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Peak XV, others divest stake worth Rs 1,600 Cr in MamaEarth’s parent

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Peak XV, others divest stake worth Rs 1,600 Cr in MamaEarth’s parent
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Peak XV (formerly Sequoia Capital), along with Stellaris Ventures, Sofina Ventures, and Fireside Ventures, collectively sold shares worth Rs 1,600 crore ($190 million) in Honasa Consumer Limited, the parent company of the direct to consumer (D2C) skincare and beauty brand MamaEarth. The aforementioned investors sold 3.24 crore shares of MamaEarth at an average price of Rs 495.48 per share, according to the company’s bulk deal data accessed from the National Stock Exchange. Peak XV and its former entity Sequoia Capital Global Growth Fund III divested around Rs 753 crore ($90 million) worth of shares, while Sofina Ventures, Stellaris Ventures, and Fireside Ventures sold shares worth Rs 298 crore, Rs 225 crore, and Rs 326 crore, respectively, during the bulk deal. Importantly, ICICI Prudential Life and Morgan Stanley collectively purchased Rs 262 crore worth of shares in MamaEarth. According to Entrackr’s estimates, MamaEarth sold 10% of its shares in this single bulk deal. The firm’s total outstanding shares stood at 32.42 crore as of June 30, 2024. The sale of shares came at a time when the Gurugram-based firm reached its all-time high share price of Rs 547 on Tuesday this week. As per NSE data, MamaEarth’s overall market capitalization stood at Rs 16,046 crore ($1.91 billion) as of September 12. In the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the company reported a 17.6% quarter-on-quarter increase in revenue, reaching Rs 554 crore, up from Rs 471 crore in Q4 FY24. This marked the firm’s most profitable quarter, with Rs 40 crore in profit after tax (PAT). Peak XV’s recent exit portfolio includes companies like Blinkit, Zomato, Freshworks, Awfis, Ixigo, Go Fashion, MamaEarth, and others.

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Exclusive: Ambak starts Series A round with Rs 69 Cr funding led by Peak XV and Z47

EntrackrEntrackr · 3d ago
Exclusive: Ambak starts Series A round with Rs 69 Cr funding led by Peak XV and Z47
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**Exclusive: Ambak starts Series A round with Rs 69 Cr funding led by Peak XV and Z47** Home loan startup Ambak has kicked off its Series A round with Rs 69 crore (approximately $7.84 million) co-led by existing backers Peak XV Partners and Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners) with the participation of DeVC and others. This comes after the company announced $7 million in funding in January 2025 through a combination of Seed and Pre-Series A rounds led by Peak XV Partners. According to its regulatory filing with the RoC, Ambak’s board has issued 3,111 Series A CCPS and 10 equity shares at an issuance price of Rs 2,20,405.6 per share to raise the above-mentioned amount. Peak XV Partners and Z47 co-led the tranche with Rs 26.62 crore or $3 million each, followed by DeVC India and Advantage Technology Fund who invested Rs 6.65 crore and Rs 6.28 crore respectively. Calabasas Ventures, AngelList, Sushmita Mathur, Ojaswa Sharma, Anil Kumar Goteti, and others contributed the remaining amount. According to Entrackr’s analysis, the company’s valuation has surged by over 76% to Rs 450 crore ($51 million) post-money, compared with its Rs 255 crore valuation in the previous round. Founded in 2023, Ambak streamlines the home loan process through a transparent three-step system that matches customers with the right financiers using Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and bank rule engines. Its tech-driven, assisted model simplifies workflows for both borrowers and lending partners. Following the latest infusion, Peak XV remains the largest external shareholder with a 14.9% stake, followed by Surge Ventures and Z47 at 13.95% and 6.25% respectively. The co-founders Raghuveer Malik, Rameshwar Gupta, and Rashi Garg collectively hold 46.23% of the company, according to TheKredible. In its first year of operations, Ambak reported Rs 1.03 crore in operating revenue for the fiscal year ended March 2024 and a loss of Rs 2.11 crore. The company has not yet disclosed its FY25 figures. Last year, several other home finance startups also raised funding, including Easy Home Finance, which secured $35 million led by Ranjan Pai’s family office and Claypond Capital, and Basic Home Loan, which raised $10.6 million, among others.

