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Healthtech startup Fibroheal Woundcare raises Rs 6.3 Cr in pre-Series A

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Healthtech startup Fibroheal Woundcare raises Rs 6.3 Cr in pre-Series A
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Silk proteins-based medical devices startup Fibroheal Woundcare has raised Rs 6.3 crore in its pre-Series A round from existing promoters and new investors, including surgeons, medical professionals, and bankers. The company also has an additional commitment of another Rs 10 crore from existing and some new investors. The proceeds will be used to ramp up its go-to-market strategy, recruit more people, and invest in its product pipeline in the medical devices segment. Founded in 2017 by Vivek Mishra and Bharat Tandon, Fibroheal’s products are used in more than 500 hospitals across India and are present in over 19 states. The company has also branched out to selling its products on various e-commerce platforms. The company’s product line, which includes foams, mesh, and powders, among others, is used to heal different types of acute, chronic, traumatic, post-operative, non-healing, or difficult-to-heal wounds like bed sores or infected C-section wounds, among others. Fibroheal has previously raised funds from existing promoters Telama Investments, CCAMP and KITVEN.

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ProcMart raises Rs 25 Cr in pre-Series B round

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ProcMart raises Rs 25 Cr in pre-Series B round
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Business-to-business procurement marketplace ProcMart has raised Rs 25 crore ($3 million) in its pre-Series B round from Sixth Sense Ventures India. The board at ProcMart has issued 5,933 pre-series B CCPS at an issue price of Rs 42,127 each to raise Rs 25 crore, its regulatory filing soured from the RoC shows. Previously, the startup had raised $10 million in its Series A round led by Sixth Sense Ventures in November 2022. Following the fresh proceeds, Sixth Sense became the largest external stakeholder with 30% stake in ProcMart while its founder and chief executive officer Anish Popli will command 41.76% of the company. As per the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the latest capital injection has been done at a valuation, which is Rs 275 crore. Founded in 2015 by Anish Popli, the IndiaMART-backed startup provides supply chain solutions and infrastructure to businesses including services such as purchase order management, contract administration, master data management, e-catalogue management and market intelligence. ProcMart’s clients include Colgate, Mondelez, Harman, and Vedanta. It has 13 offices in India and one in Malaysia. The company also launched white-label in 2022 to provide construction equipment. The Noida-based company recently announced a strategic collaboration with local vendors in the biomass briquettes and pellets manufacturing sector. It competes with Lightspeed Ventures-backed Udaan in the B2B supply chain space.

Colossa WomenFirst Fund raises Rs 100 Cr in first close

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Colossa WomenFirst Fund raises Rs 100 Cr in first close
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Colossa Ventures, a SEBI-registered independent venture capital management company, has announced the first close of its maiden fund – Colossa WomenFirst Fund at Rs 100 crore. The fund with a target corpus of Rs 500 crore will primarily focus on investing in the pre-Series A stage and beyond. Based on research Colossa aims to create a niche in healthcare & healthtech, fintech, climate & cleantech, deeptech and the consumer sectors. The fund’s strategy is to leverage gender-diversity to generate alpha, and has attracted institutions such as SIDBI and family offices like Dr. Ranjan Pai’s Family Office, and the Shriram Ownership Trust, among others to invest in the first close. Co-founded in 2022 by Ashu Suyansh and Vandana Rajadhyaksha, Colossa WomenFirst Fund is a sector-agnostic venture growth fund, that seeks to revolutionize the startup landscape by focusing exclusively on women-founded or co-founded, or where women are the main beneficiaries. A bunch of women-focused funds are currently active in India. For context, Kalaari Capital runs CXXO initiative for female founders. Gender-focused investment platform Achieving Women Equity (AWE) Funds also launched its maiden India fund amounting to Rs 350 crore. Search giant Google runs a program called Google for Startups Women Founders Fund and provides $100,000 in equity-free cash to female-founded startups. Saha Fund, She Capital, and StrongHer Ventures also focus on women founder-led startups.

Exclusive: Cleantech firm Hygenco raises Rs 50 Cr debt

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Exclusive: Cleantech firm Hygenco raises Rs 50 Cr debt
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Cleantech startup Hygenco has raised Rs 50 crore (approximately $6 million) via non-convertible debentures from Trifecta. This is the first debt investment for the Gurugram-based company this year. The board at Hygenco has passed a special resolution to issue 500 debentures at an issue price of Rs 1,00,000 each to raise Rs 50 crore, its regulatory filing sourced from the Registrar of Companies shows. The aforementioned dentures are issued for a tenure of 24 months and carry an interest rate of 14.5% per annum, the filing added. Hygenco specializes in developing and deploying commercial systems for green hydrogen and ammonia production. Its solutions cater to large-scale process industries, marine and terrestrial transportation, and personal mobility sectors. Hygenco secured its first investment of $25 million from the SBI through (Neev II Fund) in October 2022. Media reports suggest the company aims to raise a total of $100 million by the end of this year. The company also partnered with Jindal Stainless to set up the country's first green hydrogen plant. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, SBI, through its Neev II Fund, holds a 49.6% stake in Hygenco. The company's co-founders—Amit Bansal, Anshual Gupta, and Aashish Gupta—collectively own 46.1% of the company. The company was in the pre-revenue stage till the financial year ended March 2023 with a loss of Rs 6.3 crore. Hygenco has yet to file annual results for the previous fiscal year (FY24).

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