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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 fund⤵️ - 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)🕴️- → 7–9 investments/year → $25 M–$150 M cheque sizes → Consumer-focused verticals: F&B, Consumer Services (incl. healthcare), Retail & Restaurants, D2C + Consumer Brands. ⏭️L Catterton, formed in 2016 by merging Catterton, LVMH & Groupe Arnault, now manages $37 B+ AUM across 300+ consumer brands → making it the world’s largest consumer-focused PE firm.
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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 2008→ acq. Erasmic Venture Fund —transforming EVF’s $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 10x’ed, closed at a $650 M co
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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. 📄A 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. ⏩Lead Investors include: WestBridge Cap., Creaegis, Redbrook. ⏩Total Funding: $62 M, Last round- Series C: $35 M At present, Third Wave Coffee has 107 stores. Blue Tokai Coff
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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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