Samara Capital
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Overview
Samara Capital is an entrepreneurially run India focused private equity firm. Samara invests in Emerging Indian Companies (EICs) – which it defines as those businesses that are poised for rapid transformation due to a strong entrepreneurial minded management team and a favorable external context.
Being an entrepreneurial firm itself, Samara values and understands the importance of relationship comfort, freedom, trust, nimbleness and flexibility, which is what it seeks from and gives to its partner entrepreneurs.
Highlights
Founded
2006
Industry
Financial Services
Employees
11-50
Investment
10
Lead Investment
5
Exits
1
Stages
Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity
Investor Type
Private Equity Firm
Location
India, Asia
Contact Information
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Profile Resume
Samara Capital, established in 2006 and headquartered in India, Asia., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity investments across Food and Beverage, Travel, Leisure, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Health Care, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Impact Investing. The organization boasts a portfolio of 10 investments, with an average round size of $24.2M and 1 successful exits. Their recent investments include Paradise, Vivo Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures, Deerfield, Eli Lilly. The highest investment round they participated in was $12.5B. Among their most notable exits are Paradise and Vivo Capital. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Investment portfolio
Samara Capital has made 10 investments. Their most recent investment was on Mar 03, 2017, when Paradise raised $5.5M.
investments
10
Diversity investments
0
Lead investments
5
Number of exits
1
Investments
10
| Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 03, 2017 | Paradise | Food and Beverage | 5.5M |
| Jan 10, 2018 | - | - | 36.1M |
| Dec 20, 2018 | - | - | 32.1M |
| Jan 05, 2021 | - | - | 87.0M |
Exits
1
Funding Timeline
Funding rounds
10
Investors
0
Funds
3
Funding Rounds
10
Samara Capital has raised 10 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 05, 2021 from a Series C - Terns Pharmaceuticals round.
| Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 03, 2017 | Series A - Paradise | - | 5.5M | - |
| Jan 10, 2018 | Private Equity Round - Sahajanand Medical Technologies | - | 36.1M | - |
| Dec 20, 2018 | Private Equity Round - Sapphire Foods | - | 32.1M | - |
| Jan 05, 2021 | Series C - Terns Pharmaceuticals | - | 87.0M | - |
Investors
0
There is no funding round available on this profile
Fund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
| Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
| May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
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