Unilazer Ventures

Unilazer Ventures is a uniquely positioned Investor with deep experience in the fast growing Indian Consumer, Services and High Impact Sectors. Our interest is in any business that is part of the India Consumption Story which can build Brand and Scale, as well as high Impact Sectors like Agriculture, Health Care, Micro Finance and Education. Unilazer is promoted by First Generation Entrepreneur - Ronnie Screwvala. As a team, we have immense experience in building and scaling consumer and media businesses over the last three decades. Unilazer also supports The SWADES Foundation focused on empowering Rural India through Health & Nutrition, Water & Sanitation, Education, Agriculture & Livelihood and Community Mobilization and has identified One Million people in Rural Maharashtra in its first phase.

30 past transactions

Lido Learning

Series C in 2021
Lido Learning is an ed-tech company that revolutionizes education through an immersive online platform for every child in India. With their exciting and fun live online classes for students, it builds cutting edge content like animated videos and interactive games, a personalized platform for homework, tests, challenges, and inspiring teachers. It provides interactive content to keep the students engaged and a personalized platform to improve results. Lido was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

UpGrad

Venture Round in 2021
UpGrad is an online platform that offers educational services to its clients. UpGrad’s range of programs consists of digital marketing, product management, entrepreneurship, data analytics, data-driven management, and digital technology management. It offers industry insights and student support services. UpGrad was launched in 2015 by Phalgun Kompalli, Ronnie Screwvala, Ravijot Chugh, and Mayank Kumar and is based in Mumbai.

Niki

Series A in 2019
With the mission statement “Nobody left behind”, Niki is ushering Bharat into the internet economy. Niki is Bharat’s very own “Full Stack Ramu Kaka" delivering trust and service to over 150 Million customers. Niki has pioneered the Do-It-For-Me Model and it is built with the most advanced proprietary conversational technology that understands and fulfills customer's needs via voice. Its value chain has a strong supply side gatekeeping that ensures quality goods and services and is coupled with a digital and human stack that provides end to end proactive assistance to the Bharat customers. Niki is backed by US based fintech-focused fund EMVC, Unilazer Ventures, Mr. Ratan Tata, Japan’s Recruit Partners and Haresh Chawla among others.

Niki

Series A in 2019
With the mission statement “Nobody left behind”, Niki is ushering Bharat into the internet economy. Niki is Bharat’s very own “Full Stack Ramu Kaka" delivering trust and service to over 150 Million customers. Niki has pioneered the Do-It-For-Me Model and it is built with the most advanced proprietary conversational technology that understands and fulfills customer's needs via voice. Its value chain has a strong supply side gatekeeping that ensures quality goods and services and is coupled with a digital and human stack that provides end to end proactive assistance to the Bharat customers. Niki is backed by US based fintech-focused fund EMVC, Unilazer Ventures, Mr. Ratan Tata, Japan’s Recruit Partners and Haresh Chawla among others.

Niki

Debt Financing in 2019
With the mission statement “Nobody left behind”, Niki is ushering Bharat into the internet economy. Niki is Bharat’s very own “Full Stack Ramu Kaka" delivering trust and service to over 150 Million customers. Niki has pioneered the Do-It-For-Me Model and it is built with the most advanced proprietary conversational technology that understands and fulfills customer's needs via voice. Its value chain has a strong supply side gatekeeping that ensures quality goods and services and is coupled with a digital and human stack that provides end to end proactive assistance to the Bharat customers. Niki is backed by US based fintech-focused fund EMVC, Unilazer Ventures, Mr. Ratan Tata, Japan’s Recruit Partners and Haresh Chawla among others.

ShopClues

Venture Round in 2018
ShopClues is India's first and the largest managed marketplace with more than 100 million monthly visitors on its website. Founded in July 2011 in Silicon Valley, with 2.5cr listed products and over 6,00,000 + merchants, ShopClues aims to provide the best online shopping experience to its customers - starting from the great selection, low price, ease of use, fast delivery, and ending with the best customer service you have ever experienced. ShopClues ships in over 25k cities across India and has thousands of online stores. The company is run by an energetic team of over 1100+ people and is funded by leading institutional investors, is an Indian subsidiary of Clues Network Inc., a US Corporation and is based out of Gurgaon.

