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.