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Exclusive: Mahesh Bhupathi backed Scentials to raise fresh funds from existing investors

EntrackrEntrackr · 5m ago
Exclusive: Mahesh Bhupathi backed Scentials to raise fresh funds from existing investors
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D2C wellness startup Scentials has raised Rs 34.6 crore (approximately $4 million) in a mix of debt and equity led by Indus Way Emerging Market Fund with the participation of TIW Private Equity. The board at Scentials has passed a special resolution to issue 89,200 Series A1 CCPS and 18,59,000 optionally convertible debentures to raise Rs 34.6 crore or $4 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. Indus Way Emerging Market Fund led the round with Rs 32 crore while TIW Private Equity participated with Rs 2.6 crore. According to the filings, the funding will be used to meet the growth objectives and to strengthen the financial position. The funding came after a hiatus of four years for the Mumbai-based company. Scentials has raised around $10 million to date, including $6 million in 2021 led by TIW Private Equity. Founded in 2017, Scentials designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes products through multiple celebrity-backed brands across deodorant, fragrances, and skincare categories. The company has yet to post its annual results for FY24; Scentials recorded a 20.5% year-on-year decline in its scale to Rs 18.22 crore in FY23, compared to Rs 22.92 crore in FY23. Moreover, it recorded a loss of Rs 38.46 crore in FY23.

Leverage Edu announces second ESOP buyback

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Leverage Edu announces second ESOP buyback
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Leverage.biz, which runs study abroad platform Leverage Edu, Fly.Finance and Fly Homes, today announced that it has completed its second ESOP buyback exercise. Over 50 employees of the company across functions were able to benefit from this exercise. However, the company did not disclose the amount of the stock buyback. Seven-year-old Leverage Edu provides full-stack services including counseling, application-admission support, and financing to students pursuing international education. It assists students from India, Nigeria and Nepal, among others. The company raised $40 million a mix of debt and equity led by Educational Testing Service (ETS) in July last year. It has raised around $70 million across rounds and was last valued at around $140 million. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Blume Ventures is the largest external stakeholder in Leverage Edu with 16.9% followed by Tomorrow Capital and DSG Consumers Partners. The company’s revenue from operations spiked 228% to Rs 69 crore in FY23 from Rs 21 crore in FY22 while its losses jumped 70% to Rs 103 crore in FY23 from Rs 47 crore in the previous year. The total EOSP buyback/payout/liquidity stood at nearly $802 million in 2023. In 2021 and 2022, the buyback amount was recorded at $440 and $200 million respectively. In 2024, Urban Company, MyGate, Classplus, Meesho, The Sleep Company, XYXX, and Pocket FM also completed their ESOP buyback scheme.

BlackSoil NBFC raises $12 Mn equity capital from existing backers

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
BlackSoil NBFC raises $12 Mn equity capital from existing backers
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Alternative credit platform BlackSoil NBFC, the flagship arm of BlackSoil Group, has raised equity of Rs 100 crore ($12 million) from its existing Indian investors and family offices through a rights issue. The capital injection will improve BlackSoil NBFC’s credit profile and boost its borrowing capabilities and growth, the company said in a press release. BlackSoil is backed by investors and family offices of Allcargo Logistics, Navneet Education, Mahavir Agency, and Mathew Cyriac-led Florintree Advisors. This latest funding also marks BlackSoil NBFC’s fourth capital infusion within eight years, bringing its total equity raise to approximately Rs 250 crore ($30 million). Additionally, it has secured debt financing of over Rs 1,700 crore (more than $200 million) from HNIs, banks et al. BlackSoil provides alternative credit solutions to growth companies, financial institutions, NBFCs and MSMEs across sectors. At the group level, BlackSoil has surpassed Rs 5,000 crore (over $600 million) disbursement across 214 deals by December 2023. Its portfolio includes ideaForge, Upstox, Bluestone, OYO, Udaan, Zetwerk, Spinny, Yatra, Dunzo, Purplle, Mobikwik and Cure Foods. As per BlackSoil, its AUM grew around 30% year-on-year in 2023 and it deployed Rs 1650 crore (nearly $200 million) across 63 deals and exited from over 20 deals in the last year. The firm also said that its portfolio companies collectively raised equity of $800 million in the last year while three of them including Yatra, ideaForge and Cellecor got listed on the stock exchange in 2023.

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