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Exclusive: RENEE Cosmetics to raise Rs 100 Cr at a valuation of Rs 1400 Cr

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Exclusive: RENEE Cosmetics to raise Rs 100 Cr at a valuation of Rs 1400 Cr
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Beauty brand RENEE Cosmetics is all set to mop up a new round led by existing investors, sources aware of the development told Entrackr. “Evolvence and Edelweiss are in the last leg of putting Rs 100 crore in Renee. The terms of the deal have been finalized and a formal announcement is likely to be out later this month,” said one of the sources requesting anonymity as discussions are private. In December 2022, RENEE scooped up $25 million in a Series B round led by Evolvence India with participation from Edelweiss Group and existing investors Equanimity and 9Unicorns (now 100 Unicorns). It has raised a total funding of $36 million to date across three rounds. As per sources, RENEE will be valued at around Rs 1,300-1,400 crore ($155-170 million) post money. This will be around 60% premium from its last valuation when the firm raised $100 million in Series B. Founded by Aashka Goradia Goble along with Beardo co-founders Priyank Shah and Ashutosh Valani, RENEE offers a wide range of eye makeup, lip colors, skin serums, and highlighters. Apart from selling on third-party e-commerce and quick commerce platforms, the firm also has presence over 650 shop-in-shop stores across India. Queries sent to RENEE, Evolvence and Edelweiss did not elicit any response until publication of the story. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Valani and Shah control 18.54% stake each in the company while Goble 17.52% stake as of Series B round. Among the external investors, Evolvence has more than 11% holding in the company. RENEE’s total revenue grew 3.1X to Rs 100.4 crore in FY23 from Rs 32.4 crore in FY22 whereas its losses also spiked 4.4X to Rs 32.6 crore during the same period. The firm claims to touch Rs 500 crore revenue threshold by 2024. It is yet to file its audited financial report for FY24. RENEE competes with conventional beauty brands like Lakme, as well as startups such as Sugar Cosmetics and MyGlamm, among others.

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Alteria Capital announces final close of Fund III at Rs 1,550 Cr

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Alteria Capital announces final close of Fund III at Rs 1,550 Cr
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Mumbai-headquartered venture debt firm Alteria Capital has announced the final close of its third fund at Rs 1,550 crore (approximately $187 million). The fund was oversubscribed with a target size of Rs 1,000 crore and a green shoe option. Alteria Capital, which has backed startups such as Rebel Foods, BlueStone, OneCard, Ather and Captain Fresh, will continue backing startups across consumer brands, e-commerce, fintech, logistics, business-to-business platforms, rural and agritech, healthcare, and climate tech. It will also evaluate companies in the Gen AI and spacetech segments. While it closed the venture debt scheme at Rs 1,550 crore, the shorter duration scheme, currently under subscription, is expected to raise around $105 million. The shorter duration scheme is likely to see its final close by the end of 2024. It will be available to all portfolio companies with the average cheque size ranging between Rs 3 crore and Rs 100 crore. The fund has already deployed 50% of the total capital commitments to portfolio companies, including OneCard, Renee Cosmetics, Samunnati, Blissclub, Rebel Foods, Giva, Lead School, Kissht, Captain Fresh, Traya, BlueStone and Ather.

