When was Sixth Sense Ventures founded?

Sixth Sense Ventures was founded in 2014.

Where is Sixth Sense Ventures' headquarters located?

Sixth Sense Ventures' headquarters is located in Mumbai ( India ).

How big is Sixth Sense Ventures' investment team?

Sixth Sense Ventures has a team of 16, including 6 partners.

How many companies has Sixth Sense Ventures invested in?

Sixth Sense Ventures has invested in 58 companies, including Purplle & Cult.fit.

Which companies has Sixth Sense Ventures invested in lately?

Candytoy & SM Toys are the latest investments by Sixth Sense Ventures.

What sectors does Sixth Sense Ventures focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Sixth Sense Ventures' portfolio are Retail (25 investments) and Consumer (28 investments).

What stages of companies does Sixth Sense Ventures typically invest in?

Sixth Sense Ventures primarily invests in Series A and Seed stages.

How many exits has Sixth Sense Ventures been involved in?

Sixth Sense Ventures' portfolio has seen 8 IPOs and 5 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Sixth Sense Ventures' portfolio?

There are 2 unicorns in Sixth Sense Ventures' portfolio.

Sixth Sense Ventures - 2025 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends - Tracxn

1. Purplle

Online cosmetic brands marketplace platform offering a wide range of beauty products. It is an e-commerce platform that allows customers to purchase a wide range of beauty and cosmetic products from various brands. The company operates an omnichannel business model connecting brands with consumers within categories such as skin, hair, body, health and wellness, accessories and appliances. The product catalog includes shampoos, hair extensions, lipsticks, eye patches, moisturizers, essential oils, perfumes, mists, bath gels, cleaning tools, creams, lotions and more.

Key facts about Purplle

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Mumbai (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹725Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
Valuation: $1.3B as on Oct 14, 2024
Stage: Series F
Total Funding till date: $560M
Employee Count: 914 as on Feb 28, 2025
Investors: Goldman Sachs, ADIA and 107 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jun 27, 2024, $178M
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Cult.fit

Provider of fitness memberships encompassing group classes, gyms, and at-home workouts. It offers various membership tiers providing access to different combinations of in-person and virtual fitness options. These options include group fitness classes led by trainers, access to gyms with varying levels of equipment and amenities, and live at-home workout sessions. Memberships also incorporate access to sports activities such as badminton and swimming. The company also provides coaching programs focused on weight loss and wellness resources. The offerings aim to create a holistic fitness experience.

Key facts about Cult.fit

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Bengaluru (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹1,030Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
Valuation: $1.44B as on Oct 27, 2023
Stage: Series F
Total Funding till date: $665M
Employee Count: 1,116 as on Apr 30, 2025
Investors: Oaktree Capital Management, Temasek and 97 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series F, Oct 27, 2023, $10.2M
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. GIVA

Online brand offering silver, gold, and lab-grown diamond jewellery. The product catalog includes rings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, pendants, nose pins, toe rings, and more. The platform also offers personalized jewelry and gift cards. It also offers gold with lab diamonds and personalized gifting jewelries.

Key facts about GIVA

Founded Year: 2019
Location: Bengaluru (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹280Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
Valuation: ₹2,020Cr as on Jan 13, 2025
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $122M
Employee Count: 2,010 as on Apr 30, 2025
Investors: Premji Invest, Sixth Sense Ventures and 75 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 10, 2025, $53M
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Bira 91

Brand of flavored beer. It offers a range of craft beers which includes, white, blonde, light, strong and boom. It also offers other flavours with ingredients such as wheat, barley malt, and hops. Its mission is to be the first net-zero carbon emissions beer company. The products are found in bars, restaurants, and store.

Key facts about Bira 91

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Delhi (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹849Cr as on Mar 31, 2023
Valuation: ₹4,370Cr as on Jul 10, 2024
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $457M
Employee Count: 827 as on Mar 31, 2024
Investors: Sofina, Shinhan Venture Investment and 208 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 06, 2024, $25M

5. Smaaash Entertainment

Provider of a virtual reality sports, leisure, and entertainment services. It offers virtual game studios with the use of sports simulation technology wherein the visitors can play each other in a virtual environment. It also offers food, music and other leisure and entertainment.

Key facts about Smaaash Entertainment

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Mumbai (India)
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $58.3M
Investors: Brand Capital, Sixth Sense Ventures and 85 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 26, 2018, $2.32M
Highlight: Public

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Sixth Sense Ventures has invested in 58 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 6 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Candytoy and most recent follow-on round was in Storia Foods.

Here are Sixth Sense Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2025 (YTD)	0	0	0
2024	3	3	6
2023	2	5	7
2022	10	11	21
2021	18	9	27
2020	0	4	4
2019	5	8	13
2018	5	5	10
2017	2	1	3
2016	4	1	5

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Sixth Sense Ventures is primarily an Early Stage Investor investor majorly investing in Series A (28) rounds where average round size is $229M, Seed (8) rounds where average round size is $23.8M and Series B (5) rounds where average round size is $70.2M.

