purplle funding

Online beauty and grooming Marketplace Purplle raises $75 million led by Kedaara Capital

Founded by Manish Taneja and Rahul Dash in 2012, Purplle offers makeup, skincare, hair care and other beauty and personal care products by aggregating brands such as L’Oreal, Colorbar and Mamaearth on its platform.

The nine-year-old company claims to have over 1,000 brands and more than seven million monthly active users on the beauty marketplace.

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CarDekho Raises $250mn in Series E equity & debt Funding to Entre Unicorn club With $1.2bn Valuation

Cardekho described it as a pre-IPO one, was a mix of equity ($200 million) and debt ($50 million) financing, was led by private investment firm LeapFrog Investments.


Cardekho becomes the first unicorn based in Jaipur, Rajasthan.


Leapfrog Investments led the round, alongside Canyon Partners, Mirae Asset, Harbor Spring Capital and existing investors Sequoia Capital India and Sunley House

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