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Eternal Capital and Mamaearth’s Ghazal Alagh back Dressfolk

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Eternal Capital and Mamaearth’s Ghazal Alagh back Dressfolk
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Dressfolk, a handloom clothing brand, has secured a fresh round of undisclosed funding led by Eternal Capital, along with D2C founders Ghazal Alagh (founder, Mamaearth) and Dhruv Koli (founder, Boba Bhai), with participation from Nobody Ventures and Eagle Wings Ventures. The round also saw participation from 3 Peaks Ventures joined the round with existing investors All In Capital, Sidhant Keshwani (of Libas) and Vidur Kataria (of Master Chow). The proceeds will be used to enable it to rapidly expand its offerings beyond sarees and build a broader portfolio of contemporary Indian wear. Earlier in October 2023, the brand had raised Rs 3.3 crore in its seed round led by All-In Capital and others. Founded by Nitin Mehrotra in 2017, Dressfolk focuses on empowering local artisans and sustainable fashion. Having grown close to 200% in FY24, Dressfolk claims to have an AOV (average order value) of over Rs 7,000. Currently, it collaborates with a network of over 800 weavers and 120 artisans across six states. Besides its website, the brand has scaled its distribution through leading marketplaces such as Aza Fashions, Nykaa, and Myntra, while also hosting pop-ups across India.

ShareChat adds fresh ESOPs worth $123 Mn

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
ShareChat adds fresh ESOPs worth $123 Mn
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Mohalla Tech, the parent entity of the vernacular social media platform ShareChat and short video entertainment app Moj, has added fresh employee stock option (ESOP) options for its employees under its existing ESOP plans. The development occurred shortly after the announcement of raising $49 million in debt from existing investors. The board at ShareChat has approved a special resolution to add 260,000 employee stock options to its existing plan, bringing the total ESOP pool to 846,300 options, its regulatory filing accessed through the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Importantly, every 100 stock options will be converted into one (1) equity share at a later date decided in the agreement. The objective of expanding the ESOP pool is to promote employee ownership as well as to attract, retain, and motivate talents. As per Fintrackr’s estimates, the newly added ESOPs are worth Rs 1,017 crore or $123 million while the value of the total ESOP pool stood at Rs 3,310 crore or $400 million. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, ShareChat has raised around $1.8 billion from investors including Twitter (now X), Alkeon Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, and Tencent, among others. Despite mopping up close to $2 billion, the company wasn’t able to show substantial revenue as of FY23. Struggle in monetization led to a steep fall in valuation which stood at less than $2 billion in the recent bridge round. The firm was valued at $5 billion during its last fundraise in June 2022. During the last fundraise, it also announced to double the ESOP ownership for all of its current employees. During FY23, ShareChat had to spend nearly Rs 4,000 crore to earn Rs 533 crore in revenue. On a unit level, the firm spent Rs 7.16 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in the last reported fiscal. This was one of the highest expense-to-revenue ratios for a unicorn in FY23.

Yulu raises $19.25 Mn from Magna, Bajaj Auto

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Yulu raises $19.25 Mn from Magna, Bajaj Auto
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Yulu, an electric two-wheeler company, has raised $19.25 million (about Rs 160 crore) in equity funding from existing investors Magna and Bajaj Auto Ltd. The additional capital will enable Yulu to maintain its growth streak and will strengthen its market leadership as it expands in terms of vehicles, operational locations, and product and technology innovation, the company said in a press release. In September 2022, Yulu raised $82 million in equity funding led by US-based Magna International in a Series B funding round. The firm also raised $3 million in debt financing in January this year. Entrackr exclusively reported the development. The startup has scooped up more than $130 million to date. Six-year-old Yulu offers last-mile connectivity through its electric bike and network of EV charging and battery swapping network. It provides urban Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi-NCR. Through Yuma, which is a joint venture between Yulu and Canadian automotive supplier Magna, it has done more than 6.5 million swaps to date. Yulu co-founder and CEO Amit Gupta also confirmed that the firm is on track to raise its Series C round soon. “Yulu will continue to strengthen its leadership in the mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) segment by deepening existing business lines and opening up new use cases and geographies. Hence, we will look to raise additional funds to power our growth. We are gratified to see a lot of inbound interest from institutional investors and will raise additional capital later this year,” he said in a statement. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Yulu registered Rs 41.74 crore in revenue from operations in FY23 against Rs 29 crore in FY22. During the period, its losses also jumped to Rs 95 crore from Rs 55 crore. As per Yulu, it has seen a nearly 5x leap in revenue over the past five years. The company competes with Zypp Electric, Bounce, Ebikego, and among others.

