Bennett, Coleman and Company

Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd provides media publishing services. The company offers newspapers, magazines, internet, and electronic commerce information publication services. The company’s brands include The Economic Times, Times of India, Femina, Sandhya Times, Times FM, and Filmfare. The company also provides radio and television programs production and distribution, web portals operation, and mobile value added services. Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd was founded in 1892 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Himanshu Agarwal

CFO

Neville Taraporewalla

President

27 past transactions

KisanKonnect

Seed Round in 2024
KisanKonnect operates as a farmer-producer company focused on delivering fresh and hygienic fruits and vegetables directly from farmers to consumers. By leveraging an integrated farming system, KisanKonnect collaborates with a network of 5,000 farmers and employs village-level collection centers to streamline the supply chain. This model not only eliminates intermediaries but also ensures that consumers in Mumbai and Pune receive safe and fresh produce promptly. Additionally, the company emphasizes regenerative agricultural practices, which support farmers in maintaining healthy soil, thereby enhancing the quality of the produce. KisanKonnect's approach addresses supply chain inefficiencies while promoting sustainable agricultural methods.

Pure EV

Series A in 2024
Pure EV is a motor vehicle company that specializes in electric mobility and energy storage systems, focusing primarily on electric two-wheelers. The company manufactures its electric bikes under the brand name "PURE EV," which are designed to enhance urban mobility and cater to a diverse customer base, including women, teenagers, and last-mile logistics. These bikes feature a multi-speed smart design that provides users with better control and a comfortable riding experience while promoting eco-friendliness. Additionally, Pure EV produces high-performance lithium batteries under the brand "PURE Lithium," further supporting its commitment to the electric vehicle industry and sustainable energy solutions.

ESCROWPAY

Series A in 2023
We offer a third-party account to every SME where we can enable trust by the way of our technology so when transacting parties use our services they basically sign up a contract that gets delivered on our platform, designed digitally, KYC is verified and payment rails for the buyer get opened up so by the payment gateway, the payment flows into the escrow account and it remains in escrow as long as the settlement is not concluded between the transacting parties. A bank escrow takes over 400 pages to sign but with Escrowpay it’s only 20 pages and it’s completely digital, end-to-end. We are a platform with no hidden fee, no minimum balance, no lock-in, and absolutely no stress at all for the SME.

Treebo Hotels

Series D in 2021
Treebo Hotels is a hotel booking platform that focuses on providing quality accommodation at affordable prices. Named after the "Bo Tree," under which Gautam Buddha achieved enlightenment, Treebo embodies the spirit of offering shelter to all travelers, reminiscent of the early budget hotels represented by fig trees. The company develops comprehensive hotel management software that addresses the technological needs of hotels and operates on a full inventory model. This approach allows it to maintain quality standards and provide training for hotel staff. By ensuring safe, clean, and comfortable accommodations, Treebo aims to create a welcoming environment for guests, encouraging interactions and meaningful conversations among travelers.

Pratilipi

Series C in 2020
Pratilipi is a platform which brings readers, writers and their stories together. From the next door neighbour reading stories in the afternoon, to the funny college kid downstairs, millions of people around you are using Pratilipi to discover, express and share their stories in the language they love.

FAASOS

Venture Round in 2020
FAASOS is a food service brand that operates primarily as a cloud kitchen, focusing on on-demand food delivery. It specializes in delivering meals through its in-house brands while also utilizing a dark-kitchen model to efficiently prepare and distribute food. By leveraging advanced technology and culinary expertise, FAASOS ensures high food quality and a diverse menu for consumers. The brand aims to enhance the dining experience by offering a variety of options from nearby restaurants, making it convenient for customers to enjoy their favorite meals at home. Through its innovative approach, FAASOS positions itself as a key player in the evolving food delivery market.

Treebo Hotels

Corporate Round in 2020
Treebo Hotels is a hotel booking platform that focuses on providing quality accommodation at affordable prices. Named after the "Bo Tree," under which Gautam Buddha achieved enlightenment, Treebo embodies the spirit of offering shelter to all travelers, reminiscent of the early budget hotels represented by fig trees. The company develops comprehensive hotel management software that addresses the technological needs of hotels and operates on a full inventory model. This approach allows it to maintain quality standards and provide training for hotel staff. By ensuring safe, clean, and comfortable accommodations, Treebo aims to create a welcoming environment for guests, encouraging interactions and meaningful conversations among travelers.

XtraCover

Seed Round in 2020
Your one stop shop to sell your device at the best price and to buy your favourite devices at a fraction of their retail price.

blinkit

Series F in 2019
Blinkit is a quick-commerce platform specializing in the rapid delivery of groceries, household essentials, and other daily necessities. It provides instant access to a wide range of products, including fresh produce, dairy, snacks, beverages, and home goods. Operating on a dark store model, Blinkit utilizes micro-warehouses located in high-demand urban areas to ensure swift order fulfillment. Following its acquisition by Zomato, the company has expanded its services into additional cities, integrating its offerings with Zomato's food delivery platform to enhance both reach and operational efficiency. Through its online platform, Blinkit connects users with local stores, facilitating the purchase of various items, including groceries, cosmetics, electronics, and more, all delivered directly to consumers' homes.

