Lenskart articles
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Lenskart's $200-million secondary; Wipro’s Delaporte’s golden handshake
Happy Thursday! Singapore investor Temasek and US-based fund Fidelity are preparing for a $200-million funding round in Lenskart. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in the letter:■ Flipkart’s FireDrops seeks use cases■ Zilingo's Ankiti Bose files FIR against cofounder ■ Database company MongoDB ups India play Temasek, Fidelity may invest $200 million in Lenskart via secondary deal109577363Singapore’s state-owned Temasek and US investment fund Fidelity are in talks to invest in...
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Temasek, Fidelity may invest $200 million in Lenskart at $5 billion valuation
Singapore’s Temasek and US’ Fidelity are in advanced discussions to invest around $200 million in Lenskart through a secondary share sale at a valuation of about $5 billion, three people aware of the matter said.To put this in perspective, the round would take the homegrown eyewear company’s valuation to over three times that of Warby Parker, a New York-based online retailer for spectacles and contact lens. Warby Parker listed on the NYSE late in 2022 and has a market capitalisation of around...
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Lenskart revenue jumps to Rs 3,788 crore in FY23; trims losses to Rs 102 crore
Omnichannel eyewear retailer Lenskart saw its consolidated operating revenue more than double to Rs 3,788 crore in FY23 from Rs 1,502 crore a year earlier. The Gurugram-based company reduced its losses from Rs 102 crore in FY22 to Rs 64 crore in FY23. Total expenses also increased in line with the growing scale of the company, coming in at Rs 4,025 crore in FY23 compared to Rs 1,726 crore in the year-ago period. Notwithstanding the loss on a net basis, Lenskart reported earnings before interest,...