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    • Mensa Brands in talks to raise Rs 220–250 crore pre-IPO bridge round, ropes in OLX India CFO

      The Tiger Global and Accel-backed firm, which claims to have turned cash flow positive, has also roped in a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Akshay Jain from OLX India, replacing its outgoing finance chief and founding member Vinay Juluri, per sources.

    • Mensa Brands’ revenue jumps to Rs 505 crore; losses mount in FY23

      Earlier in the year, Mensa had said it is now shifting focus to now concentrate on larger companies.

    • Mensa Brands closes $40 million debt-financing round from EvolutionX

      This is Mensa’s second loan in less than eight months. Startups typically take loans to avoid diluting equity in the company

    • Delhi High Court refuses to pass interim order against Mensa Brands in Bo International case

      In a late evening hearing of the vacation bench, the High Court issued notice to the respondents asked the company to file a response to Bo Internationa's CEO Aayush Gupta's plea.

    • MC Exclusive: Bo International’s CEO sues Mensa Brands over breach of contract

      Bo International said Mensa’s efforts to develop the Florona brand were insufficient and led to a fall in the revenue-linked consideration payable.

    • Mensa Brands undertakes layoffs

      So far, the Tiger Global-backed company has acquired at least 17 companies between October 2021 and December 2022 but has gone slow on its acquisition spree after that.

    • Thrasio exits Lifelong Online; founders and investors increase stake

      Thanks to Thrasio's model, several e-commerce roll-up brands have mushroomed in India. Mensa Brands, GlobalBees, GOAT Brand Labs, Evenflow, Powerhouse 91, 10Club and Upscalio are the other players in the field

    • D2C firm Mensa Brands raises Rs 300 crore debt from TradeCred

      The funds will be used for new brand acquisitions as well as brand growth, including product development, supply chain integration, and working capital investment, the company said in a statement.

    • Not just another brick in the wall: How Mensa Brands became India’s fastest unicorn

      Mensa founder and CEO Ananth Narayanan says his grandfather’s brick business and his father’s time at Hindustan Motors inspired him to build and scale the tech-led house of brands

    • Mensa Brands eyes building $100-mn brands in the ethnic fashion category

      In the last one year, Mensa Brands has acquired four brands in the ethnic fashion category. The company is looking to grow its ethnic fashion vertical to be a $300-million business in the next five years.

    • Mensa Brands to hire 700, and acquire 20 more brands to double its revenue run rate

      On acquisitions, Narayanan added that this year will be better for roll-up e-commerce as brands will be looking out for investments, amid the market slowdown.

    • Mensa, the fastest unicorn of 2021, acquires denim brand High Star

      Mensa looks to multiply its gross turnover 10-fold in the next five years through a series of acquisitions

    • Mensa Brands acquires online kidswear brand LilPicks

      LilPicks was founded by Riya Gupta in 2017 with a small seed fund and is growing at 3X of last year’s sales, according to the company.

    • Mensa Brands acquires its 13th brand home décor label Folkulture

      Mensa earlier said that most of these brands are growing 100 percent year-on-year since the time of acquisition.

    • Mensa Brands picks majority stake in 10 digital-first consumer brands

      These brands cater across five cities and serve millions of customers in India and around the world.

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