Square Yards

Venture Round in 2019
Square Yards is India's largest integrated platform for real estate and mortgages, and it has rapidly expanded into markets such as the UAE, Australia, and Canada. The platform provides a comprehensive consumer experience that encompasses the entire real estate journey, including property search and discovery, transactions, home loans, rentals, property management, and post-sales services. In addition to serving individual clients, Square Yards offers enterprise solutions for real estate developers, financial institutions, and agents, facilitating a seamless connection among all stakeholders in the real estate value chain. This multi-faceted approach allows clients to navigate real estate transactions efficiently and effectively.

GOQii

Series C in 2019
GOQii Inc. offers digital health and wellness solutions globally, primarily through its activity tracker wearables and a mobile application. The app monitors users' sleep, steps, active time, distance, and calories burned, while also providing features like caller ID, SMS and WhatsApp alerts, alarms, and notifications from health coaches. Users can connect with a range of health and fitness professionals, including nutritionists and personal trainers, who provide personalized advice based on individual health data via private chats or video calls. Additionally, the app facilitates access to medical consultations and diagnostic tests, allowing users to store health records securely in the cloud. Founded in 2013, GOQii is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in Mumbai and Shenzhen, and aims to promote healthier lifestyles through a combination of advanced technology and expert guidance.

Shuttl

Series B in 2019
Shuttl exists to take the pain away from the daily commute. Currently, the company provides an app-based office shuttle service to make daily commute safe, reliable, affordable and dignified for everyone. The future of mass transit, according to us, will be shared, eco-friendly, tech-enabled commute. Shuttl is the future of public transport. It's a mobile-based minibus service aimed at making your daily commute more convenient. Their vehicles are air-conditioned and operate with high frequency on fixed routes freeing you from the hassles of existing public transport options at a very economical price point.

CallHealth

Venture Round in 2018
CallHealth is a technology-driven healthcare company that offers a wide range of services directly to customers' homes. Its offerings include doctor consultations, medicine delivery, diagnostic tests, and home-care services such as nursing and physiotherapy. By providing these services, CallHealth eliminates the need for patients to endure long waits in clinics and simplifies hospitalization procedures. The company aims to deliver high-quality medical care, ensuring that patients receive comprehensive support from initial consultations through post-hospitalization care. With a team of qualified doctors, trained nurses, and experienced physiotherapists, CallHealth strives to meet diverse healthcare needs efficiently and effectively.

Faclon Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Falcon Labs is a company founded by graduates of IIT Bombay, focused on using technology to address social and economic challenges, particularly in water management. The company offers a comprehensive platform that leverages sensor data and predictive analytics to enable governing authorities to monitor and control water distribution networks remotely. By detecting leaks, predicting consumption patterns, and redesigning inefficient systems, Falcon Labs aims to enhance the efficiency of water management. Their technology not only simplifies the work of field operators and engineers but also improves service delivery to end consumers, ultimately contributing to better management of this essential resource.

Tapzo.

Venture Round in 2018
Tapzo (formerly Helpchat) is an All in One App for high frequency use cases. This could be anything from finding best offers, deals & coupons, booking cabs/taxis & autos, ordering food, recharging prepaid mobile & DTH, paying postpaid mobile bills, reading news, following & sharing trending, funny & viral stories, checking live cricket scores and daily horoscope! Tapzo is a 500+ people company with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai. You can check out the mobile app here. Android: bit.ly/Tapzo iOS: bit.ly/TapzoApp

Sports Flashes Pvt. Ltd

Venture Round in 2017
Sports Flashes Pvt. Ltd. is a New Delhi-based company founded in 2016, specializing in the development and operation of a mobile sports content application. This application provides users with a comprehensive suite of features that includes live sports updates, scores, expert commentary, and trivia. Additionally, it offers access to sports news, highlights, and statistics, allowing users to stay informed about various sporting events at any time and from any location. The platform also incorporates elements of fantasy gaming, enhancing user engagement with interactive content. Sports Flashes aims to deliver a seamless experience for sports enthusiasts, catering to their need for timely information and entertainment in the sports domain.

Timesaverz.com

Series B in 2017
Timesaverz.com is a mobile first marketplace connecting home service seekers with home service providers. This online platform is led by a group of angel investors, including Neville Taraporewalla and Rajesh Sawhney. The other investors of Timesaverz.com are Ashish Jhalani , Nitesh Kripalani, Dinesh Agarwal, and Nish Bhutani. When a customer books a service on Timesaverz, it uses its proprietary algorithms to assign the right service provider to complete the task from its network of over 500 service providers. Timesaverz.com currently offers handyman and cleaning services and appliances repair. Mumbai-based Timesaverz was founded by Debadutta Upadhyaya and Lovnish Bhatia in 2013.

