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| 10.10.2025 | Entrepreneurship at Scale: Lessons in Building a House of Brands Ananth Narayanan's three lessons: choose niche markets, think global from day one, and use technology wisely. | In today's fast-changing business world, many entrepreneurs find it hard to grow their companies while keeping each brand special. Many D2C startups in India begin with great ideas but struggle to scale up. They face problems like strong co... |
| 19.06.2025 | Unicommerce Announces Pan-India Launch of UniReco | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Unicommerce, India’s leading e-commerce and retail enablement SaaS platform, has announced the pan-India rollout of its marketplace reconciliation tool, UniReco
UniReco is designed to help brands and retailers automa... |
| 21.04.2025 | Exclusive: Mensa Brands To Raise INR 48 Cr Debt From Stride Ventures | -->
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| 13.03.2025 | Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal Raise Stake in SoftBank-Backed Unicommerce According to company filings, the duo purchased 93,500 shares for approximately INR 1 crore (INR 98.96 lakh), raising their total... | The promoters of SoftBank-backed Unicommerce, Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, have increased their stake in the retail and ecommerce enablement SaaS firm by acquiring additional shares from the market.
According to company filings, the duo pur... |
| 04.03.2025 | Unicommerce's Convertway Launches Next-gen Messaging Service for Brands | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Rich Communication Services (RCS) enables interactive communication between brands and users
Secure messaging, HD Content, interactive buttons, personalised offers via Google Messaging (Android) and iMessage (Apple)
... |
| 10.02.2025 | Unicommerce's Flagship Platform Uniware Crosses 1 Bn Order Items Annual Run Rate | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Unicommerce, one of India’s leading e-commerce enablement SaaS platforms, has achieved an annualized transaction run rate of one billion order items on its flagship platform, Uniware. This key milestone achievement w... |
| 07.02.2025 | Exclusive: MensXP Founder Angad Bhatia Quits Mensa Brands To Start New Venture | SUMMARY
India Lifestyle Network, which operates MensXP, iDiva, and Hypp, was acquired by Mensa Brands in 2022
Angad Bhatia is quitting to set up a creator-focussed alternative investment fund (AIF)
Earlier, Inc42 reported that ILN was looki... |
| 05.02.2025 | Mensa Brands’ FY24 Loss Narrows 31% To INR 156 Cr | SUMMARY
The startup saw its operating revenue increase 11.6% to INR 557.66 Cr during the year under review from INR 499.63 Cr in FY23
Along with the increase in its top line, Mensa Brands managed to trim its total expenses by 7% to INR 712.... |
| 02.01.2025 | Accel closes its eight India fund raising $650 mn | Credit: 123RF.com
Global venture capital firm Accel has closed its eighth fund focused on India, raising a corpus of about $650 million (over Rs 5,500 crore) to back early-stage startups in India, according to a filing with the US Securitie... |
| 18.10.2024 | Reverse Flipping: Now, Mensa Brands Sets Sight On India Return | SUMMARY
Founded in 2021 by former Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan, Mensa Brands owns and operates several consumer brands.
The company has raised over $300 Mn in total funding so far.
The company's net loss doubled year-on-year (YoY) to INR 227... |
| 19.09.2024 | Exclusive: Two Years After Acquisition, MensXP Eyes Separation From Parent Mensa Brands | SUMMARY
Both India Lifestyle Network (ILN) and Mensa are in talks with VC and PE firms to buy out Mensa Brand’s stake in ILN
Inc42 sources said ILN wants to operate as a separate entity as it believes that Mensa’s growth priorities don't al... |
| 14.08.2024 | Radio Mirchi’s parent acquired Gaana for Rs 25 lakh | Tencent-backed Gaana and Times Internet merged with Times Group’s listed subsidiary Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) in December 2023 following the collapse of possible merger and acquisition negotiations with Airtel Wynk. Nonethe... |
| 20.05.2024 | IPO-Bound CarDekho Ropes In Neelesh Talathi As Group CFO | SUMMARY
Talathi, a former CFO at Pepperfry, Mensa Brands and Vedanta Group, will lead the company’s financial function ahead of its planned IPO
Talathi replaces Mayank Gupta, who was the group CFO since September 2021
Recently, the company ... |
| 25.04.2024 | Norwest Closes 17th Fund At $3 Bn, India Continues To Be A Focus Market | SUMMARY
Called NVP 17, the multi-stage fund will invest in startups across sectors such as enterprise tech, consumer and healthcare in three focus markets – India, Israel, and the US
Norwest Venture Partners also said it recently elevated N... |
| 07.04.2024 | Indian Startups Accelerate Funding with Ola Electric Leading the Charge | Indian startups have been on a funding spree, raising a total of $151.6 million in just one week. Ola Electric, in particular, secured a significant chunk of this funding with a whopping $50 million in debt financing. The enterprisetech sec... |
| 01.04.2024 | EV manufacturer Ola Electric raised Rs 410 Cr Debt from EvolutionX | Through EvolutionX’s non-convertible debentures, Ola Electric has raised Rs 410 crore, or roughly $50 million.
