Investments
15Portfolio Exits
2Partners & Customers
3About Smile Group
Smile Group is a privately held group of ventures focused on the digital industry with extensive holdings in the consumer internet and media space. A business builder, the company partners with the best entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and global companies to build scalable digital companies from scratch, expand operations and increase their footprint by rolling out internationally.
Smile Group Headquarter Location
Plot 426, 1st Floor udyog Vihar Phase - III
Gurgaon, 122016,
India
Latest Smile Group News
Apr 13, 2022
Deeptech startup Spyne, helping businesses and marketplaces create high quality product images and videos using AI, raised $7 million in funding led by Accel where marquee investors including Storm Ventures, Smile Group, Pentathlon Ventures, Core91, and prominent founders/CXOs from leading internet companies also participated. Spyne is using cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise the way businesses create catalogues. The fund would be used to fuel the company's global expansion, including entering the US market, as well as to establish a cutting-edge computer vision lab for research and development. The startup also plans to broaden its technological horizons into the field of AR/VR in order to create products for the metaverse and omniverse.
Smile Group Investments
15 Investments
Smile Group has made 15 investments. Their latest investment was in Spyne as part of their Series A on April 4, 2022.
Smile Group Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/12/2022 | Series A | Spyne | $7M | No | 3 | |
1/24/2022 | Series K | Swiggy | $700M | Yes | 48 | |
1/18/2022 | Unattributed VC - IV | Animoca Brands | $358.88M | Yes | 10T Fund, C Ventures, Delta Asia Financial Group, Gemini, Gobi Partners, JPMorgan Asia Pacific, Kingsway Capital Partners, L2 Capital Partners, Liberty City Ventures, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Pacific Century Group, ParaFi Capital, Senator Investment Group, Sequoia Capital China, Soros Fund Management, Stable Asset Management, Undisclosed Investors, Wildcat Capital Management, and Winklevoss Capital | 19 |
11/30/2021 | Seed VC - III | |||||
6/2/2020 | Series C - II |
Date | 4/12/2022 | 1/24/2022 | 1/18/2022 | 11/30/2021 | 6/2/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Series K | Unattributed VC - IV | Seed VC - III | Series C - II |
Company | Spyne | Swiggy | Animoca Brands | ||
Amount | $7M | $700M | $358.88M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | 10T Fund, C Ventures, Delta Asia Financial Group, Gemini, Gobi Partners, JPMorgan Asia Pacific, Kingsway Capital Partners, L2 Capital Partners, Liberty City Ventures, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Pacific Century Group, ParaFi Capital, Senator Investment Group, Sequoia Capital China, Soros Fund Management, Stable Asset Management, Undisclosed Investors, Wildcat Capital Management, and Winklevoss Capital | ||||
Sources | 3 | 48 | 19 |
Smile Group Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Smile Group has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Quifers on May 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/10/2021 | Corporate Majority | 1 | |||
Date | 5/10/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
Exit | Corporate Majority | |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Acquirer | ||
Sources | 1 |
Smile Group Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Smile Group acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Prodigi on January 01, 1970.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/1/1970 | Acquired |
Date | 1/1/1970 |
|---|---|
Investment Stage | |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acquired |
Sources |
Smile Group Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
Smile Group has 3 strategic partners and customers. Smile Group recently partnered with TPG Growth on April 4, 2014.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/17/2014 | Partner | United States | Harish Bahl of Smile Group on Katalyzers, TPG’s role and Springstar — Medianama Smile Group has created a joint venture with TPG Growth called Katalyzers to help companies from developed markets launch their products in developing markets . | 1 | |
4/17/2014 | Partner | ||||
Partner |
Date | 4/17/2014 | 4/17/2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||
Country | United States | ||
News Snippet | Harish Bahl of Smile Group on Katalyzers, TPG’s role and Springstar — Medianama Smile Group has created a joint venture with TPG Growth called Katalyzers to help companies from developed markets launch their products in developing markets . | ||
Sources | 1 |
Smile Group Team
1 Team Member
Smile Group has 1 team member, including current Founder, CP Singh.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
CP Singh | Founder | Current |
Name | CP Singh |
|---|---|
Work History | |
Title | Founder |
Status | Current |
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