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.
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
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 05.02.2021 | InnerHour | innerhour.... | $5.2M | - |
| 19.10.2016 | Furlenco | furlenco.c... | $183.22M | - |
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