Stake sale · Commerce & Consumer Brands
Venture Catalysts++ sells part of Rentomojo stake
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- RentoMojo
- What it does
- Rental and subscription platform for home goods
- Kind
- Stake sale
- Stage
- secondary
What they do
Rentomojo is a D2C rental platform for furniture, appliances and electronics
What happened
Venture Catalysts++ partially exited via a secondary transaction, returning ~3.4x on its 2019 investment
Why it matters
The partial exit shows growing depth of India's private capital markets for secondary deals
The details
- Venture Catalysts++ has announced a partial exit from Rentomojo via a secondary transaction.
- The transaction was executed in January 2026.
- Venture Catalysts++ first invested in Rentomojo in May 2019.
- The firm remains invested in Rentomojo after the partial sale.
- New investors were brought in through the secondary deal, but their names were not disclosed.
- Venture Catalysts++ will continue to support Rentomojo's future growth.
The bigger picture
- The partial exit returned approximately 3.4x on invested capital, with an XIRR of 20.27%.
- The deal reflects the growing depth of India's private capital markets for secondary opportunities.
- Rentomojo faces a legal challenge from former director and co-founder Ajay Nain at the NCLT seeking to halt its IPO.
About the business
- Rentomojo is a D2C rental and subscription platform for furniture, appliances and electronics.
- It operates on a subscription-led model with recurring revenue and improving unit economics.
- Its target customers are millennials and young professionals in urban India who prefer flexibility over ownership.
- The company has expanded across key metropolitan markets in India.
- In FY25, its revenue from operations was ₹266 crore, up 38% from ₹193 crore in FY24.
- Its profit surged 92% year-on-year in FY25.
What happens next
- Venture Catalysts++ will continue to support Rentomojo's future growth.
The deal
- Type
- secondary sale
Investors
- Venture Catalysts++ (seller) — India's first multi-stage VC firm, founded by Apoorva Ranjan Sharma.
Founders
- Geetansh Bamania, Founder
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