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Jewellery brand Nuyug raises pre-seed round led by AJVC

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Jewellery brand Nuyug raises pre-seed round led by AJVC
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Nuyug, a jewellery brand focused on celebration-wear, has raised Rs 2.5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by AJVC along with participation from other strategic angel investors. The proceeds will be allocated towards expanding its channel presence across online and offline formats, broadening product catalogue to serve diverse cultural and regional tastes, and investing in R&D and design innovation to elevate material quality and longevity, Nuyug said in a press release. Co-founded in August 2024 by Ankur Dua and Manali Thareja, Nuyug builds a mass-premium jewellery brand that bridges the gap between imitation and fine jewellery, offering thoughtfully designed, skin-safe, gold-toned pieces crafted for weddings, festivals, and social occasions. โ€œThe category has long suffered from poor quality, run-of-the-mill designs, and an unorganized supply chain. We started Nuyug to build a brand that speaks to todayโ€™s Indian woman โ€” someone who wants her jewellery to be stylish, safe, and celebration-ready,โ€ said Ankur Dua, co-founder of Nuyug. In just 8 months, Nuyug claims that it has crossed Rs 1 crore ARR, launched over 400 products across multiple festive and social use-cases, and scaled across its own D2C website and leading marketplaces including Myntra, Nykaa Fashion, and Amazon.

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Jewelbox raises $3.2 Mn in pre-Series A round

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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 citiesโ€”Delhi, Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Guwahatiโ€”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.

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