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Troovy raises Rs 20 Cr in pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures

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Troovy raises Rs 20 Cr in pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures
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Troovy, a kids' nutrition-focused food brand, has raised Rs 20 crore ($2.3 million) in its pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures. Other investors include Sharrp Ventures, Spring Marketing Capital, and Veltis Capital. Troovy had previously raised an undisclosed seed round in 2023. With the current funding, it plans to scale product development and distribution. Founded by Aditya Mukherjee and Mansi Baranwal, Troovy offers products such as high-protein chips and puffs, protein instant pasta, protein vermicelli, immunity-boosting sauces and spreads, and multi-millet protein milk mixes. All products are made with natural ingredients, without maida, refined sugar, palm oil, or chemical preservatives and additives. Troovy launched with a chemical-free, nutrition-focused ketchup, developed after over a year of trials. The brand uses protein sources such as dals, makhanas, green peas, and millets, and substitutes artificial additives with natural alternatives like soy flour and rosemary extract. It competes with brands like Slurrp Farm, Timios, and The Mumum Co. in the growing kids’ health food segment.

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Exclusive: Pilgrim raises $9 Mn with 3X valuation surge

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Exclusive: Pilgrim raises $9 Mn with 3X valuation surge
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Beauty and personal care D2C firm Pilgrim has raised Rs 75 crore (approximately $9 million) in its extended Series B round led by Fireside and Vertex Ventures. The board at Pilgrim has passed a special resolution to issue 854 Series B1 and B2 preference shares at an issue price of Rs 8,77 655 each to raise Rs 75 crore or $9 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. Fireside and Vertex Ventures pumped in Rs 25 crore and Rs 23 crore, respectively. NSFO Ventures, Mirabilis Investment, and NABS Vriddhi cumulatively invested Rs 27 crore during the round. The company will use these proceeds for expansion and general corporate purposes as decided by the board, the filings further added. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the company’s valuation has soared to approximately Rs 2,075 crore (around $250 million) post-allotment. This marks an over threefold increase from its last funding round, of $20 million where the company was valued at $75 million. The firm may raise more funds in this round. With the recent funding, Fireside Ventures remains the largest external stakeholder with a 23% stake, followed by Vertex Ventures, which holds 11.2%. NSFO Ventures and Mirabilis Investment command 5.57% and 2.81% stakes, respectively. Founded by Anurag Kedia in 2019, Pilgrim offers more than 90 SKUs across face care, haircare, and skincare products, and fragrances in over 25,000 pin codes. The company said that it offers a wide range of products curated with ingredients from France, Korea, Spain, Australia, the Amazon Rainforest, and Swiss glaciers. The five-year-old firm has raised around $35 million across rounds including its $20 million Series B led by Vertex Ventures in 2023. The company posted 4.47X growth in scale to Rs 76 crore in FY23 from Rs 17 crore in FY22. In pursuit of growth, its losses also jumped 3X to Rs 23 crore in FY23. Pilgrim is yet to file annual results for FY24.

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