ShopClues

Venture Round in 2018
ShopClues is India's first and the largest managed marketplace with more than 100 million monthly visitors on its website. Founded in July 2011 in Silicon Valley, with 2.5cr listed products and over 6,00,000 + merchants, ShopClues aims to provide the best online shopping experience to its customers - starting from the great selection, low price, ease of use, fast delivery, and ending with the best customer service you have ever experienced. ShopClues ships in over 25k cities across India and has thousands of online stores. The company is run by an energetic team of over 1100+ people and is funded by leading institutional investors, is an Indian subsidiary of Clues Network Inc., a US Corporation and is based out of Gurgaon.

Niki

Series A in 2017
With the mission statement “Nobody left behind”, Niki is ushering Bharat into the internet economy. Niki is Bharat’s very own “Full Stack Ramu Kaka" delivering trust and service to over 150 Million customers. Niki has pioneered the Do-It-For-Me Model and it is built with the most advanced proprietary conversational technology that understands and fulfills customer's needs via voice. Its value chain has a strong supply side gatekeeping that ensures quality goods and services and is coupled with a digital and human stack that provides end to end proactive assistance to the Bharat customers. Niki is backed by US based fintech-focused fund EMVC, Unilazer Ventures, Mr. Ratan Tata, Japan’s Recruit Partners and Haresh Chawla among others.

Yumist

Seed Round in 2017
Yumist is a food tech company that offers homely meals under 30 minutes. It takes delivery orders through our Android and iOS apps, as well as through its website. Yumist application enables customers to place their orders in a few taps or clicks and a steamy, fresh meal is sent to them in no time at all. Yumist was founded in 2014 is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.

Lenskart

Secondary Market in 2017
Lenskart, the first of its kind online optical store in India, has made it possible to acquire a good quality pair of specs with prescription lenses for just Rs. 399. With a 48-hour free home delivery guarantee and 365 days return policy, Lenskart.com is doing what e-commerce hasn’t been able to do in India yet. The website has over 500 designs of eye frames, in multiple colors, for all age groups, from Rs. 399 all the way to Rs. 4,000 for a pair. All one needs to do is select a frame, fill in their power, and place an order. You can pay online or at the time of delivery. Lenskart.com has the biggest collection of discounted contact lenses consisting of all top-notch brands (viz. Johnson & Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, Ciba Vision to name a few) and be it disposable, toric, colored, or bifocal contact lenses, you can find all possible types here. Lenskart is dedicated to providing its customers with a simple, hassle-free way to replace their contact lenses. One can receive the exact same contact lens, their doctor prescribed, delivered to their door, at a great price.

Niki

Seed Round in 2016
With the mission statement “Nobody left behind”, Niki is ushering Bharat into the internet economy. Niki is Bharat’s very own “Full Stack Ramu Kaka" delivering trust and service to over 150 Million customers. Niki has pioneered the Do-It-For-Me Model and it is built with the most advanced proprietary conversational technology that understands and fulfills customer's needs via voice. Its value chain has a strong supply side gatekeeping that ensures quality goods and services and is coupled with a digital and human stack that provides end to end proactive assistance to the Bharat customers. Niki is backed by US based fintech-focused fund EMVC, Unilazer Ventures, Mr. Ratan Tata, Japan’s Recruit Partners and Haresh Chawla among others.

Easypolicy

Venture Round in 2016
Easypolicy.com has been created with a vision to provide transparent and top-notch services through technology to simplify, advise, inform, educate users. We help users get the best experience in decision-making, procurement as well as policy management services. We work with all insurers across the country and have an end to end service capability across segments like life, health, travel & auto.

Easypolicy

Seed Round in 2016
Easypolicy.com has been created with a vision to provide transparent and top-notch services through technology to simplify, advise, inform, educate users. We help users get the best experience in decision-making, procurement as well as policy management services. We work with all insurers across the country and have an end to end service capability across segments like life, health, travel & auto.

DailyObjects

Venture Round in 2016
Indian e Commerce portal for good worldwide labels of gadget's accessory solutions. DailyObjects.com was established in 2012 by a group of accessory-loving folks who realized that sometimes accessories are as important as the parent product. Today, this portal has transformed into a unique, virtual warehouse of creative and stylish accessories which simplify and energize your everyday existence. At the moment, more than 150 renowned international brands sell their latest creations on this website, helping consumers embellish, fashionize, refurbish or maximize the functionality of their favorite gadgets/devices.