Wakefit files DRHP to raise Rs 468 Cr via fresh issue

EntrackrEntrackr · 5m ago
Wakefit files DRHP to raise Rs 468 Cr via fresh issue
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Wakefit, a home and sleep solutions brand, has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday. The IPO includes a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 468 crore (approximately $55 million) and an offer for sale (OFS) of 5.84 crore equity shares, according to the DRHP. Peak XV is set to offload nearly 2.5 crore shares, making up around 48.8% of the total offer for sale (OFS). Verlinvest and Investcorp Growth will divest 1 crore and 54.5 lakh shares, respectively. Other participants in the OFS include Redwood Trust, SAI Global, Paramark Fund, and others. Its co-founders, Ankit Garg and Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, will collectively sell 1.21 crore shares in the offer for sale. As per the DRHP, Peak XV is the largest external stakeholder with a 22.7% stake, followed by Verlinvest and Investcorp, which hold 9.89% and 9.39%, respectively. SAI Global Investment owns 5.35%, while Elevation Capital and Paramark Fund hold 4.73% and 1.65%. Among the promoters, Ankit Garg holds the largest share at 33.38%, followed by Chaitanya Ramalingegowda with a 10.09% stake. Wakefit plans to list its shares on both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The IPO will be managed by Axis Capital, IIFL Capital, and Nomura, who are acting as the book-running lead managers. According to the DRHP, the net proceeds from the fresh issue will be utilized for setting up new stores, leases and licenses, marketing, and other general corporate purposes. In the first nine months of FY25, the company reported revenue of Rs 971 crore with a net loss of Rs 8.8 crore. Wakefit generated 54.78% of its revenue through its own channels, while the remainder came from marketplaces and multi-brand outlets (MBOs). Mattresses were the top revenue contributor, followed by furniture and furnishings.

Groww files revised DRHP with strong financials ahead of Rs 7,000 Cr IPO

EntrackrEntrackr · 2m ago
Groww files revised DRHP with strong financials ahead of Rs 7,000 Cr IPO
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Digital investment platform Groww has filed a revised draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as it gears up for a Rs 7,000 crore initial public offering (IPO). The public issue will include a fresh issue of Rs 1,020 crore alongside a large offer for sale (OFS) by existing investors and co-founders. As per the estimates, the OFS will see secondary share sales worth about Rs 5,000 crore. Peak XV will divest 15.8 crore shares, while YC Holding and Ribbit Capital will offload 10.5 crore and 11.8 crore shares, respectively. Tiger Global, Kauffman Fund, and co-founders Lalit Keshre, Harsh Jain, and Neeraj Singh will also participate in the sell-down. This development comes weeks after the Bengaluru-based firm secured SEBI’s nod for its confidential filing. The IPO will be managed by Kotak, JP Morgan, Citi, Axis Capital, and Motilal Oswal, with MUFG Intime as registrar. Groww plans to deploy the fresh issue proceeds towards strengthening its cloud infrastructure, brand building, investments in subsidiaries, acquisitions, and general corporate purposes. According to the draft red herring prospectus, Peak XV remains Groww’s largest external stakeholder with a 21.73% stake, followed by YC Holding (12.05%). Ribbit Capital and Tiger Global also hold meaningful ownership, while co-founders Keshre, Jain, and Singh own 9.13%, 6.72%, and 6.26%, respectively. On the financial front, Groww posted a 50% year-on-year jump in revenue to Rs 3,902 crore in FY25, up from Rs 2,609 crore in FY24. The company also turned profitable, reporting Rs 1,824 crore versus a loss of Rs 805 crore in FY24. In Q1 FY26, Groww clocked Rs 904 crore in revenue with a profit of Rs 378 crore. The platform reported 18.07 million transacting users, including 14.38 million active clients, during the quarter.

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