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Giva raises ₹100 crore in extended Series B

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Company
GIVA
What it does
Omnichannel jewellery brand
Kind
Funding
Amount
₹100 Cr
Stage
extended Series B
Sector
Commerce & Consumer Brands

What they do

Giva sells silver, gold and lab-grown diamond jewellery online and in 110 stores

What happened

It raised ₹100 crore (~$12 million) in an extended Series B round led by Premji Invest

Why it matters

Premji Invest has now invested in Giva three times; total funding exceeds $60 million

The details

  • Giva raised ₹100 crore (~$12 million) in an extended Series B round.
  • The round was led by Premji Invest (PI Opportunities Fund II), the investment arm of the Azim Premji family office.
  • The board approved issuing 68,028 Series B1 CCPS at ₹14,700 per share to Premji Invest.
  • This is Premji Invest's third investment in Giva; it previously led a ₹270 crore Series B in July 2023.
  • Giva has now raised over $60 million in total from investors including Aditya Birla Venture and A91 Partners.
  • The company is an omnichannel jewellery startup that started as an affordable jewellery brand and now includes gold and lab-grown diamonds.
  • It sells through its website, mobile app and ~110 physical stores across India.

The bigger picture

  • Giva's revenue nearly doubled 96.4% to ₹165 crore in FY23.
  • Expenses jumped to ₹212 crore in FY23, and losses widened to ₹45 crore.
  • FY24 financial performance has not yet been disclosed.
  • The omnichannel jewellery space is seeing increased investor interest — Aukera raised ₹26.7 crore Series A and Trisu raised an undisclosed pre-seed.

About the business

  • Giva sells silver jewellery, gold jewellery, lab-grown diamond jewellery, demifine jewellery and perfumes.
  • Product categories include rings, bracelets, pendants, earrings, anklets, chains, sets, mangalsutras, nose pins, toe rings and men's jewellery.
  • Brand ambassador is Aditya Roy Kapur; a co-branded men's jewellery collection is available.
  • Revenue nearly doubled 96.4% to ₹165 crore in FY23.
  • Expenses were ₹212 crore and losses were ₹45 crore in FY23.

The deal

Type
extended Series B

Investors

  • Premji Invest (lead) — Investment arm of the Azim Premji family office.

Founders

  • Ishendra Agarwal, Co-founder
  • Aditya Labroo, Co-founder
  • Nikita Prasad, Co-founder

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