runs online and offline stores of baby care products — FirstCry, has acquired the franchise division of Mahindra Retail Pvt. Ltd, which owns online babycare business BabyOye. The cash and stock deal is worth $54 million.


This acquisition is expected to help the company significantly expand its offline presence as well as strengthen its position as a leader in the babycare segment. The new entity will now work under the brand name FirstCry.com- A FirstCry Mahindra Venture.

Besides this acquisition, FirstCry has also raised $34 million in a fresh funding round from the Mahindra Group, Zurich-headquartered private equity fund Adveq, Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan. Existing investors of the company IDG Ventures India, New Enterprise Associates, SAIF Partners, Temasek Holdings, Valiant Capital Partners and Vertex Ventures have also participated in this round.

FirstCry acquires BabyOye for $54 million, also raises $34 million funding round

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