In order to raise Rs 410 crore, the board of Ola Electric has decided to issue 41,000 NCDs (non-convertible debentures) at an iss... |
| 06.10.2023 | E-commerce Mensa Brands raised $40 M Debt funding from EvolutionX | Mensa Brands, an e-commerce roll-up company, has received $40 million from EvolutionX in a debt round. This is the Bengaluru-based company’s second debt financing round of the year, and it comes as its international peer Thrasio considers d... |
| 05.10.2023 | Mensa Brands raises $40 million in growth capital from EvolutionX | E-commerce company Mensa Brands announced on Thursday that it has secured $40 million in growth capital from EvolutionX Debt Capital through a mix of debt facility and convertible investment. The company owns several consumer brands, includ... |
| 05.10.2023 | Tiger Global-backed Mensa Brands snags $40m in debt from EvolutionX | Tiger Global-backed Mensa Brands, which acquires fashion, home, and personal care labels, on Thursday, said it has raised $40 million in growth capital from Temasek- and DBS-backed venture debt firm EvolutionX Debt. |
| 05.10.2023 | Mensa Brands raises $40 Mn debt from EvolutionX | E-commerce roll up company Mensa Brands has picked up $40 million in a debt round from EvolutionX. This is the second debt financing round for the Bengaluru-based company this year and comes at a time when its global peer Thrasio is mulling... |
| 11.02.2023 | [Funding Galore] From Mensa Brands To Simple Energy — Indian Startups Raised $158 Mn This Week | Around $158 Mn has been raised across 24 deals between February 6 and February 11
The week saw ecommerce roll-up startup Mensa Brands raising debt worth $36.2 Mn from TradeCred
Work-management startup BetterPlace acquired Indonesia-based My... |
| 08.02.2023 | Mensa Brands raises RS 300Cr debt from TradeCred for brand acquisitions | Advertisment
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| 07.02.2023 | Mensa Brands Secures INR 300 Cr Debt Funding From TradeCred | Mensa plans to utilise the fresh capital for acquiring new brands and accelerate brand growth
The development comes over a month after Mensa Brands acquired MensXP, iDiva, and Hypp from Times Internet for an undisclosed amount.
The startup ... |
| 07.02.2023 | Mensa Brands raises Rs 300 Cr debt from TradeCred | E-commerce roll up company Mensa Brands has raised Rs 300 crore debt from TradeCred. The company received new money after a gap of 15 months.
Mensa plans to utilize the funds for new brand acquisitions and grow them through product developm... |
| 07.02.2023 | D2C firm Mensa Brands raises Rs 300 crore debt from TradeCred | Direct-to-consumer (D2C) firm Mensa Brands on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 300 crore debt from TradeCred.
The funds will be used for new brand acquisitions as well as brand growth, including product development, supply chain integration, a... |
| 07.02.2023 | Mensa Brands raises ₹300 crore debt from TradeCred | Mensa Brands, a D2C House of Brands, has raised ₹300 crore debt from TradeCred. The company is planning to utilise the funds to make new acquisitions and for brand growth.
The funds will also be used for product development, supply chain in... |
| 14.06.2022 | Indian ecommerce roll-up acquires smart wearables startup | AcquisitionsEcommerceNewsStartups
Shadine Taufik · 9m ago · 1 min readIndian ecommerce roll-up acquires smart wearables startup
India-based Mensa Brands, a direct-to-consumer house of brands, has acquired smart wearable firm Pebble for an u... |
| 14.12.2021 | Swiggy, Mensa Brands backer Norwest Venture Partners closes $3 bn fund | Norwest Venture Partners, which has invested in Indian companies such as Swiggy, OfBusiness and Mensa Brands, on Tuesday said it has closed its new fund at $3 billion.
