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SoftBank-backed FirstCry takes significant minority stake in kid snacks maker Timios

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18 August, 2021

SoftBank-backed FirstCry takes significant minority stake in kid snacks maker Timios

FirstCry, an online-first baby products retailer, has bought a significant minority stake in children-focused healthy snacks maker Timios, three persons ......

FirstCry's Thrasio-style venture secures $150 mn, onboards Lightspeed Venture

Consumer

19 July, 2021

FirstCry's Thrasio-style venture secures $150 mn, onboards Lightspeed Venture

Online first baby products retailer’s GlobalBees, India’s largest Thrasio-style house of brands venture for direct to consumer (D2C) brands and ......

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FirstCry's Thrasio-style venture aims to snap up Kolkata brand in first purchase

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05 July, 2021

FirstCry's Thrasio-style venture aims to snap up Kolkata brand in first purchase

Online first baby products retailer’s Global Bees, touted to be India’s largest Thrasio-style venture for direct to consumer (D2C) brands ......

Ex-Medlife CEO launches Thrasio-style venture, secures $50 mn in Series A round

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31 May, 2021

Ex-Medlife CEO launches Thrasio-style venture, secures $50 mn 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 ......

Grapevine: Actis to buy solar assets from Finland's Fortum; NIIF to invest in FirstCry

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18 May, 2021

Grapevine: Actis to buy solar assets from Finland's Fortum; NIIF to invest in FirstCry

Private equity firm Actis is looking to acquire four-fifths of the stake in 500 megawatts of solar projects in India ......

Grapevine: FirstCry venture to hunt sellers on ecommerce marketplaces; upGrad to raise funds

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29 April, 2021

Grapevine: FirstCry venture to hunt sellers on ecommerce marketplaces; upGrad to raise funds

Omnichannel children’s retailer FirstCry has received a $75 million commitment from Japan’s SoftBank, TPG, ChrysCapital and PremjiInvest to launch India’s ......

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Elevation Capital invests in stealth startup focused on hyperlocal discovery services

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15 April, 2021

Elevation Capital invests in stealth startup focused on hyperlocal discovery services

Venture capital and growth equity firm Elevation Capital (formerly SAIF Partners) has invested in a stealth-mode startup set up by ......

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SoftBank-backed FirstCry buys diaper firm in third acquisition

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30 March, 2021

SoftBank-backed FirstCry buys diaper firm in third acquisition

FirstCry, an online-first baby products retailer, has made its third acquisition with a deal to control a firm that sells ......

TPG Growth, Premji, ChrysCap pile into SoftBank-backed FirstCry

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30 March, 2021

TPG Growth, Premji, ChrysCap pile into SoftBank-backed FirstCry

FirstCry, an online-first baby products retailer, has raised a large round led by US-based private equity investor TPG Growth and ......

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Venture debt firm InnoVen Capital bets on sanitary napkin brand

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25 February, 2021

Venture debt firm InnoVen Capital bets on sanitary napkin brand

Venture debt firm InnoVen Capital, backed by Singapore state investment firm Temasek, has offered money to a sanitary napkin brand, ......