FirstCry parent’s revenue rises 13% YoY to Rs 1,863 crore, net loss narrowsBrainbees Solutions, the parent company of FirstCry, reduced its net loss in the June quarter as sales increased. Operating revenue saw a r...
13 Aug, 2025, 11.46 PM IST
Byju’s-BCCI settlement done; Delhivery back in blackThe appellate tribunal’s nod for Byju’s settlement with the BCCI will help the embattled edtech firm stave off insolvency proceedings for n...
02 Aug, 2024, 08.09 PM IST
FirstCry: Meet the man behind the baby products business that grew into a giantFounded by Supam Maheshwari and his colleague from a previous business, Amitava Saha, FirstCry has been the darling of investors which incl...
01 Aug, 2024, 09.28 PM IST
SoftBank Vision Fund sells more of its FirstCry stake ahead of IPOFamily offices of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Modi of ethnic wear brand Manyavar, Infosys cofounder Kris Gopalakrishnan, and TV...
25 Dec, 2023, 02.00 PM IST
SoftBank-backed FirstCry set to file for IPO, eyes $500-600 million raiseFirstCry will be the second Indian vertical e-commerce platform to go public after Nykaa’s IPO in 2021. The Pune-headquartered company spec...
20 Dec, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
JSW Infrastructure shares jump over 8% on winning Rs 4,119 crore project"The Karnataka Maritime Board, Government of Karnataka has issued the Letter of Award (LOA) to JSW Infrastructure. As per the RFP document,...
17 Nov, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
SoftBank, others may pare FirstCry stake pushing company valuation to $4 billionAhead of IPO, Secondary Round likely to bring local PEs on board, etailer holds talks with Kedaara Cap.
10 Aug, 2022, 09.06 AM IST
Firstcry records Rs 216 crore profit for FY21According to a senior company official, it is likely to double its profit for FY 22, which will be reflected in the draft red herring prosp...
05 Apr, 2022, 10.42 PM IST
FirstCry appoints bankers, eyes IPO in 2022FirstCry cofounder and CEO Supam Maheshwari declined to comment while emails sent to Kotak Mahindra Capital and Morgan Stanely are yet to e...
18 Feb, 2022, 06.19 PM IST
Xpressbees headed to unicorn club, in talks for $300 millionXpressbees will raise $100 million by offering fresh shares, where the proceeds will go into the company’s coffers, the people said. Some o...
17 Jan, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Social commerce set for takeoffIndia's social commerce firms are set for a landmark year, having raised more than half a billion dollars from investors in the first seven...
23 Jul, 2021, 01.06 AM IST
FirstCry in talks to raise up to $200 million at nearly $2 billion valuationFirstCry, which is in funding talks with TPG Growth, Premji Invest and ChrysCapital, aims to go for listing in 24-36 months and wants to re...
17 Feb, 2021, 06.01 AM IST
Exclusive: FirstCry's early investors look to sell stake at $2.1 billion valuationThe valuation being ascribed to BrainBees Solutions (FirstCry) is almost double of its previous funding round in 2019.
08 Jan, 2021, 12.29 PM IST
SoftBank to pick up 42% in FirstCry for $400 millionNone of existing investors exiting baby and mother care product retailer; funds to be used for expansion
18 Jan, 2019, 08.11 AM IST
Small companies take IPO street by storm, draw investorsThe market capitalisation on SME platforms of BSE and NSE stands at Rs 23,000 crore.
29 Sep, 2017, 09.44 AM IST
Exiting a business one has nurtured is always painful, says former DMart co-promoter Ashok Maheshwari"Damani and I had a a difference of opinion. He was of the view that it should be very low cost while I thought that we are beyond a superm...
09 May, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
Maheshwari Logistics SME IPO garners Rs 123-crore subscriptionPrior to that, SME IPO of Agro Phos India over subscribed more than 17 times and garnered record break subscription of Rs 200 crore.
09 Jan, 2017, 07.48 PM IST