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Luggage brand Nasher Miles bags $4 Mn in bridge round

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Luggage brand Nasher Miles bags $4 Mn in bridge round
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Nasher Miles, a digital-first luggage brand, has raised $4 million in its bridge round to Series A from Singularity Early Opportunities Fund, Narendra Rathi (SoftBank Vision Fund), Sulabh Arya (Goldman Sachs Growth Equity) and Mohit Goyal (CVC Capital Partners) amongst others. As per the company, the funds raised at a post money valuation of $30 million. Earlier in February this year, the Mumbai-based startup had raised funds from all five judges in the Shark Tank India-3 by securing a valuation of Rs 200 crore ($23.8 million). The proceeds will be used to support Nasher Miles’ omnichannel expansion plans. It aims to expand its offline presence to 1,000 multi-brand outlets across India by the end of the calendar year, while also opening 3-5 exclusive brand outlets this financial year. Additionally, Nasher Miles plans to strengthen its quick commerce presence in select cities and increase its production capacity in India, targeting 70-75% domestic manufacturing by December 2024. Launched in 2017 by Shruti Kedia Daga, Lokesh Daga, and Abhishek Daga, Nasher Miles is an internet-first brand of travel bags & luggage. Its product catalog includes corporate backpacks, outdoor travel bags, luggage sets, laptop roller cases, and accessories like luggage covers, neck pillows & masks, backpack rain covers, and more of different customized prints and colors. Nasher claims to have appointed over 20 distributors nationwide and established a presence in 150 stores within just two and a half months. The firm projects its offline channel to become a $12 million revenue stream in the next financial year.

D2C luggage brand uppercase raises $9 Mn led by Accel

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D2C luggage brand uppercase raises $9 Mn led by Accel
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D2C luggage brand Uppercase (Acefour Accessories) has raised $9 million in a Series B round led by venture capital firm Accel. As per uppercase, it has raised the new round at a post money valuation of $60 million. In 2022, the company had raised $7 million in apPre-Series A funding round led by Sixth Sense Ventures, with participation from Volrado Venture Partners. The funding will support business expansion, aiming to increase its customer base across India, uppercase said in a press release. Founded by Sudip Ghose, uppercase sells travel gear online and through 1,800 multi-brand stores across India. Its products are priced in the range of Rs 3,500-5,000. The Mumbai-based company aims to achieve its Rs 500 crore goal by adding 250 exclusive retail stores over the next three years. Earlier this year, luggage brand Mokobara raised $12 million in a Series B funding round led by Peak XV Partners. Besides Mokobara, uppercase also competes with Assembly, Nasher Miles and EUME. While Nasher miles raised $4 million in July, EUME bagged $1.7 million in June. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, uppercase reported an operating revenue of Rs 10.65 crore in FY23 with Rs 21 crore loss. The company is targeting to more than double its revenue to Rs 150 crore by FY25, up from Rs 70 crore in FY24.

ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding plummets 80% YoY to $58.3 million this week

Economic TimesEconomic Times · 11m ago
ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding plummets 80% YoY to $58.3 million this week
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Startups saw a sharp decline in funding during the fourth week of July, with only $58.3 million raised compared to $293 million in the same period last year. This marks an 80.1% decrease in funding and a 72.3% drop from the previous week. Only eight funding rounds took place, down from 28 rounds last year. Space startup Unimech Aerospace secured the largest deal, raising $30 million in a funding round led by Steadview Capital, ValueQuest Scale Fund, and Evolvence India. Other significant deals included wealthtech startup Stable Money raising $15 million and flexible workspace provider Incuspaze raising $8 million. Nasher Miles, a direct-to-consumer luggage brand, also raised $4 million.

Mokobara reports Rs 117 Cr revenue and Rs 4 Cr loss in FY24

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Mokobara reports Rs 117 Cr revenue and Rs 4 Cr loss in FY24
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Peak XV-backed Mokobara grew rapidly in the fiscal year ending March 2024, with its operating scale surging 2.2X. Simultaneously, the Bengaluru-based firm halved its losses during the same period. Mokobara's revenue from operations spiked to Rs 117.4 crore in the last fiscal year from Rs 53.3 crore in FY23, according to its financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Mokobara is an Indian direct to customer luggage brand which offers wallets, travel bags, kits, sling bags and other travel accessories. Sale of these products was the sole source of revenue for the company in FY24. The company also earned additional Rs 1.6 crore from interest income which pushed its total income to Rs 119.03 crore in FY24. On the expense side, the largest expense category, material costs, spiked 2X to Rs 57.28 crore, constituting 46.5% of the total expenses. Advertising expenses grew by 37.9% to Rs 22.64 crore, while employee benefit costs rose sharply by 2.6X to Rs 13.02 crore. Overall, Mokobara's total costs doubled to Rs 123.3 crore in the last fiscal year from Rs 61.9 crore in FY23. In the end, Mokobara managed to halve its losses to Rs 4.24 crore in FY24 from Rs 8.21 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -0.97% and -0.92%, respectively. On a unit basis, the company spent Rs 1.05 to earn a rupee of operating revenue during the last fiscal year. The company's current assets grew to Rs 182.6 crore in FY24, driven by increased cash and bank balances, which surged to Rs 111.67 crore. By the end of FY24, Mokobara raised $12 million led by Peak XV. It competes with Uppercase, Assembly, Nasher Miles, and EUME, all of which secured funding in 2024. Uppercase raised $9 million in August, Assembly secured $2 million led by Prath Capital, Nasher Miles raised $4 million in a bridge round, and EUME received funds in a seed round. Mokobara has made its mark, and done it well by easing almost into profits, in a market that has begun to see a 'once in 30 years' sort of upheaval. If it was Safari upending the cozy duopoly of VIP industries and Samsonite earlier, it is brands like Mokobara that are still slicing and dicing the market for more discerning customers. Investors clearly see the signs, but are probably not as convinced about the eventual potential in the mature category, which explains the tentative size of the bets. Mokobara has the clear opportunity in D2C, and the focus should hold it in good stead to establish itself more firmly.

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