Lightbox is a Mumbai based venture capital firm. The $400MM fund is focused on early-stage consumer technology businesses.
The team behind Lightbox represents one of the most successful track records in VC in India. For the last 12 years, we have invested and built global technology businesses in India. Operating as Sherpalo, our investments included InMobi, Cleartrip and Naukri.com.
A mix of entrepreneurs, technologists and investors, the Lightbox team has global operational and investing experience in consumer technology. The team has founded startups such as Cleartrip, Half.com, Evolv and also led functions at Google, eBay, Komli, IAC, Yahoo, Sony, Cleartrip, InMobi and NIIT.
Current portfolio includes Furlenco, Rebel Foods, Droom, Dunzo and Melorra. Most recently, portfolio company Embibe was acquired by Reliance Jio in April 2019. At $180MM, it was the largest AI investment in education worldwide.
The team behind Lightbox represents one of the most successful track records in VC in India. For the last 12 years, we have invested and built global technology businesses in India. Operating as Sherpalo, our investments included InMobi, Cleartrip and Naukri.com.
A mix of entrepreneurs, technologists and investors, the Lightbox team has global operational and investing experience in consumer technology. The team has founded startups such as Cleartrip, Half.com, Evolv and also led functions at Google, eBay, Komli, IAC, Yahoo, Sony, Cleartrip, InMobi and NIIT.
Current portfolio includes Furlenco, Rebel Foods, Droom, Dunzo and Melorra. Most recently, portfolio company Embibe was acquired by Reliance Jio in April 2019. At $180MM, it was the largest AI investment in education worldwide.
Location: India, Maharashtra, Mumbai
Employees: 11-50
Phone:+91 22 6159 9599
Founded date: 2014
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 2
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 05.02.2021 | InnerHour | innerhour.com | $5.2M | - |
| 19.10.2016 | Furlenco | furlenco.com | $183.22M | - |
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| 12.06.2024 | Foxtale: Revolutionizing the Indian D2C Beauty Industry with $18 Million in Series B Funding | Foxtale, a dynamic direct-to-consumer (D2C) skincare brand, has recently made headlines by securing a substantial $18 million in series B funding, spearheaded by the esteemed Panthera Growth Partners. This Mumbai-based startup, founded by t... |
| 03.06.2024 | Indian D2C beauty brand Foxtale collects $18 million in series B funding | EcommerceInvestmentsNews Miguel Cordon · 7h ago · 2 min readIndian D2C beauty brand Foxtale collects $18 million in series B funding Photo credit: Foxtale India’s beauty D2C landscape has been flourishing in the last few years, with VC firm... |
| 22.05.2024 | Dunzo sees another board exit as VC firm Lightbox gives up seat | Reliance-backed quick commerce Dunzo has seen the departure of investor Lightbox from its board, which marks the departure of the third largest investor from the company’s board of directors. Siddharth Talwar, Co-founder and Partner at Ligh... |
| 04.04.2024 | Centre Court Capital launches $42 million sports, gaming tech fund | ETtech JSW Steel managing director Sajjan Jindal’s family trust has joined as the anchor investor for venture firm Centre Court Capital's maiden Rs 350 crore fund. The gaming and sports-focused firm said it has already received Rs 200 crore... |
| 21.07.2022 | India’s beauty D2C space is booming, but SEA’s may be even bigger | Premium Content It takes our newsroom weeks - if not months - to investigate and produce stories for our premium content. You can’t find them anywhere else. Samreen Ahmad · 21 Jul 2022 · 7 min readIndia’s beauty D2C space is booming, but SE... |
| 08.02.2022 | VOIZ Raises Funding From Omidyar To Help Companies Connect With Grey Collar Workers | VOIZ will use the funds to scale up its technology, onboard more talents on the platform, and expand its market presence It helps organisations connect with grey-collar workers for various job opportunities such as customer service, telecal... |
| 09.12.2021 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: India leads as AgroStar, Ola, WayCool & Samhitha score funding | Online farmer marketplace Agrostar scored $70 million while delivery and transport app Ola bagged $139 million as Indian startups led in the agrifoodtech funding stakes this past week. Elsewhere, the US’s Serve Robotics raised $13 million f... |
| 23.09.2020 | Melorra Jewellery raises US$ 12.5M in funding | Bengaluru, India-based startup Melorra Jewellery raises US$ 12.5M, in a funding round held in September 2020, from Symphony Asia, Lightbox Ventures and Alteria Capital. Existing and new family offices of Burman, Jamshed Jeejeebhoy and other... |
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