BharatPe appoints Nalin Negi as full time CEO

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BharatPe appoints Nalin Negi as full time CEO
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Fintech company BharatPe today announced the elevation of Nalin Negi as its chief executive officer (CEO). Negi, the former chief financial officer of the company, was appointed as the interim CEO in January last year. BharatPe will institute a search for appointment of a new CFO, the company said in a press release. BharatPe claims that it recorded 182% increase in revenue from operations in FY23 and clocked October 2023 as the first EBITDA positive month under Negi leadership. Nalin Negi joined BharatPe in 2022 and in his new role he will focus on leading the next phase of development, driving innovation to empower merchants across the country, as per the statement. Prior to joining BharatPe, Negi held several senior leadership positions at SBI Cards and GE Capital. “..Going forward, our strategic focus will be on sustained profitability, scaling lending businesses, and launching new merchant-centric products…,” said Negi in a statement. BharatPe has been going through transformation to strengthen the leadership team across three verticals. The firm recently reshuffled its three verticals- Resilient Innovations Private Limited (merchant app), Resilient Payments Private Limited (Payment unit), and Resilient Digi Services Private Limited (lending unit). Entrackr exclusively reported the development last week. BharatPe completed its $100 million debt round from InnoVen Capital and Credit Saison. Entrackr exclusively reported this in January. Financially, BharatPe also seems to be getting back on track as the firm claimed that its annualized revenue crossed Rs 1,500 crore, marking over 30% growth as compared to FY23. In FY23, it crossed Rs 1,000 crore revenue mark while its EBITDA loss went up 9% to Rs 772 crore.

Deepinder Goyal to enter health and mental fitness space with ‘Continue’

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Deepinder Goyal to enter health and mental fitness space with ‘Continue’
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Zomato co-founder and chief executive officer Deepinder Goyal has incorporated a new venture named Continue, which will focus on health tracking and mental wellness. However, the new venture is purely personal, with no Zomato involvement. Launched in April 2024 under the legal name Upslove Advisors Private Limited, the company’s shareholders—Deepinder Goyal (holding 99.9%) and Ashish Gotal (holding 0.1%)—contributed an initial capital of Rs 50 lakhs, as per a regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) The domain Continue.com, marketed as “The Ultimate Health Tracker,” currently provides no additional details. The domain was registered under the new entity Upslove Advisors Private Limited. According to the RoC, Deepinder Goyal being the active director while Simrandeep Singh and Akriti Mehta have been appointed as additional directors of Upslove Advisors Private Limited. Based on their LinkedIn profiles, both Singh and Mehta have been with Zomato for the past 5 and 7 years, respectively. The new venture, Continue, is set to compete with Ultrahuman and Mindhouse, founded by former Zomato COO Mohit Kumar and co-founder Pankaj Chaddah, respectively. Notably, Goyal pumped in $10 million in Ultrahuman’s Series B funding. Zomato has shown a strong interest in the health and fitness segment, having previously acquired Fitso, which it later sold to Tata Digital-owned Curefit. With the launch of Continue (health), Deepinder Goyal now has his foot in several sectors, including food delivery (Zomato), quick commerce (BlinkIt), entertainment and ticketing (District), and B2B supplies (HyperPure). In July, Goyal entered the billionaire dollar club as the value of his holdings in Zomato surpassed Rs 8,400 crore ($1 billion). The move into new ventures might be surprising to some, as Zomato is hardly in cruise control mode as a business, despite moving into profits. The business remains volatile, with many issues that need addressing, besides sustaining profitability. Add to that the continuous parade of ‘co-founder’ exits, and one would imagine Goyal would have given a lot of thought to the move into a new personal project. The collegiate environment that has been projected at Zomato however fits in well with the move, with the firm showing a willingness to back ex-employees with ideas. One assumes Goyal has a plan to dilute his holdings in favour of relevant people who make an impact at Continue like the other ventures he has backed, without distracting him from his main job of running Zomato, as investors in the latter will also be hoping.

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