DogSpot

Seed Round in 2016
DogSpot.in is India's Largest eCommerce Portal For Pet Supplies. Its a one stop destination for Pet lovers to shop for their pet, get information on pet keeping and meet other pet owners. I have a dog. And I sometimes think of all those wonderful people who own a dog. I wish I could meet them at one place -- something like 101 Dalmatians -- a home full of dogs & dog lovers, sharing experiences, tips to dog grooming, dog training, dog food, places to buy dog merchandise, anything at all under the sun. I wish I could share my experiences, the kind of mate I am looking for my dog, coz I best know his likes and dislikes. I wish I knew of the nearest vet to take my dog for his shots, and oh! His food is finishing too... sometimes, I really wish, I had DogSpot -- a Spot for all your Dog's daily needs

MeraDoctor

Seed Round in 2015
MeraDoctor is India's largest platform for live chat consultations with doctors. Their focus is on quickly getting users high-quality medical advice from licensed, carefully screened and trained doctors. By focusing on chat (like WhatsApp), they give people the most convenient and easy way to get advice.

Yumist

Seed Round in 2015
Yumist is a food tech company that offers homely meals under 30 minutes. It takes delivery orders through our Android and iOS apps, as well as through its website. Yumist application enables customers to place their orders in a few taps or clicks and a steamy, fresh meal is sent to them in no time at all. Yumist was founded in 2014 is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.

Niki

Seed Round in 2015
With the mission statement “Nobody left behind”, Niki is ushering Bharat into the internet economy. Niki is Bharat’s very own “Full Stack Ramu Kaka" delivering trust and service to over 150 Million customers. Niki has pioneered the Do-It-For-Me Model and it is built with the most advanced proprietary conversational technology that understands and fulfills customer's needs via voice. Its value chain has a strong supply side gatekeeping that ensures quality goods and services and is coupled with a digital and human stack that provides end to end proactive assistance to the Bharat customers. Niki is backed by US based fintech-focused fund EMVC, Unilazer Ventures, Mr. Ratan Tata, Japan’s Recruit Partners and Haresh Chawla among others.

Zivame

Series C in 2015
[Zivame](http://www.zivame.com), an online lingerie store featuring hundreds of styles for the Indian woman, officially opened its doors online in August 2011. Customers can easily browse by category, brand, color, size and even choose lingerie by identifying what they want to wear it under! Zivame replicates the offline shopping experience by offering detailed product pages, inexpensive fast shipping and has a customer-friendly hassle-free return policy. Whether you're an Indian woman or man, Zivame is focused on creating an online shopping experience where users can browse at their convenience and privacy of their homes. Zivame defies expectations in the lingerie and e-commerce space by surpassing what consumers have enjoyed hitherto in brick and mortar lingerie stores.

Timesaverz.com

Series A in 2015
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.

Indus Insights

Series A in 2014
Indus Insights is a specialized consulting firm that assists organizations in leveraging analytics to drive business performance. Our winning approach consists of combining our passion for results with our proven expertise in applying analytics. We work with organizations to unlock game-changing insights hidden in data by using state-of-the-art analytical and mathematical techniques. We then use our pragmatic business sense to translate these insights into actionable strategies. Partnering with Indus Insights is a compelling approach to adopting analytics. Within analytics, we serve a wide range of consumer facing verticals, including consumer finance, insurance, retail, e-commerce, digital marketing and non-profit. Our solutions address multiple functional areas and stages in the customer life cycle.

SilverPush

Venture Round in 2014
SilverPush offers artificial intelligence-powered advertising technology solutions. Helping some of the largest brands globally, to understand and reach their customers, like never before. With its deep learning and computer vision powered platform MIRRORS, SilverPush helps brands discover their most relevant audience through context-relevant video ad placement targeting, in a fully controlled and brand-safe environment. And Parallels, a real-time moment marketing platform helps brands and consumers connect meaningfully through a multitude of real-life live moments.

EkStop

Series A in 2014
EkStop is an e-commerce, phone-commerce and call-center retailer specializing in home deliveries with a commitment to becoming the most loved and trusted shopping platform in India on the Internet and phone through unparalleled customer service, innovative shopping experience, and express delivery.

