CureSkin snags $20 mn from healthcare-focussed VC firm HealthQuad
Consumer healthcare startup CureSkin has raised $20 million (around Rs 166 crore as per current rates) as a part of its Series B round, led by health-focussed venture capital investor HealthQuad. The round also saw participation from the company’s existing investors including JSW Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Sharrp Ventures, a company ......
Cureskin, Fasal backer ITI Group makes first close of second VC fund
The Investment Trust of India (ITI), a financial services group backed by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd director Sudhir Valia, has made the first close of its second venture capital fund, the ITI Growth Opportunities Fund II. The investor, which has backed companies like charging infrastructure platform Bolt.Earth and skincare firm Cureskin, ......
Family offices, professionals must align strategy: Sharrp Ventures’ Mariwala at VCCircle summit
Family offices and non-family professionals who manage their investments must align their long-term strategy to maintain discipline and gain an edge over other investors, said Rishabh Mariwala, managing partner of Sharrp Ventures. “The family should be clear with who’s the decision maker, what is the strategy, what is the cheque size, ......
SenseAI leads investment in Google Launchpad startup CureSkin
Heallo India LLP, which operates consumer healthcare startup CureSkin, has raised $500,000 (Rs 3.6 crore at current exchange rate) in funding led by Gurugram-based SenseAI Ventures. High net-worth individuals also took part in the fundraising, SenseAI managing partner Vinish Kathuria told VCCircle. The startup will use the capital to enhance its ......
SenseAI Ventures-backed CureSkin racks up $5 mn in JSW Ventures-led round
Consumer healthcare startup CureSkin, on Monday said it has raised $5 million (around Rs 38 crore) as a part of its Series A round led by JSW Ventures, with participation from Sharrp Ventures and SenseAI Ventures, among others. The platform, operated by Heallo India LLP, plans to use the fresh money ......
Stride Ventures hits final close of third fund, misses target
Venture debt firm Stride Ventures, whose portfolio includes Sugar Cosmetics, The Good Glamm Group, Mensa Brands, Zepto and Yubi (CredAvenue), Wednesday said it has marked the final close of its third fund at $165 million (around Rs 1,377 crore). The final close of the Stride Ventures India Fund III comes within ......
HealthQuad weighs two more exits, sets sight on wrapping up debut fund
Healthcare-focused venture capital firm HealthQuad, which has clocked two exits over the past few months, is in talks to sell its stake in two more companies as it looks to wrap up its maiden fund, VCCircle has learnt. The VC firm, started by the co-founders of private equity firm Quadria Capital, raised its debut ......
SenseAI Ventures rolls out maiden venture capital fund to back AI startups
SenseAI Ventures said Tuesday it has launched its maiden venture capital fund to invest in startups working on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The fund has a target corpus of Rs 200 crore ($25 million), the VC firm said. SenseAI aims to invest in 18-20 AI-first startups, in the seed to pre-Series A ......
JSW Ventures on track to wrap up maiden fund with fresh exit
Billionaire Sajjan Jindal-led JSWW Group’s corporate venture capital arm JSW Ventures has struck a full exit from a seven-year-old investment from its first fund which it floated in 2015. The early-stage VC company, which typically invests in B2B and B2C tech companies across financial services, healthcare, consumer, agri and SaaS companies, ......