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Venture Catalysts++ sells part of Rentomojo stake

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Company
RentoMojo
What it does
Rental and subscription platform for home goods
Kind
Stake sale
Stage
secondary
Sector
Commerce & Consumer Brands

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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