Zivame

Series B in 2013
[Zivame](http://www.zivame.com), an online lingerie store featuring hundreds of styles for the Indian woman, officially opened its doors online in August 2011. Customers can easily browse by category, brand, color, size and even choose lingerie by identifying what they want to wear it under! Zivame replicates the offline shopping experience by offering detailed product pages, inexpensive fast shipping and has a customer-friendly hassle-free return policy. Whether you're an Indian woman or man, Zivame is focused on creating an online shopping experience where users can browse at their convenience and privacy of their homes. Zivame defies expectations in the lingerie and e-commerce space by surpassing what consumers have enjoyed hitherto in brick and mortar lingerie stores.

Micro Housing Finance Corporation Limited

Private Equity Round in 2013
Micro Housing Finance Corporation Limited (“MHFC”) was incorporated on May 16, 2008 with the objective to provide housing finance for lower income households (mostly in the informal sector) in urban India. One of the issues stalling the development of low income housing is the lack of finance available to lower income households (especially those without documentation to prove incomes) to buy such homes. MHFC was set up to specifically address this gap. The company has received the necessary regulatory clearance from the National Housing Bank ("NHB") in the form of the Certificate of Registration ("COR").

Head Held High

Venture Round in 2013
Head Held High is a social enterprise that aims to build careers for rural youth to drive their socio-economic prosperity. In order to achieve its goals, the enterprise operates platforms for talent transformation, entrepreneurship development, and market-linked employment creation. Its platforms include RubanShakti, AntarPrerana, and RubanBridge. RubanShakti is a skills-based transformation platform that offers programs for low literates, school-dropouts, and graduates; and skill development programs for rural personnel. It also incorporates one-on-one career counseling programs and manages an alumni support team to mentor and handhold its trainees. AntarPrerana is an entrepreneurship-based platform that provides rural entrepreneurs with access to markets, products, and financing. It also organizes a variety of training programs, workshops, and product awareness sessions to help them spot opportunities across a range of sectors, including agriculture, energy, communications, and more. RubanBridge is a business transaction platform that brings in various market players to engage with business opportunities in rural India in a structured manner, across various sectors, including agriculture; healthcare; education; financial services; and utilities such as energy, water, and communication. It also manages sales operations on the ground. Head Held High was co-founded by [Rajesh Bhat](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/rajesh-bhat-3), [Sunil Savara](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/sunil-savara), and [Madan Padaki](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/madan-padaki) in 2007 and is based in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Valyoo Technologies

Series B in 2013
Valyoo Technologies, a New Dehli, India-based online retailers that sells fashion accessories. Founded by CEO Peeyush Bansal, Valyoo Technologies is an online wholesaler of luxury fashion accessories in India. It operates e-commerce websites, including: Jewelskart.com, Watchkart.com, Bagskart.com and Lenskart.com.

Lenskart

Series B in 2012
Lenskart, the first of its kind online optical store in India, has made it possible to acquire a good quality pair of specs with prescription lenses for just Rs. 399. With a 48-hour free home delivery guarantee and 365 days return policy, Lenskart.com is doing what e-commerce hasn’t been able to do in India yet. The website has over 500 designs of eye frames, in multiple colors, for all age groups, from Rs. 399 all the way to Rs. 4,000 for a pair. All one needs to do is select a frame, fill in their power, and place an order. You can pay online or at the time of delivery. Lenskart.com has the biggest collection of discounted contact lenses consisting of all top-notch brands (viz. Johnson & Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, Ciba Vision to name a few) and be it disposable, toric, colored, or bifocal contact lenses, you can find all possible types here. Lenskart is dedicated to providing its customers with a simple, hassle-free way to replace their contact lenses. One can receive the exact same contact lens, their doctor prescribed, delivered to their door, at a great price.

InI Farms

Series A in 2012
InI Farms grows horticulture products in India with improved farming practices, international quality standards, high productivity and world class technology. Currently InI Farms is developing Pomegranate plantations in over 1000 acres of leased land. The project involves increasing the productivity by 2X of current average productivity and the export quality from 40% to 70%. InI has extensive capabilities and in-depth understanding of agriculture domain. Our strong local presence, deep knowledge of market segments, extensive operational experience, strong network and hands-on attitude makes us capable of building profitable farming businesses.
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