Investments
58Portfolio Exits
7About Better Capital
Better Capital comprises a small number of experienced and proven turnaround investment professionals. It is actively seeking investment opportunities in businesses which require restructuring, both operationally and financially. The Better Capital Funds focus on providing investment capital for the acquisition and operational turnaround of underperforming businesses.

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Latest Better Capital News
Sep 21, 2023
Healthtech startup Peping has raised $400,000 from angel investors including Kunal Shah, Sandeep Kumar Dinodiya, Ganesh Balakrishnan, and Shubham Mishra, with the help of Better Capital. According to a press release from Peping, the new fund will be used to advance the technology infrastructure, expand the team, and allocate funds for innovative experiments. Peping is a patient-centric care and management platform that offers dietary recommendations and interventions. It was founded in 2022 by Chirag Maheshwari and Prateek Maheshwari. The Bengaluru-based startup is creating a virtual clinic that offers treatments for dietary and lifestyle issues that contribute to illnesses like IBS, GERD, gastric, gastroenteritis, and fatty liver. By implementing individualized care plans that take into account various factors, including lifestyle choices and test results, to diagnose and treat the underlying causes of health issues, the company hopes to revolutionize the way this important aspect of treatment is delivered. Better Capital, a micro-venture capital firm, raised its first fund in November 2021 for $15,2 million in order to expand its pre-seed and seed investment strategy in India. More than 60 startups have benefited from its investments thus far, including Teachmint, Slice, Rupeek, Kutumb, Filo, Airmeet, Khatabook and Rupifi, as well as OTO.
Better Capital Investments
58 Investments
Better Capital has made 58 investments. Their latest investment was in Cusmat as part of their Series A on February 2, 2023.

Better Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/7/2023 | Series A | Cusmat | $3.5M | Yes | 4 | |
2/7/2023 | Pre-Seed | Blockfenders | $1.5M | Yes | 3 | |
1/19/2023 | Seed VC - II | Gullak | $3M | Yes | Akshay Mehrotra, Ashish Goyal, Better Capital, GMO Venture Partners, Goodwater Capital, Kunal Shah, Rebel Fund, TRTL Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Y Combinator | 3 |
1/12/2023 | Seed VC - II | |||||
1/11/2023 | Pre-Seed |
Date | 2/7/2023 | 2/7/2023 | 1/19/2023 | 1/12/2023 | 1/11/2023 |
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Round | Series A | Pre-Seed | Seed VC - II | Seed VC - II | Pre-Seed |
Company | Cusmat | Blockfenders | Gullak | ||
Amount | $3.5M | $1.5M | $3M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Akshay Mehrotra, Ashish Goyal, Better Capital, GMO Venture Partners, Goodwater Capital, Kunal Shah, Rebel Fund, TRTL Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Y Combinator | ||||
Sources | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Better Capital Portfolio Exits
7 Portfolio Exits
Better Capital has 7 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tripeur on April 06, 2023.
Better Capital Acquisitions
5 Acquisitions
Better Capital acquired 5 companies. Their latest acquisition was OfficeTeam on July 25, 2014.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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7/25/2014 | Acq - Fin | 1 | ||||
4/29/2013 | ||||||
4/16/2012 | Private Equity | |||||
4/9/2010 | ||||||
2/2/2010 |
Date | 7/25/2014 | 4/29/2013 | 4/16/2012 | 4/9/2010 | 2/2/2010 |
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Investment Stage | Private Equity | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acq - Fin | ||||
Sources | 1 |