Brand Capital
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Brand Capital is the corporate venture arm of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India Group) (media). It was founded in 2005 and is based in Mumbai, India. It invests from Seed to Series A in ed-tech, fin-tech, health-tech.
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Snapshot
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Series A |
| Sectors | Ed-tech, Fin-tech, Health-tech, Retail, FMCG, Consumer Durables |
| Geography | Asia, North America |
| Offices | Mumbai, India, Gurgaon, India, Pune, India, Bengaluru, India, Chennai, India, Kolkata, India, Hyderabad, India, Redwood City, United States |
Sources: S1 Brand Capital home (India); S2 Brand Capital About Us.
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The firm has not published a portfolio breakdown.
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| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 3bn+ | Cumulative invested | Stated by the firm or its parent | S2 |
| Companies backed | 1,000+ | companies | Stated by the firm | S2 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 45 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S3 |
Sources: S2 Brand Capital About Us; S3 Brand Capital Our Investments (past and present).
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India Group) | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Media | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 2005 | Single source | S2 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India | Single source | S5 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S2 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S2 |
| Headline size | USD 3bn+ (Cumulative invested) | Single source | S2 |
| Companies backed | 1,000+ | Single source | S2 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A | Single source | S1 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 45 companies: 2 exited.S3
The firm also states 1,000+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S2
Every company on the Brand Capital list
45 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 43 listed, 2 exited.S3 Read the firm's list.
Listed 43
- 3DBEAR
- Asset Vault
- BigBasket
- Blinkit
- Bosco
- Brigade Enterprises
- Bubblo
- CricClubs
- Deskera
- DLF
- Eat.fit
- EazyDiner
- Faasos
- Fashmates
- FINTECH.TV
- Flipkart
- GameOn
- Grip
- HomeLane
- iD Fresh Food
- Indorse
- Kalyan Jewellers
- LetsAntakshri
- Livspace
- Lodha Group
- Machaao
- MarcoPolo Learning
- MobiKwik
- Myntra
- Oddup
- OneValley
- PharmEasy
- Piper
- Ponder
- Prestige Estates Projects
- Quor
- QYOU Media
- Square Panda
- Starting 11
- Tali Digital
- What3words
- Zaggle
- Zomato
Exited 2
- Hug Innovations
- Wayforward
For founders
| Item | What the firm says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Stages | Seed, Series A | S1 |
| Beyond capital | Media inventory across print, OOH, digital, radio, television and cinema of The Times of India Group; Brand strategy support; Portfolio Growth & Exits team supporting growth and exit planning | S2 |
| brandcapital@timesofindia.com | S1 |
History
- Brand Capital established as the investment programme of The Times of India Group.S2
Where sources disagree
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website brandcapital.co.in/
- Portfolio brandcapital.co.in/portfolio.html
- LinkedIn company page www.linkedin.com/company/2789376/
Sources
Disclaimer and corrections
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