Oddup

Series A in 2017
Oddup provides startup, investor, sector, and ecosystem data, insights, and analyses in 34 major cities across the globe. Oddup also provides cryptocurrency listings and price targets, ICO analysis, and the Oddup Indexes, which track real-time trends across the startup landscape. Oddup is an indispensable resource for investors, investment banks, venture capitalists, accelerators, corporate innovators and management consultancies seeking detailed information and greater clarity in the fragmented and foggy startup sector, the ICO landscape, or the cryptocurrency investment market. Oddup provides comprehensive data and analyses, and exhaustive deep dives of varied ecosystems, sectors, and regions of the world. They also delve into the profiles of thousands of startups to give investors a curated view on their health and potential success in a single score. Additionally, they also provide curated, in-depth analysis of all past, ongoing, and upcoming ICOs, and analysis of active cryptocurrencies.They track and explore hundreds of ICOs and cryptocurrencies to give investors a curated list that simplifies this increasingly preferred fundraising method.

Flipkart

Venture Round in 2017
Flipkart is an e-commerce marketplace based in Bengaluru, India, offering over 30 million products across more than 70 categories, including electronics, home appliances, and personal care items. Founded in 2007 by Binny and Sachin Bansal, the platform has grown to serve 75 million registered users and generates over 10 million daily visits. Flipkart efficiently handles approximately 8 million shipments per month, a figure that continues to rise. The company is also the parent of Flipkart Ventures, which invests in early-stage companies. In 2018, Flipkart was acquired by Walmart, further strengthening its position in the competitive e-commerce landscape. With a workforce of around 33,000 employees, Flipkart remains a significant player in the Indian online retail market.

Mantis Technologies

Series B in 2016
Mantis Technologies is a technology company focused on developing comprehensive solutions for the global bus travel industry. It operates an online booking platform that facilitates the reservation of bus tickets, hotels, and tour packages. The platform offers a bus ticket inventory system and a holiday booking service that simplifies the supply chain process in the travel sector, connecting various stakeholders in real time. This approach aims to provide users with a more affordable and efficient travel booking experience, while also contributing to the establishment of a smart and robust road transport network.

Mantis Technologies

Series A in 2016
Mantis Technologies is a technology company focused on developing comprehensive solutions for the global bus travel industry. It operates an online booking platform that facilitates the reservation of bus tickets, hotels, and tour packages. The platform offers a bus ticket inventory system and a holiday booking service that simplifies the supply chain process in the travel sector, connecting various stakeholders in real time. This approach aims to provide users with a more affordable and efficient travel booking experience, while also contributing to the establishment of a smart and robust road transport network.

iD Fresh Food

Series A in 2014
iD Fresh Food is a Bangalore-based company specializing in the manufacture of ready-to-cook packaged foods that celebrate traditional Indian cuisine. The company produces a variety of items, including idli and dosa batter, parathas, whole wheat chapatis, chutneys, and filter coffee decoction, all made with fresh ingredients and without chemicals. With production facilities in major cities such as Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Mangalore, and Dubai, iD Fresh Food ensures a wide distribution network that includes supply to distribution centers in Mysore and Pune. The brand is also accessible through online grocery platforms like BigBasket, making it easy for consumers to enjoy nutritious and convenient meal options at affordable prices.

eDabba

Venture Round in 2014
Edabba is an online shopping platform offering a wide range of products such as electronics, jewellery, gaming gadgets and movies.

Instamedia

Series A in 2010
Instamedia is an online content network based in Shimla, India, specializing in producing content across niche verticals such as lifestyle, luxury, green living, health, autos, and technology. The company fosters passionate communities around its publications, which are among the fastest growing in their respective fields. Instamedia also offers Instapress, a SaaS-based content platform designed to enhance collaboration among content contributors and implement efficient workflows. This platform includes tools for measuring effectiveness, enabling better tracking of content performance. By continuously adapting to the evolving landscape of content creation, Instamedia provides advertisers with valuable opportunities to connect with an affluent and engaged audience.

Affle

Series A in 2006
Affle is a global technology company with a proprietary consumer intelligence platform that delivers consumer engagement, acquisitions and transactions through relevant Mobile Advertising. The platform aims to enhance returns on marketing investment through contextual mobile ads and also by reducing digital ad fraud. While Affle's Consumer platform is used by online & offline companies for measurable mobile advertising, its Enterprise platform helps offline companies to go online through platform-based app development, enablement of O2O commerce and through its customer data platform. Affle India successfully completed its IPO in India on 08.08.19 and now trades on the stock exchanges (BSE: 542752 & NSE: AFFLE). Affle Holdings is the Singapore based promoter for Affle India and its investors include Microsoft, D2C (an NTT DoCoMo subsidiary), Itochu, Bennett Coleman & Company (BCCL) amongst others.
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