Exclusive: Snitch to raise Rs 280 Cr in Series B round at Rs 2,500 Cr valuation

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Exclusive: Snitch to raise Rs 280 Cr in Series B round at Rs 2,500 Cr valuation
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Exclusive: Snitch to raise Rs 280 Cr in Series B round at Rs 2,500 Cr valuation D2C menswear fashion brand Snitch is set to raise Rs 278.93 crore or $33 million, led by 360 One Asset Management Fund with the participation of existing investors SWC Global and IvyCap Ventures. This will be the second major funding round for the Bengaluru-based fashion brand, following its $13 million Series A raised in December 2023. The Snitch’s board passed a special resolution to approve the issue of 1,755 Series B CCPS at an issue price of Rs 15,89,385 to raise Rs 278.9 crore or approximately $33 million, its regulatory filings accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show. 360 One will spearhead the round with Rs 220 crore or $25.9 million, while existing backers SWC Global and IvyCap Ventures will contribute with Rs 29.4 crore or $3.5 million respectively. As per Entrackr’s estimates, Snitch will be valued at around Rs 2,400-2500 crore or $294 million post-allotment, marking a nearly 5X spike in its valuation from Rs 500 crore in its previous round. Snitch, founded in 2019 by Siddharth Dungarwal, is a direct-to-consumer (D2C) fashion brand specializing in fast fashion for men. The company offers trendy and affordable apparel through its own website, mobile application, and an expanding network of offline retail stores. As of now, Snitch has established 58 physical stores across India, with a presence in major cities such as Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, and locations in Gujarat, among others. The company claims to open over 100 offline stores across India by 2028. Snitch featured during the second season of Shark Tank India and raised Rs 1.5 crore against 1.5% equity from Anupam Mittal, Aman Gupta, Namita Thapar, Vineeta Singh, Peyush Bansal, and Amit Jain at Rs 100 crore valuation. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, IvyCap Ventures and SWC Global are the largest external shareholders, holding 10.39% and 10.17% stakes respectively, while new investor 360 One will hold a 9.67% stake in the company. For the fiscal year ending March 2024, Snitch reported a 100% year-on-year increase in its revenue to Rs 241 crore with Rs 4.39 crore profits. The company has yet to release its annual results for FY25. Snitch operates in a competitive D2C fashion landscape, going head-to-head with brands like The Souled Store, which achieved profitability in FY24. It also competes with Rare Rabbit, which recently secured $6 million in funding from A91 Partners, and Wrogn, which raised $9 million in October last year from Aditya Birla Digital Fashion.

Exclusive: Oxyzo secures Rs 100 Cr debt

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Exclusive: Oxyzo secures Rs 100 Cr debt
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Exclusive: Oxyzo secures Rs 100 Cr debt Fintech unicorn Oxyzo has secured Rs 100 crore (approximately $12 million) in debt from AK Capital Finance, a subsidiary of merchant banker A.K. Capital Services Ltd. The boards at Oxyzo allotted 1,00,000 non-convertible debentures to AK Capital at an issue price of Rs 10,000 each to raise Rs 100 crore, its regulatory filing sourced from the Registrar of Companies shows. The aforementioned debentures are issued for a tenure of 24 months and carry an interest rate of 9.75% per annum, the filing added. The proceeds will be used to augment the long-term resources of the company and meet working capital requirements. Oxyzo is the lending arm of B2B e-commerce unicorn OfBusiness, providing customized credit solutions for SMEs. It offers a range of loan products, including term loans, working capital solutions, low-interest rates, and collateral-free credit options. According to data intelligence platform TheKredible, the Gurugram-based company reported operating revenue of over Rs 900 crore and a profit of Rs 290 crore for the financial year ending 2024. Oxyzo’s net profit grew 11.38% to Rs 82.89 crore and sales jumped 27.43% to Rs 282.80 crore in the quarter ended December 2024 (Q3 FY25), compared to Rs 221.93 crore in December 2023. The Ruchi Kalra-led firm achieved unicorn status by raising $200 million in its first external funding round, and it became the first startup to surpass a $1 billion valuation during its Series A round. As per TheKredible, OFB group including promoters holds 74.5% while Alpha Wave is the largest external stakeholder with 7.4% followed by Tiger Global.

Exclusive: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw’s Immuneel Therapeutics raises Rs 100 Cr

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Exclusive: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw’s Immuneel Therapeutics raises Rs 100 Cr
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Cancer focused biotech startup Immuneel Therapeutics has raised Rs 100 crore or $12 million in the extension of Series A round from Taiba Middle East FZ LLC. This is the third round of investment for the Bengaluru-based company since its inception in 2018. The board at Immuneel Therapeutic has passed a special resolution to issue 1o equity shares and 8,164 Series A1 CCPS at an issue price of Rs 1,22,330 each to raise Rs 100 crore or $12 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies show. The company will use these investments for growth and expansion as decided by the board, the filings further added. As per TheKredible’s estimates, the firm has been valued at around Rs 587 crore or $71 million (post-allotment). Following the fresh proceeds, Taiba Middle East FZ holds a 17% stake in Immuneel Therapeutics. The round appears to be ongoing and it may raise more funds. The company has raised around $40 million to date including its $15 million Series A financing co-led by Eight Roads Ventures, True North, and F-Prime Capital in 2022. Founded by Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, oncologist and Pulitzer winner — Siddhartha Mukherjee and Kush Parwar, Immuneel Therapeutics is an Indian clinical-stage startup which is engaged in developing cell and gene therapies for cancer patients. It’s also working on developing its own pipeline of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies and other cellular immunotherapies for management and treatment of cancer. The firm claims to offer therapies at one-third of the costs borne for gene therapies in America. While the company is yet to file its annual statements for FY24, six-year-old Immuneel Therapeutics remained at a pre-revenue stage in FY23. Its losses stood at Rs 39 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2023.

