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Lab-grown diamond brand Aukera raises $15 Mn led by Peak XV

EntrackrEntrackr · 17d ago
Lab-grown diamond brand Aukera raises $15 Mn led by Peak XV
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Lab-grown diamond jewellery brand Aukera has secured $15 million in its Series B funding led by Peak XV Partners. Existing investors Fireside Ventures, Sparrow Capital, Prath Ventures, and Alteria Capital have also participated in the round. Earlier in August last year, Aukera had raised Rs 26.7 crore (approximately $3.2 million) in its Series A financing led by Fireside Ventures. Entrackr had exclusively reported the development. The proceeds will help Aukera grow its retail presence, improve its products, and strengthen its position in India’s fine jewellery market. Founded two years ago by Lisa Mukhedkar and Kumar Saurabh, Aukera has 13 stores in cities such as Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, and Hyderabad. The brand plans to enter more cities and aims to become a Rs 1,000 crore brand in the next five to seven years. Aukera focuses on selling high-quality, lab-grown diamonds set in fine jewellery. It targets women who want better designs and bigger diamonds without the high costs of mined stones. The Bengaluru-based firm competes with a clutch of firms including Fiona Diamonds, Limelight Lab Grown Diamonds, True Diamond, COLUXE, and Jewelbox. Aditya Birla-backed GIVA also offers a lab-grown diamond jewellery line.

Atlan raises $6.5 million from WaterBridge Ventures

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Atlan raises $6.5 million from WaterBridge Ventures
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Data collaboration software provider Atlan has raised $6.5 million from WaterBridge Ventures. The fundraise is part of the extended Series B round, during which it raised $50 million, led by Salesforce Ventures in March 2022. The board at Atlan has passed a special resolution to issue 24,092 Series B preference shares to raise $6.5 million, its regulatory filing filed with the group company in Singapore shows. As per TheKredible estimates, the latest capital injection has been done at a flat valuation, which is $450 million. Atlan allows large enterprise teams to collaborate smoothly on data projects, and create a single source for all their data assets with deep integrations with tools like Slack, and data warehouses like Snowflake, Redshift, and others. The company recently launched tag management to solve the challenges faced by the data teams. With this, Atlan becomes one of the first Snowflake data governance partners to enable bi-directional tag movement. Atlan has a team of over 300 employees spread across 12 countries, including the United States, India, UK, Canada, Nigeria, Singapore, and the Philippines. Atlan was part of the third cohort of Sequoia Capital India’s accelerator program Surge. It raised around $50 million Series B round in March 2023 and $16 million worth Series A round led by Insight Partners in May 2021. After its Series B round, Prrukalpa Sankar and Varun Banka retained 23.63% stake each in the company. Insight Partners, which had led the Series A round, was the largest holding in the company among investors with a 15.4% stake. Head to TheKredible for Atlan’s complete captable. The Series B round helped Atlan to grow at a rapid clip in the fiscal year ending March 2023. Its Indian entity reported a 3X jump in operating scale which stood at Rs 94 crore in FY23. The company also showed Rs 7.7 crore profit during the last fiscal year.

Jewelbox raises $3.2 Mn in pre-Series A round

EntrackrEntrackr · 3m ago
Jewelbox raises $3.2 Mn in pre-Series A round
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Lab-grown diamond brand Jewelbox has raised $3.2 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by V3 Ventures, with participation from Atrium Angels, Dexter Ventures, Infinyte Club, Samarthya Capital, and existing investor JITO Incubation & Innovation Foundation (JIIF). In March 2024, the Kolkata-based startup had raised Rs 3.7 crore in seed funding from JIIF. The proceeds will be used to grow its store network, build brand awareness, and hire across key departments. Founded in May 2022 by siblings Vidita Kochar Jain and Nipun Kochar, Jewelbox sells lab-grown diamond jewellery through both online and offline channels. The firm reported an annual revenue run rate (ARR) of Rs 38 crore for FY25, up from Rs 16 crore the previous year. Jewelbox currently runs eight stores in six cities—Delhi, Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Guwahati—and aims to expand to 30 stores by the end of 2025. In the lab-grown diamond space, Jewelbox will compete with a clutch of firms, including COLUXE, Fiona Diamonds, Limelight Lab Grown Diamonds, and Firefly Diamonds. Aditya Birla-backed GIVA also offers a lab-grown diamond jewellery line. Last month, Firefly Diamonds raised $3 million in its seed round led by WestBridge Capital. Jewelbox and other new brands have asked the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to stop the use of the term "synthetic" for lab-grown diamonds, saying it confuses with imitation stones like cubic zirconia.

Exclusive: Slice raises $8.6 Mn from CEO Rajan Bajaj

EntrackrEntrackr · 9m ago
Exclusive: Slice raises $8.6 Mn from CEO Rajan Bajaj
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Consumer lending and payments startup Slice has raised Rs 71.7 crore (approximately $8.6 million) from its founder and CEO, Rajan Bajaj, via partly paid-up shares. This follows the company’s recent Rs 300 crore debt funding round, raised through convertible debentures co-led by Taneja Family Trust, Anju Family Personal Trust, UK2 Family Trust, and MN Family Trust. According to a special resolution passed by Slice’s board, 22,000 equity shares will be issued at an issue price of Rs 32,606 each, as per the company’s regulatory filing with the Registrar of Companies. Bajaj’s investment will be completed in one or more tranches and is designated for general business purposes. Slice offers a physical and virtual card aimed at millennials, allowing students and salaried professionals to purchase products and services online with collateral-free EMIs through its app, while also helping users build credit scores. The Bengaluru-based company has raised nearly $400 million in funding, including a $220 million Series B round led by Tiger Global and Insight Partners. According to TheKredible, Tiger Global is the largest stakeholder, followed closely by Insight Partners. See TheKredible for the complete shareholding pattern. While FY24 numbers are yet to be disclosed, Slice saw threefold growth in FY23, with revenue climbing to Rs 847 crore from Rs 283 crore in FY22. However, in pursuit of growth, Slice’s losses up by 59.8%, to Rs 406 crore in FY23 compared to Rs 254 crore in FY22. In 2024, several startup founders and executives have reinvested in their companies. Recently, Yubi founder and CEO Gaurav Kumar invested $30 million in his startup, while Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal contributed $100 million through his Singapore-based entity, Patient Capital. Co-founders of EV firm Ather Energy, Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain, also invested $10 million in their company. Omnichannel jewelry startup Giva also raised an undisclosed sum from its senior management.

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