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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.

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Toothsi parent MakeO reports flat revenue in FY24; losses trim 32% Following over twofold growth in FY23, MakeO, the parent company of Toothsi and skincare brand Skinnsi, reported stable revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2024, but succeeded in reducing its losses by 32%. MakeO’s revenue from operations saw a modest increase of 6.5% to Rs 179 crore in FY24 from Rs 168 crore in FY23, according to its consolidated financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies. Founded in 2018 by Arpi Mehta Shah, Pravin Shetty, Manjul Jain, and Anirudh Kal, MakeO began as the aligner brand Toothsi and later consolidated its flagship brands, including Skinnsi, to offer dental, skin, and hair treatment solutions. The sale of tooth aligners accounted for 69.2% of the operating revenue, increasing by 7% to Rs 124 crore in FY24. The rest of the revenue came from Skinnsi services, including laser hair reduction, facials, anti-aging treatments, and skincare products. Employee benefits remained the largest cost center at 36% of overall expenditure, amounting to Rs 119 crore in FY24. Consultant fees and marketing costs were reduced by 57% and 24%, respectively, to Rs 26 crore and Rs 69 crore in FY24. Other expenses totaled Rs 332 crore in FY24, down from Rs 395 crore in FY23. The cutback in costs helped MakeO reduce its losses by 31.8% to Rs 150 crore in FY24 from Rs 220 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -77.3% and -66.12% with an expense-to-earnings ratio of Rs 1.85. At the end of FY24, MakeO’s current assets were Rs 153 crore with cash and bank balances of Rs 93 crore. MakeO has raised over $90 million to date, including $16 million led by 360 One Asset and the investment office of Ashish Kacholia. Eight Roads Ventures is the largest external stakeholder, followed by Think Investment.

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