Exclusive: Altum Credo to raise Rs 100 Cr in Series C round

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Exclusive: Altum Credo to raise Rs 100 Cr in Series C round
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Housing finance company Altum Credo is raising Rs 100 crore (approximately $11.8 million) in its ongoing Series C round from existing investor British International Investment. This will follow its $40 million Series C round in April last year, which comprised $27 million in primary capital and $13 million in secondary transactions, providing a partial exit to its early investors. The board at Altum Credo passed a resolution to issue 57,80,347 Series C1 CCPS at an issue price of Rs 173 each to raise Rs 100 crore, according to its regulatory filing accessed from Registrar of Companies (RoC). The proceeds from this funding will be used to expand the company’s lending operations and geographic reach, filling added. According to Entrackr’s estimates, the company will be valued at Rs 1,694 crore (approximately $200 million) post-allotment, reflecting a 60% increase from its $124 million valuation in the previous fundraise. Founded in 2016, Altum Credo provides housing finance to economically weaker and low-income groups, offering home loans ranging from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 40 lakh for tenures of 5–20 years. It focuses on first-time homebuyers in semi-urban and rural India. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the Pune-based company has raised $70 million since inception. Following the allotment of this round, British International Investment will be holding a 9.04% stake in the company while its promoters Ganesh Rao, Ashish Tiwari and Vikrant Bhagwat will collectively retain a 18.26% stake. In the fiscal year ended March 2024, Altum Credo posted a 67% increase in operating revenue to Rs 112.87 crore, while its profit more than doubled to Rs 20 crore during the same period. Apart from Altum Credo, players like Aviom, Easy Home Finance, Basic Home Loan, and Andromeda also operate in the same space.

Exclusive: Eggoz to raise Rs 125 Cr led by Gaja Capital

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Exclusive: Eggoz to raise Rs 125 Cr led by Gaja Capital
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Eggoz, a consumer brand for eggs, is raising Rs 125 crore, approximately ($14.7 million) in its Series C round led by Gaja Capital with the participation of existing investors IvyCap Ventures and Redbright Partners. The board at Eggoz has passed a special resolution to issue 1 equity and 15,334 Series C preference shares at an issue price of Rs 81,511 each to raise Rs 125 crore or $14.7 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Gaja Capital will spearhead the round with Rs 100 crore, while IvyCap Ventures and Redbright Partners will inject Rs 20.95 crore and Rs 4.05 crore, respectively. According to Entrackr’s estimates, the company will be valued at around Rs 480-500 crore or $55-58 million post-money. This marks a 60% increase in the valuation when compared to its last round. Founded in 2017 in Bihar by Abhishek Negi, Aditya Singh, and Uttam Kumar, Eggoz operates an asset-light, farmer-led model that ensures fresh eggs reach retailers within 24 hours. The brand has scaled its presence across Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow, and several non-metro cities. In a bid to diversify, Eggoz has also forayed into ready-to-cook offerings such as momos, burger patties, nuggets, and more. Eggoz has raised over $27 million in total funding so far. This includes an $8.8 million Series B round led by IvyCap Ventures. Before this, the company had secured $3.5 million in its Series A round and Rs 3.7 crore during its seed stage. The company has yet to file its FY25 numbers. Eggoz has recorded a 33.6% year-on-year increase in its revenue to Rs 73.1 crore in FY24, while the losses of the firm reduced by 24% to Rs 25 crore in the same period.

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