Here are Sixth Sense Ventures' investments by stage:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Series A	28
Seed	8
Series B	5
Series C	5
Post IPO	4
Others	4

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Sixth Sense Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Consumer Goods, Retail, Food and Agriculture and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 39 Consumer (B2C) companies, 38 Tech companies, 17 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Marketplace.

Here are Sixth Sense Ventures' investments by sector:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Sector	No. of Investments
Consumer	27
Consumer Goods	26
Retail	24
Food and Agriculture	10
Food and Agriculture Tech	9
Others	45

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Sixth Sense Ventures has made most investments in India (52), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.

Here are Sixth Sense Ventures' investments by geography:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Country	No. of Investments
India	52
United States	2

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Sixth Sense Ventures has not made any investment in 2025 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Sixth Sense Ventures:

Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Nov 27, 2024	Candytoy	India	Series A	$13M	Abakkus Asset Manager [+25]
Nov 26, 2024	SM Toys	India	Series A	$13M	Abakkus Asset Manager [+3]
Sep 25, 2024	HomeLane	India	Series F	$62.1M	Hero Corp [+27]
Sep 20, 2024	Storia Foods	India	Series A	$2.99M	-
Sep 11, 2024	RAS Luxury Oils	India	Series A	$5M	Unilever Ventures [+4]

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Sixth Sense Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Purplle and Cult.fit. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Purplle. It became a unicorn in 2022, 3 years before Sixth Sense Ventures first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Sixth Sense Ventures' portfolio:

Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
84	Purplle	Online cosmetic brands marketplace platform offering a wide range of beauty products	2011	Retail [+1]	Mumbai	Series F	{lsigoa
83	Cult.fit	Provider of fitness memberships encompassing group classes, gyms, and at-home workouts	2016	HealthTech [+1]	Bengaluru	Series F	xkxjgza

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8 of Sixth Sense Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. AVG Logistics got listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), in May 2023 at marketcap of $16.9M and Ethos Watch got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE) at marketcap of $250M.

Here are Sixth Sense Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:

Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
AVG Logistics	May 12, 2023	Mar 29, 2018	Series A	$5.09M
Ethos Watch	May 30, 2022	Oct 2014	Series A	$1.19M
Smaaash Entertainment	Nov 23, 2018	Oct 24, 2017	Series C	$15.2M
Parag Milk Foods	May 19, 2016	May 15, 2021	Post IPO	$6.81M
JHS Svendgaard Laboratories	Oct 21, 2006	Jan 11, 2016	Post IPO	Undisclosed

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5 companies from Sixth Sense Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Design Cafe in Sep 2024 by HomeLane.

Here are Sixth Sense Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Design Cafe	Sep 25, 2024	Jun 01, 2021	Series B	$25M
LEAP	Aug 02, 2023	Dec 15, 2016	Series B	$13M
Fitternity	Feb 09, 2021	May 06, 2019	Series A	$4M
Grab	Mar 02, 2019	Sep 2015	Seed	$1.85M
WeddingZ	Aug 11, 2018	Aug 07, 2015	Seed	$2.05M

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Sixth Sense Ventures has a team of 16 members including 6 Partners and 8 Principals located in India. Sixth Sense Ventures' team sits on the board of 9 companies.

Here is a list of top team members in Sixth Sense Ventures:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact details
Nikhil Vora	Partner	Mumbai	Wonderchef, Bombay Shaving and 7 more	2 Emails, 1 Phone number
Swati Mehra	Partner	Mumbai	Design Cafe and Rage Coffee	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Nimisha Nagarsekar	Partner	Mumbai	-	-
Sohail Manjiramani	Partner	Mumbai	-	-
Swati Mehra	Partner	-	-	-
Sanit Patel	Partner	-	-	1 Phone number
Kathan Shah	Principal	Mumbai	-	1 Email
Mansi Ganatra	Principal	Mumbai	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Rishita Wadher	Principal	Mumbai	-	1 Email
Rhea Vijoy	Principal	Mumbai	-	-
Akshat Jain	Principal	Mumbai	-	-

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Over the past 11 years, 1895 investors have co-invested in Sixth Sense Ventures's portfolio companies.

Invested before Sixth Sense Ventures: Angel List, Brand Capital and 358 others have invested in rounds before Sixth Sense Ventures. There are 4 companies where Angel List has invested before Sixth Sense Ventures and 4 companies where Brand Capital has invested before Sixth Sense Ventures.
Top Co-investors of Sixth Sense Ventures: 389 investors entered a company along with Sixth Sense Ventures. These include investors like Lashit Sanghvi (4 companies).
Invested after Sixth Sense Ventures: A total of 1146 investors have invested in Sixth Sense Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Nikhil Vora (6 companies), Alteria Capital (5 companies) and Lashit Sanghvi (5 companies).