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The corpus of the new fund -- Norwest Venture Partners XVI... |
| 18.11.2021 | Mensa Brands Raises US$135M in Series B Funding; Valued at Over USD1 Billion | Mensa Brands, a Bengaluru, India-based digital brand marketplace platform, raised US$135M in Series B funding, valued at over USD1 Billion.
The round was led by Alpha Wave Ventures and Falcon Edge Capital with participation from Accel Partn... |
| 17.11.2021 | Mensa Brands secures $135M Series B | Mensa Brands has raised $135 million at a more than $1 billion valuation in a round led by Falcon Edge Capital's Alpha Wave Ventures. The Bengaluru-based company helps digital brands scale operations.
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Accel, Norwest Ven... |
| 17.11.2021 | The good times keep rolling for small, e-commerce business owners | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
If you’re a smaller, e-commerce shop owner looking to sell your business, now looks to be a prett... |
| 17.11.2021 | The good times keep rolling for small, e-commerce business owners | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
If you’re a smaller, e-commerce shop owner looking to sell your business, now looks to be a prett... |
| 16.11.2021 | Prosus N : Mensa Brands raises US$135 million Series B, with participation from Prosus, at over a billion-dollar valuation | Bengaluru, India, 16 November 2021,Mensa Brands has announced its Series B fundraise of US$135 million, led by Alpha Wave Ventures | Falcon Edge Capital with participation from all existing investors - Accel Partners, Norwest Venture Partne... |
| 16.11.2021 | India’s Mensa, a house of D2C brands, becomes unicorn in just six months | Mensa Brands, an Indian startup that acquires direct-to-consumer brands and helps them scale within the home market and overseas, has become a unicorn just six months after launching its business.
Falcon Edge Capital led Mensa Brands’ $135 ... |
| 16.11.2021 | Mensa Brands becomes India’s fastest Unicorn with $135-m Series B funding | Till now, Mensa has raised a total of $300 million in equity and debt
Six-month-old start-up Mensa Brands has raised $135 million Series B funding from Falcon Edge’s Alpha Wave Ventures at a valuation of over billion dollars.
Other investor... |
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| 16.11.2021 | Mensa Brands Becomes The 37th Indian Unicorn In 2021 After Raising USD 135 million | Mensa Brands, a technology-led ‘House of Brands’ built for the e-commerce industry, has raised Series B funding of $135 million, led by Alpha Wave Ventures-Falcon Edge Capital with participation from all existing investors – Accel Partners,... |
| 16.11.2021 | Mensa Brands becomes India’s fastest startup to turn unicorn, raises $135 Mn | Thrasio-style house of brands player, Mensa Brands on Tuesday said that it has raised $135 million as a part of its latest Series B funding round led by Falcon Edge Capital’s growth stage platform, Alpha Wave Ventures, at a valuation of aro... |
| 15.11.2021 | Indian ecommerce roll-up hits unicorn status with $135m raise | Briefing
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“Thrasio-style house of brands player Mensa Brands on Tuesday said it has r... |
| 15.09.2021 | Bangalore-based Mensa Brands Raises USD 10 million From Tiger Global | After investing in Goat Brand Labs, Tiger has now placed another bet: Mensa Brands, in the same segment. Mensa has raised $10 million from Tiger Global, the company’s regulatory filings in Singapore show. The fresh tranche for the firm has ... |
| 24.08.2021 | Mensa Brands raises $33m from Alpha Wave, others and 13 India deal updates | Research
Former Myntra CEO and Medlife co-founder Ananth Narayanan’s six-month-old venture Mensa Brands has raised additional $33 million in a funding round in a span of two months, Entrackr reported.
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| 24.08.2021 | Mensa Brands raises $33m from Alpha Wave, others and 13 India deal updates | ResearchPremium
Former Myntra CEO and Medlife co-founder Ananth Narayanan’s six-month-old venture Mensa Brands has raised additional $33 million in a funding round in a span of two months, Entrackr reported.
