Investments
27Portfolio Exits
6Funds
5Latest Gaja Capital Partners News
Oct 4, 2018
By SHARE India-focused Gaja Capital, a private equity firm specialising in investments in the lower end of the middle market, has pumped Rs 75 crore ($10 million) into sport education and training firm Kooh Sports Pvt. Ltd, the former's spokesperson told VCCircle. The deal, a mix of primary and secondary components, will provide exit to some investors, the person added. Kooh counts private equity firm Faering Capital, infotech company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and home-loan firm HDFC among its investors. Kooh will be brought under Gaja-backed SportzVillage, which offers sport management services to schools and offers sporting experiences to corporate houses. Email to Kooh didn’t get any response till the time of publishing this report. The Economic Times had first reported the development. Kooh (kids out of home) was launched in 2010 by the founders of Indian back-office firm Intelenet Global Services Ltd: Susir Kumar and Prabhu Srinivasan. It claims to have served over 200,000 kids in India and the UAE (United Arab Emirates) through its sports education services. The company’s net sales rose to Rs 17 crore for 2016-17, from Rs 9 crore a year before, going by VCCEdge , the financial data platform of News Corp VCCircle. The company is yet to achieve its break-even. Gaja Capital Partners has been an active investor in the education space, having picked up stakes in CL Educate, EuroKids International, Junior Sports and Services, SV EduSports and Educomp Solutions.
Gaja Capital Partners Investments
27 Investments
Gaja Capital Partners has made 27 investments. Their latest investment was in LeadSquared as part of their Series B on December 12, 2020.
Gaja Capital Partners Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/16/2020 | Series B | LeadSquared | $32M | Yes | 19 | |
11/30/2020 | Bridge | Chumbak Design | $1M | No | 2 | |
11/9/2020 | Series E | Xpressbees | $108.03M | Yes | 3 | |
8/21/2020 | PIPE | |||||
5/28/2020 | Private Equity - II |
Date | 12/16/2020 | 11/30/2020 | 11/9/2020 | 8/21/2020 | 5/28/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B | Bridge | Series E | PIPE | Private Equity - II |
Company | LeadSquared | Chumbak Design | Xpressbees | ||
Amount | $32M | $1M | $108.03M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 19 | 2 | 3 |
Gaja Capital Partners Portfolio Exits
6 Portfolio Exits
Gaja Capital Partners has 6 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Suryoday Small Finance Bank on March 19, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/19/2021 | IPO | 1 | |||
Date | 3/19/2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | IPO | ||||
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Sources | 1 |
Gaja Capital Partners Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Gaja Capital Partners acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was EuroKids on July 13, 2013.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/13/2013 | Acq - Fin | 1 |
Date | 7/13/2013 |
|---|---|
Investment Stage | |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 1 |
Gaja Capital Partners Fund History
5 Fund Histories
Gaja Capital Partners has 5 funds, including Gaja Capital Fund IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/23/2021 | Gaja Capital Fund IV | $50M | 3 | ||
3/17/2016 | Gaja Capital Fund III | ||||
12/31/2015 | Gaja Capital Partners Fund III | ||||
10/13/2014 | Gaja Capital Fund II | ||||
8/4/2008 | Gaja Capital Partners Fund I |
Closing Date | 3/23/2021 | 3/17/2016 | 12/31/2015 | 10/13/2014 | 8/4/2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Gaja Capital Fund IV | Gaja Capital Fund III | Gaja Capital Partners Fund III | Gaja Capital Fund II | Gaja Capital Partners Fund I |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $50M | ||||
Sources | 3 |
Gaja Capital Partners Team
3 Team Members
Gaja Capital Partners has 3 team members, including current Managing Partner, Gopal Jain.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Gopal Jain | Founder | Current | |
Ranjit Shah | Founder | Current | |
Gopal Jain | Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Gopal Jain | Ranjit Shah | Gopal Jain |
|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||
Title | Founder | Founder | Managing Partner |
Status | Current | Current | Current |
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