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Healthcare platform Raaz App raises $1 Mn led by Fireside Ventures

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Healthcare platform Raaz App raises $1 Mn led by Fireside Ventures
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Healthcare platform Raaz App has raised $1 million in a funding round led by early-stage venture fund Fireside Ventures. The round also witnessed participation from Campus Fund, Altaf Saiyed, Better Capital founder Vaibhav Domkundwar, and others. The proceeds will be used to enhance the platform, expand its services and reach, invest in clinical trials, develop tech-enabled treatment protocols, and run awareness campaigns, Raaz App said in a press release. Co-founded in 2023 by Akash Kumar and Harshit Kukreja, Raaz App is a healthcare platform that offers reproductive health services for men. The company aims to provide access to quality information and treatment for men's reproductive health issues. The platform offers evidence-based treatment programs and provides consultancy services. According to the Bengaluru-based startup, it offers personalized, evidence-based treatment plans for conditions such as erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. The full-stack platform provides doctor-led teleconsultations, medicines, diagnostics, counseling, and lifestyle guidance. Raaz says that each patient is assigned a doctor and a personal health concierge who monitors their progress. The platform primarily serves tier II and tier III cities, with a focus on providing treatment in local languages. It is also building a data engine that contains anonymized case histories of many patients, analyzing which interventions were most effective in each case. It also examines the different variables in each case and identifies lifestyle habits. Raaz aims to onboard 50,000 users by next year and will partner with diagnostic providers to develop new treatment protocols. Going forward, it will explore the fertility sector while also expanding into new regions.

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Cumin Co. raises $5 Mn pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures

EntrackrEntrackr · 11d ago
Cumin Co. raises $5 Mn pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures
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Cumin Co. raises $5 Mn pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures Gurugram-based kitchenware startup Cumin Co. has raised $5 million (around Rs 41 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round led by Fireside Ventures. Existing investors Huddle Ventures and Alteria Capital also participated, along with several angel investors. Earlier in August last year, Cumin Co. had raised its first institutional funding of $1.5 million (about Rs 13.16 crore) led by Fireside Ventures along with participation from Huddle Ventures. The proceeds will be used to expand the product portfolio across cookware and kitchen essentials. It also plans to strengthen its supply chain, increase investments in R&D, and improve manufacturing and product innovation capabilities. Founded by Niharika Joshi and Udit Lekhi, Cumin Co. operates in the premium kitchenware segment and focuses on research-led product development. The brand sells cookware and kitchen essentials directly to consumers through online channels. Cumin Co. builds its products around proprietary material and coating technology under its Enviromax platform. It holds three granted patents and has five more pending, covering material science, surface coatings, and product design. Going ahead, Cumin Co. will continue to focus on controlled expansion, selective channel rollout, and improving unit economics as it scales its operations. It competes with other notable startups in this space such as Indus Valley and Palette Brand’s Ember. Indus Valley secured Rs 23.1 crore in a pre-Series A round led by DSG Ventures, while Palette Brands raised nearly Rs 17 crore in a pre-Series A round led by Rockstud Capital.

Travel products platform Escape Plan raises $25 Mn led by Jungle Ventures

EntrackrEntrackr · 10d ago
Travel products platform Escape Plan raises $25 Mn led by Jungle Ventures
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Travel products platform Escape Plan raises $25 Mn led by Jungle Ventures Co-founded in 2025 by Abhinav Pathak and Abhinav Zutshi, Escape Plan is a travel products platform built around the needs of the modern Indian traveller. Escape Plan has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Jungle Ventures, along with participation from Fireside Ventures and strategic investor IndiGo Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of IndiGo. The Bengaluru-based startup had previously mopped up $5 million in a funding round led by Jungle Ventures through its First Cheque@Jungle initiative, along with Fireside Ventures and several angel investors, in July last year. The proceeds will be deployed to strengthen its brand, pricing, and distribution across India and select international markets. This includes deepening its omni-channel presence across metros, tier I and tier II cities, expanding its physical retail footprint to over 200 stores, and increasing availability across major travel hubs and corridors. Escape Plan is a travel products platform built around the needs of the modern Indian traveller. The company curates and creates luggage, accessories, and mobility solutions across multiple travel use cases. It operates across online marketplaces, direct-to-consumer channels, and a rapidly expanding retail network across India. Escape Plan claims it is currently operating at an annualised revenue run rate of over Rs 300 crore, driven by demand across cities, channels, and a wide range of travel use cases. The company also plans to enter select international geographies aligned with Indian outbound travel. Escape Plan also aims to strengthen its technological capabilities to build deeper control across the value chain. The company will invest in core tech systems to improve speed, availability, and consistency across channels, while advancing product innovation through design-led and sustainability-focused materials. The brand sells both in-house and partner-manufactured products through its own platform. It competes with other D2C players such as Mokobara, Nasher Miles, Uppercase, and Acefour Accessories in India’s fast-growing travel gear market.

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

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y 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.

Fast Fashion brand Newme to raise $12 Mn at $112 Mn valuation

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Fast Fashion brand Newme to raise $12 Mn at $112 Mn valuation
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Women-focused fast fashion brand Newme has kicked off a Series B round with Rs 108.66 crore (approximately $12 million) co-led by existing investors Accel India, Fireside Ventures, and with the participation of new investor Point72 Ventures and others. Newme had secured $18 million in a Series A round led by Accel in July last year. The Newme’s board passed a special resolution to issue 3,447 Series B CCPS at an issuance price of Rs 3,15,231 per share to raise the amount as mentioned earlier, according to its regulatory filing with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Accel India and Fireside Ventures will each invest Rs 36.94 crore ($4 million), while Point72 Ventures will join the captable with Rs 26.38 crore ($3 million). AUM Ventures, 2am Ventures, and A, Paul SRC SPV V, LLC will contribute the remaining amount. According to Entrackr’s analysis, the D2C firm’s valuation is set to rise by about 41% to Rs 988 crore ($112 million), compared to its earlier valuation of Rs 700 crore during the Series A funding round. Founded by Shivam Tripathi, Sumit Jasoria, Himanshu Chaudhary, and Vinod Naik, the Bengaluru-based startup sells women-centric products targeting Gen Z, across both online channels and offline stores. According to its website, the company’s app has more than 7 million downloads, and it operates 16 offline outlets across cities, including Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Pune, and Hyderabad, among others. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Newme has raised over $23 million across two funding rounds, including its seed round in January 2024. Following the latest infusion, Fireside Ventures will become the largest external shareholder with a 19.27% stake, followed by Accel India at 17.06%, while new investor Point72 Ventures will hold 2.67%. The company’s co-founders will collectively retain 31.45% ownership. Financially, Newme reported Rs 48.28 crore in operating revenue for the fiscal year ended March 2024, with a loss of Rs 35.75 crore. The company has yet to disclose its FY25 financials.

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