Continue reading this report wit... |
| 02.08.2021 | Exclusive: Tiger in talks to back months-old Mensa brands at $400 million valuation | Tiger Global Management is in talks to invest in former Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan’s ecommerce roll-up firm Mensa Brands.
Tiger Global Management is in talks to invest in former Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan’s ecommerce roll-up firm Mensa Br... |
| 02.08.2021 | Mensa Brands Is Expected To Raise USD 20 million In Funding Led by Tiger Global | Tiger Global Management is in talks to invest in former Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan’s eCommerce roll-up firm Mensa Brands, only months after it raised its first round and before it has shown any meaningful traction, led by rapid acquisition... |
| 01.06.2021 | Mensa Brands secures USD 50 million in Series A round | Mensa Brands, a Thrasio-style investment venture recently floated by former Myntra and Medlife chief executive Ananth Narayanan, has raised nearly $50 million (Rs 363 crore) in its Series A round of funding.
In a press statement, Mensa Bran... |
| 01.06.2021 | India: Former Myntra CEO’s new venture Mensa Brands snags $50m | Premium
Former Myntra CEO and Medlife co-founder Ananth Narayanan’s new venture Mensa Brands has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel Partners, Falcon Edge Capital, and Norwest Venture Partners, per a company statemen... |
| 01.06.2021 | India: Former Myntra CEO’s new venture Mensa Brands snags $50m | Former Myntra CEO and Medlife co-founder Ananth Narayanan’s new venture Mensa Brands has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel Partners, Falcon Edge Capital, and Norwest Venture Partners, per a company statement.
The r... |
| 31.05.2021 | Ananth Narayanan’s new venture Mensa Brands raises $50 m | Venture aims to create a technology-led ‘House of Brands’ built for e-commerce
Ananth Narayanan, former CEO of Myntra and most recently the co-founder and CEO of Medlife, announced that his new venture — Mensa Brands — has raised $50 millio... |
| 31.05.2021 | Ananth Narayanan’s Mensa Brands bags $50 Mn in Series A round | Mensa Brands has raised $50 million in its Series A round led by Accel Partners, Falcon Edge Capital and Norwest Venture Partners. Prominent angel investors such as Kunal Shah, Mukesh Bansal, Rahul Mehta of DST Global and Scott Shleifer of ... |
| 31.05.2021 | Thrasio-type startup Mensa Brands raises $50 million from Accel, Falcon and others | Myntra fame Ananth Narayanan's new venture Mensa Brands, which is built on the model of US-based digital consumer goods firm Thrasio, has raised $50 million in Series A round of funding from Accel Partners, Falcon Edge Capital and Norwest V... |
| - | [Funding alert] Ex-Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan's new venture Mensa Brands raises $50M in Series A round | Mensa Brands on Monday announced the closure of its Series A funding round, raising approximately $50 million. The round was led by Accel Partners, Falcon Edge Capital, Norwest Venture Partners as well as prominent angel investors such as K... |
| - | Mensa Brands raises $40M debt capital from EvolutionX | House of brands firm Mensa Brands has secured $40 million from EvolutionX Debt Capital, a leading debt financing platform for growth-stage companies.
The funding is a mix of debt facility and convertible investment which will be used for ... |
| - | Mensa Brands | “We build global digital first brands from India by partnering with the right entrepreneurs, investing into the business and bringing our expertise to bear to scale the brand.” |
| - | Mensa Brands raises Rs 300 Cr debt from TradeCred | Bengaluru-based Mensa Brands has raised Rs 300 crore in debt from TradeCred, a Mumbai-based alternative debt platform.
Mensa Brands said, in a statement, that it plans to use the funds for brand acquisitions, product development, supply c... |
| - | Ananth Narayanan’s Thrasio-Styled Startup Mensa Brands Raises $50 Mn In Series A Funding | Direct to consumer (D2C) startup Mensa Brands founded by ex-Myntra and Medlife co-founder Ananth Narayanan, has raised $50Mn in a mix of equity and debt in its Series A Funding round from Accel Partners, Falcon Edge Capital, Norwest Venture... |
| - | Mensa Brands raises $40mn from debt financing platform EvolutionX | Mensa Brands raises $40mn from debt financing platform EvolutionX
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With this fresh funding, Mensa Brands said it plans to continue investing in brand building, driven by strong capabiliti... |
