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Exclusive: Vecmocon to raise $8.7 Mn; Tessellate Ventures exits with 10X return

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Exclusive: Vecmocon to raise $8.7 Mn; Tessellate Ventures exits with 10X return
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Exclusive: Vecmocon to raise $8.7 Mn; Tessellate Ventures exits with 10X return Vehicle intelligence company Vecmocon Technologies is raising Rs 74 crore (around $8.7 million) from Aavishkaar Capital and existing investors Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF), Blume Ventures, in a mix of primary and secondary transactions. This funding is an extension of the $10 million Series A round raised in November last year. Vecmocon’s board has approved a resolution to issue 12,067 preference and equity shares to raise Rs 50.4 crore in a primary capital where Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) will pump Rs 21 crore, and the rest will be injected by Aavishkaar Capital, according to its regulatory filing with the RoC. In a secondary transaction worth Rs 23.7 crore, early backer Tessellate Tech Ventures is making a full exit from EV components startup Vecmocon. The firm has offloaded its 2.97% stake for Rs 15.85 crore, netting over 10X returns on its initial Rs 1.5 crore investment, as per filings. Moreover, individual investors Tina Goyal, Nishit Aggarwal, and Satyam Darmora are making a full exit, while the co-founders will partially offload shares. Together, they are selling shares worth Rs 7.85 crore to Blume and Aavishkaar in a secondary transaction. As per Entrackr’s estimates, the Tiger Global-backed company will be valued at around Rs 533 crore or $63 million (post-allotment). Vecmocon is an electric vehicle (EV) solutions provider that offers a range of products and services to EV manufacturers. Its product lineup includes battery management systems, vehicle intelligence modules, instrument clusters, and chargers. It also provides services such as fleet management and maintenance support. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Vecmocon has raised approximately $15.7 million to date. Following the latest round, Blume Ventures will be the largest external shareholder with a 13.27% stake, followed by Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) at 12.6%. Aavishkaar Capital and Tiger Global will hold 7.51% and 7.17% stakes, respectively. For the fiscal year ending March 2024, the Delhi-based company recorded nearly a 4X year-on-year surge in operating revenue to Rs 15.87 crore. However, it reported a loss of Rs 6 crore during the same period.

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Exclusive: Pilgrim raises $9 Mn with 3X valuation surge

EntrackrEntrackr · 10m ago
Exclusive: Pilgrim raises $9 Mn with 3X valuation surge
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Beauty and personal care D2C firm Pilgrim has raised Rs 75 crore (approximately $9 million) in its extended Series B round led by Fireside and Vertex Ventures. The board at Pilgrim has passed a special resolution to issue 854 Series B1 and B2 preference shares at an issue price of Rs 8,77 655 each to raise Rs 75 crore or $9 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. Fireside and Vertex Ventures pumped in Rs 25 crore and Rs 23 crore, respectively. NSFO Ventures, Mirabilis Investment, and NABS Vriddhi cumulatively invested Rs 27 crore during the round. The company will use these proceeds for expansion and general corporate purposes as decided by the board, the filings further added. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the company’s valuation has soared to approximately Rs 2,075 crore (around $250 million) post-allotment. This marks an over threefold increase from its last funding round, of $20 million where the company was valued at $75 million. The firm may raise more funds in this round. With the recent funding, Fireside Ventures remains the largest external stakeholder with a 23% stake, followed by Vertex Ventures, which holds 11.2%. NSFO Ventures and Mirabilis Investment command 5.57% and 2.81% stakes, respectively. Founded by Anurag Kedia in 2019, Pilgrim offers more than 90 SKUs across face care, haircare, and skincare products, and fragrances in over 25,000 pin codes. The company said that it offers a wide range of products curated with ingredients from France, Korea, Spain, Australia, the Amazon Rainforest, and Swiss glaciers. The five-year-old firm has raised around $35 million across rounds including its $20 million Series B led by Vertex Ventures in 2023. The company posted 4.47X growth in scale to Rs 76 crore in FY23 from Rs 17 crore in FY22. In pursuit of growth, its losses also jumped 3X to Rs 23 crore in FY23. Pilgrim is yet to file annual results for FY24.

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