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L Catterton (LVMH-backed PE) is making its biggest India bet yet with a dedicated $600 M fund. Previously - LC invested in India startups via their Asia fundโคต๏ธ - Jio Platforms (Telecommunication, Reliance subsidiary) - SUGAR Cosmetics (cosmetics) - Drools Pet Food (India's first homegrown Pet Food brand) - PVR INOX (India's largest multiplex chain) Impresario Entertainment (Social, Smoke House Deli) - Farmley (healthy snacking) - Fabindia (Ethnic wear, exited 2016) LC's India Fund I will be lead by Sanjiv Mehta (ex-HUL CEO/MD)๐ด๏ธ- โ 7โ9 investments/year โ $25 Mโ$150 M cheque sizes โ Consumer-focused verticals: F&B, Consumer Services (incl. healthcare), Retail & Restaurants, D2C + Consumer Brands. โญ๏ธL Catterton, formed in 2016 by merging Catterton, LVMH & Groupe Arnault, now manages $37 B+ AUM across 300+ consumer brands โ making it the worldโs largest consumer-focused PE firm.
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Q1 25 - Startups have secured just over $3.1 B in funding, across 232 deals. Several VC firms have recently closed or launched new funds in the last quarterโคต๏ธ - Bessemer VP โ Closed a $350 M India Fund II - Accel โ Raised $650 M for India Fund VIII
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D2C snacking brand Farmley has secured $40 Mn (around INR 338.8 Cr) in a Series C funding round led by L Catterton, along with participation from existing investor DSG Consumer Partners. The startup plans to use the fresh capital to further scale up
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Accel in India has come a long way. Entered 2008โ acq. Erasmic Venture Fund โtransforming EVFโs $10 M seed fund into 'Accel Venture Fund I'. Fund II closed in 08' with $60 M. Fast forward to today, the latest fund has 10xโed, closed at a $650 M co
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A space that seems to have sparked investor interest is: Travel Luggage ๐งณLately, we've seen significant activity in this space - Feb 24: Mokobara raised $12 M from Peak XV Mar 24: Safari Industries raised $27 M from Lighthouse India Focused Fund Ma
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Accel closed its 8th India fund with a $ 650 M corpus. Since entering India in 2008, Accel has been a key investor in some of the most influential startups. ๐A few early investments of Accel that have become behemoths today - - Myntra: Seed inv. i
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Wealth management startups in India seem to be gaining significant traction. In the past few weeks - - Dezerv raised $32 M from Premji Invest, now valued at $210 M - StableMoney closed a $14.7 M Series A - Infynite Club secured $2.6 M from Elevatio
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Yesterday, Third Wave Coffee announced plans to open an 50 more stores. โฉLead Investors include: WestBridge Cap., Creaegis, Redbrook. โฉTotal Funding: $62 M, Last round- Series C: $35 M At present, Third Wave Coffee has 107 stores. Blue Tokai Coff
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๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ !! Founder of sugar cosmetics: Vineeta singh. Grew up in a middle-class family in Delhi, with values of hard work instilled by her p
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Farmley's $40M Series C Funding: A Game-Changer in India's Healthy Snacking Industry In a significant development for the Indian consumer goods sector, Farmley, a leading healthy snacking brand, has secured $40 million in its Series C funding round,
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