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Exclusive: Home decor startup Vaaree kicks off new round

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Exclusive: Home decor startup Vaaree kicks off new round
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Home Furnishing & Decor Startup Vaaree has raised Rs 20.78 crore ($2.5 million) in a pre-Series A round led by Capier Investments with the participation of Peak XV’s Surge Ventures. The board at Vaaree has passed a special resolution to issue 3,063 pre-series A CCPS at an issue price of Rs 67,856 each to raise Rs 20.78 crore or $2.5 million, its regulatory filing accessed through Registrar of Companies shows. Capier Investments pumped in Rs 12.47 crore while Surge Ventures contributed Rs 8.31 crore in the pre-series A. The company is likely to get more funds in the same round. As per TheKredible’s estimate, the company is valued at around Rs 180 crore ($21.6 million) post-money. Vaaree has raised around $7 million to date including a $4 million seed money led by Peak XV’s Surge Ventures and with the participation of Vistra, Better Capital, Capier Investments, and All in Capital in September last year. Founded in 2022 by Garima Luthra, Pranav Arora, and Varun Vohra, Vaaree caters to home decor across categories including furnishing, kitchen, decor, bath, and garden. Vaaree was a part of the eighth cohort of Surge’s accelerator program and it also raised funds from angels such as Kunal Shah, Arjun Vaidya, Vineeta Singh, Ghazal Alagh, Varun Dua, Manish Dugar, Anjali Bansal, Suhail Sameer, and Ruchi Deepak, among others. In its first fiscal year (FY23), Vaaree’s revenue from operations was recorded at Rs 1.91 crore while the loss of the firm stood at Rs 3.5 crore in the same period. The company is yet to file its financial results for FY24. Livspace, HomeLane and Furlenco are the top notch funded startups in the home decor space. Early stage companies such as DecorTwist, Sunday Design, and KraftInn, among others, also raised funds in the past couple of years.

Luma Fertility raises $4 Mn led by Peak XV’s Surge

EntrackrEntrackr · 19d ago
Luma Fertility raises $4 Mn led by Peak XV’s Surge
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Luma Fertility raises $4 Mn led by Peak XV’s Surge Fertility-tech startup Luma Fertility has raised $4 million in seed funding led by Peak XV’s Surge, with participation from Ameera Shah (Metropolis Healthcare) and Vijay Taparia (B2V Ventures). The proceeds will help Luma expand its footprint across Mumbai and scale to new cities over the next two years. Founded by Neha K. Motwani, Luma Fertility provides end-to-end fertility services including IVF, egg/embryo freezing, fertility assessments, and pre-conception care. Motwani had previously built fitness marketplace Fitternity which was acquired by Cult.fit (formerly Cure.fit) in February 2021. Luma has launched a 6,000 sq ft flagship tech-enabled clinic in Bandra, Mumbai. It also integrates holistic services such as nutrition, IV therapy, acupuncture, and at-home semen testing. The platform offers an IVF companion app, with tools for journey tracking, real-time reports, and LumaAI, a 24/7 assistant for cycle guidance and medication support. The clinic features an open lab design, transparency-first policies, and a dedicated care team for every patient. As per market research, India’s fertility rate is dipping below replacement (from 2.1 to 1.9), and IVF cycles are projected to grow from 320K in 2024 to 550K by 2028. Luma is also eyeing expansion into egg and embryo freezing services, catering to urban millennials and Gen Z consumers delaying parenthood.

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