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Toothsi parent MakeO set to raise funds at 50% valuation cut

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Toothsi parent MakeO set to raise funds at 50% valuation cut
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MakeO, the parent of dental tech startup Toothsi and skincare brand Skinnsi, to secure Rs 54.7 crore (around $6.43 million) fresh funding round led by existing investors Siddharth Shah (Co-founder & CEO of Pharmeasy) with the participation of Mahendra Shah. Existing backers including 360 One, Eight Roads Ventures, Paramark Ventures, Ashish Kacholia and others also joined the round. The board at makeO passed a special resolution to approve the issuance of 5,80,072 CCPS at an issue price of Rs 943.7 each to raise the sum, which is around 57% lower than its previous round of funding, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Siddharth Shah will lead the Rs 20 crore investment round, followed by Mahendra Shah and 360 One, who will each contribute Rs 10 crore. Paramark Ventures and Eight Roads Ventures will invest Rs 4.35 crore each, while the remaining amount will be covered by Ashish Kacholia, Siddhant Partners, and R.B.A Finance & Investment Co. The company has already received Rs 10 crore from Mahendra Shah, with the remaining amount expected to follow soon. The filings further noted that the company plans to utilize the fresh capital for general corporate purposes. Founded in 2018 by Arpi Mehta Shah, Pravin Shetty, Manjul Jain, and Anirudh Kal, MakeO began as the aligner brand Toothsi. In September 2022, it merged its flagship brands, Toothsi and Skinnsi to launch MakeO, offering dental, skin, and hair treatment solutions under a single platform. The Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli-backed company will be valued at Rs 1,055 crore ($124 million), marking a valuation cut of over 50% compared to its previous $16 million funding round in January 2024 led by 360 One, which valued the company at around Rs 2,231 crore or $ 265 million. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the Mumbai-based company has raised over $90 million to date including $40 million raised in Series C round in May 2022. While the company is yet to disclose its FY25 figures, its operating revenue in FY24 saw a marginal increase to Rs 179 crore. However, it reduced its losses by 32% to Rs 150 crore during the same period.

Exclusive: HyugaLife’s parent Pratech Brands raises $6.3 Mn in Seed round

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Exclusive: HyugaLife’s parent Pratech Brands raises $6.3 Mn in Seed round
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Pratech Brands, a digital-first retailer and parent entity of HyugaLife, has raised Rs 52 crore or $6.3 million in a seed funding round led by Spring Marketing Capital and Stride Ventures. The round also saw participation from Peak XV Partners’ Surge Ventures among others. The board at Pratech Brands has passed a special resolution to issue 21,77,817 Seed compulsory convertible preference shares (Seed CCPS) at an issue price of Rs 168.15 each for a consideration of Rs 36.62 crore or $4.4 million. In a separate resolution, the company also issued 29,735 partly paid CCPS at Rs 168.15 per share and 1,500 non-convertible debentures (NCDs) Rs 1,00,000 each to Stride Ventures to raise Rs 15.5 crore, the company’s regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies show. Stride Venture and Spring Marketing Capital led the funding round with Rs 15.5 crore and Rs 12.5 crore investments, respectively. This was followed by Surge Ventures which infused Rs 10 crore. Oorumane Mercantile, Patni Wealth Advisors, Eco Power Systems, AS Desaai Consultants, AMD Consultancy Services and individuals namely Nihir Parikh, Dhaval Parikh, Sandhya Shah, Rohan Mehta, Suhagi Parikh, Nimish Shah, Prakash Shah, Nitesh Jha, Simraan Teckchandani, Priya Ujgaonkar and Karan Jindal invested the remaining sum. As per startup intelligence platform TheKredible’s estimates, Pratech Brands has been valued at around Rs 160 crore or a little over $19 million. To date, the company has raised around $9.3 million. Note: The information is based on the three separate regulatory filings filed in June, October and December 2023. Pratech Brands is a tech-first house of brands that focuses on products relating to home and health by uncovering consumer needs and building consumer brands. Its health and wellness brand HyugaLife recently raised $1 million from Stride Ventures, and Getvantage in January. The brand is also backed by Indian cricketer K L Rahul and actress Katrina Kaif. For context, HyugaLife operates under Hyuga Health & Wellness Private Limited and Hyuga Ecommerce Ventures Private Limited, the both entities are subsidiaries of Pratech Brands Private Limited. Additionally, Pratech Brands also owns Neesan Ventures and a natural healthcare brand for female hormones, Inaari. Following the fresh capital infusion, promoters of the company Neehar Modi, Sandhya Shah, Sachin Parikh, Shruti Parikh and Anvi Shah collectively own over 52% of the company. Surge Ventures owns an 18.6% stake while Spring Marketing Capital has a 9.4% stake in the company. For the complete shareholding pattern, click here. Pratech Brands’ revenue from operations grew to Rs 4.87 crore in FY23 from Rs 1.71 lakh in FY22. As per TheKredible, the company’s losses soared to Rs 25.39 crore during FY23 as compared to Rs 99 lakh in FY22.

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