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Exclusive: Nikhil Kamath-backed Gruhas invests in Shark Tank fame Bummer

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Exclusive: Nikhil Kamath-backed Gruhas invests in Shark Tank fame Bummer
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Shark Tank fame direct-to-consumer (D2C) innerwear brand Bummer has raised Rs 9.25 crore led by Gruhas Consumer Fund along with the participation of Fluid Ventures Fund. The board at Bummer has passed a special resolution to issue 2,16,121 pre-series A1 CCPS at an issue price of Rs 428 each to raise Rs 9.25 crore, its regulatory filing sourced from the RoC shows. Gruhas Consumer Fund pumped in Rs 8 Cr while Fluid Ventures Fund participated with Rs 1.25 crore in the new round. Gurhas is a venture capital fund co-founded by Nikhil Kamath and Abhijeet Pai. The company will use the proceeds to expand and develop its categories, according to the filings. Founded in 2019, Bummer sells comfort wear and innerwear for both men and women. The company claims that its products use 47% less water for manufacturing and reduce carbon footprint by 18%. Following the fresh proceeds, Gruhas became the largest stakeholder with 17.3%, followed by Beenext Asia, Fluid Ventures, and Thapar Vision LLP. Its founder and CEO Sulay Lavsi along with his family command 45.97% of the company. As per TheKredible’s estimates, the company has been valued at around Rs 46.5 crore or $5.6 million post-allotment. Before this, Bummer had raised 180K from Singapore’s Beenext and Rs 75 lakh on TV show Shark Tank India led by Aman Gupta, co-founder and CMO of boAt and Namita Thapar, CEO of Emcure Pharmaceuticals. During the previous fiscal year that ended March 2023, Bummer’s revenue from operations surged three-fold to Rs 7.83 crore while the losses of the firm spiked 2.8X to Rs 2.94 crore in the same period.

Nikhil Kamath-backed Gruhas picks up 5% stake in The Quorum Club

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Nikhil Kamath-backed Gruhas picks up 5% stake in The Quorum Club
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Lifestyle hospitality platform The Quorum Club has raised an undisclosed amount of investment in a pre-series A round led by Gruhas. Gruhas is an early stage investment firm floated by Zerodha’s co-founder Nikhil Kamath and Puzzolana’s Abhijeet Pai. Gruhas has acquired a 5% stake in the Gurugram-based company. The Quorum Club plans to allocate the funds towards expansion, make forays into different territories across India, it said in a press-release. Co-founded in 2018 by Vivek Narain and Sonya Jehan, Quorum Club is a lifestyle hospitality brand which runs three brands: The Quorum, district 150 and The Business Quarter. The company has gained ground in the corporate, startups and investors space with its The Quorum branch in One Horizon Centre (Gurugram). According to the firm, it has announced its third club back in 2022 and integrates lifestyle into the work routine. The platform claims that it is expanding its co-working portfolio, under the brand name – The Business Quarter (TBQ), which are hospitality-powered spaces that are being co-located to its clubs. Quorum Club also says that The Quorum Hyderabad will feature a 110-seat premium co-working facility and its Mumbai branch is being stretched to 451 seats. Gruhas deals in equity and debt investments across segments including proptech, cleantech, media and entertainment sectors. The firm co-led its maiden investment worth Rs 9.25 crore in Shark Tank famed direct-to-consumer (D2C) innerwear brand Bummer. The fundraise was exclusively reported by Entrackr on March 8.

Exclusive: DaMENSCH raises fresh capital from existing investors at flat valuation

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Exclusive: DaMENSCH raises fresh capital from existing investors at flat valuation
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D2C men’s lifestyle brand DaMENSCH has raised Rs 21.62 crore (approximately $2.5 million) in its extended Series B round from existing investors. The fresh investment, which came after a gap of two years, appears to be a bridge round for the Bengaluru-based company. The board at DaMENSCH has passed a special resolution to issue 1,017 shares at an issue price of Rs 2,12,515 each to raise Rs 21.6 crore, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. Existing investors including Matrix Partners, Saama Capital, Whiteboard Capital, and A91 Emerging Fund also participated during the round. The bridge round has flown in at a flat valuation. As per TheKredible estimates, it has been valued at around $70-75 million (post-money). DaMENSCH has raised over $25 million to date including its $16.6 million Series B round led by A91 Partners in February 2022. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, A91 Partners is the largest external stakeholder followed by Matrix and Saama Capital. Started in 2018 by Anurag Saboo and Gaurav Pushkar, DaMENSCH offers a range of innerwear and casual wear. It leverages its own website and marketplaces such as Amazon, Flipkart, and Myntra for distribution. While the company is yet to file its financial statements for FY24, DaMENSCH’s revenue grew 22.7% year-on-year to Rs 77.57 crore in FY23. Unlike its scale, the firm’s losses surged twofold to Rs 62.34 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2023. DaMENSCH directly competes with Bummer which secured Rs 9.25 crore from Gruhas Collective Consumer Fund in March. XYXX seems to be the most funded player in the space as it raised over $36 million to date including $13.5 million from Amazon Sambhav Fund in May last year.

Content-commerce platform Lehlah raises Rs 12.5 Cr in seed round

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Content-commerce platform Lehlah raises Rs 12.5 Cr in seed round
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Lehlah, a content-commerce platform that helps influencers earn money by recommending products, has raised Rs 12.5 crore ($1.46 million) in seed round led by Gruhas, an investment firm co-founded by Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha and Abhijeet Pai of Puzzolana Group. The proceeds will be used to introduce more features, grow its team, and strengthen its position in India’s booming influencer-led shopping space. Founded in December 2022 by Ashna Ruia, daughter of Essar Group director Prashant Ruia, Lehlah partners with major e-commerce platforms like Myntra, Meesho, Flipkart, and Nykaa, along with D2C brands such as Libas and Foxtale. The platform, which initially focused on fashion and beauty, is now expanding into home accessories and gadgets. The brand operates with a 50-member team, with its marketing division in Mumbai and the tech team in Bengaluru. Lehlah follows a commission-based model where brands pay the platform when sales happen through influencers. Influencers using Lehlah currently earn between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1,00,000 per month, showing the platform’s potential to create sustainable income for creators.

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