Footwear startup CHK raises $2.5 million from Accel, Bluestone, others – ET Retail

Representative image DealShare cofounder Sankar Bora’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) footwear startup CHK has raised $2.5 million in funding from investment firm Accel, jewellery retailer Bluestone, and some individual investors. The Bengaluru-based company plans to deploy the fresh capital to accelerate production and strengthen its research and development (R&D) efforts ahead of its public launch in April….

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Accel invests $9 million in luggage brand Uppercase; valuation doubles to $60 million – ET Retail

Venture capital firm Accel has invested $9 million in Uppercase, nearly doubling the new-age luggage maker’s valuation after the investment to $60 million. The investment is earmarked for fuelling the brand’s expansion through new retail stores domestically as well as in Europe and the Middle East by next year, cofounder and managing director Sudip Ghose…

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Peak XV, Steadview, and Think Investments line up to fund jewellery retailer Bluestone in pre-IPO round – ET Retail

Jewellery retailer Bluestone is negotiating an investment of about Rs 830 crore ($100 million) from Peak XV Partners, Steadview Capital and Think Investments, people aware of the matter said. This pre-IPO (initial public offering) round will be a mix of share sale by early backers and fresh capital infusion that is expected to value the…

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