Birla Sun Life Insurance
VC Fund
Thane, India
Birla Sun Life Insurance is a VC fund in Thane focused on Retail and Business Development. Established in 2000, Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited (BSLI) is a joint venture between the Aditya Birla Group, a well known and trusted name globally amongst Indian conglomerates and Sun Life Financial Inc, leading international financial services organization from Canada. The local knowledge of the Aditya Birla Group combined with thedomain expertise of Sun Life Financial Inc., offers a formidable protection for its customers' future.With an experience of over 10 years, BSLI has contributed significantly to the growth and development of the life insurance industry in India and currently ranks amongst the top 7 private life insurance companies in the country.Known for its innovation and creating industry benchmarks, BSLI has several firsts to its credit.It wasthe first Indian Insurance Company to introduce "Free Look Period" and the same was made mandatory by IRDA for all other life insurance companies. Additionally, BSLI pioneered the launch of Unit Linked Life Insurance plans amongst the private players in India. To establish credibility and further transparency, BSLI also enjoys the prestige to be the originator of practice to disclose portfolio on monthly basis. These category development initiatives have helped BSLI be closer to its policy holders expectations, which gets further accentuated by the complete bouquet of insurance products (viz. pure term plan, life stage products, health plan and retirement plan) that the company offers.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Birla Sun Life Insurance invests in
Stages Birla Sun Life Insurance invests in
Countries Birla Sun Life Insurance invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Pankaj Razdan
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Retail 2 (50%)
- Business Development 2 (50%)
- Sales 1 (25%)
- Fashion 1 (25%)
- Medical 1 (25%)
Stage
- Funding Round 3 (75%)
- Private Equity 1 (25%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pankaj Razdan
MD & CEO
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MD & CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Newgen Software Technologies
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Newgen Software is a leading global provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Content Management (ECM), and Customer Communication Management (CCM) solutions. With a global footprint of 1000 installations in over 50 countries, the company is credited with large, mission-critical deployments at the world’s leading banks, insurancefirms, BPOs, healthcare organizations, government agencies, telecom companies, and shared service centers.Newgen has been positioned in the Magic Quadrants for Intelligent Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Content Management (ECM), and Customer Communication Management. The company has been recognized by distinguished analyst firms including Gartner, Forrester, Frost and Sullivan, and IDC.Assessed at CMMi Level3, Newgen is certified as ISO 9001:2008 for Quality Management System and ISO 27001:2005 for Information Security Management System. | $15.5M / Jan 15, 2018 | |
Khadim India
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Khadim India Limited is Kolkata based second largest footwear retailer in India. Company operates exclusive retail stores under the 'Khadims' brand with major presence in East India. Khadim India operates through two business verticals, retail and distribution.The retail business operates through its exclusive retail stores catering tomiddle and upper middle income consumers in large cities. Company has over 829 'Khadims' branded exclusive retail stores. Out of this, 167 are company owned and operated stores and remaining are franchisee operated stores. Company's retail business constitutes over 70% of its net revenue. Over 85% of products sold through its retail stores are manufactured by outsourced vendors.The distribution business operates through a wide network of distributors catering to lower and middle income consumers. Company have a network of 357 distributors. The distribution business constituted over 20% of its net revenue. A large portion products sold through distributors are manufactured by the company at its own manufacturing facilities and through contract manufacturing facilities. Company have two owned manufacturing facilities and two outsourced manufacturing facilities. | $19.1M / Private Equity / Nov 02, 2017 | |
SP Apparels
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SP Apparels is a leading manufacturer and exporter of knitted garments for infants and children in India. They manufacture and retail menswear garments in India under the brand ‘Crocodile’. These are manufactured at our integrated facilities that allow us to provide end-to-end garment manufacturing services from greige fabric to finished products. | Aug 02, 2016 | |
Dr Lal PathLabs
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Late Dr. (Major) S.K. Lal, a pioneer in the field of pathology who had been trained in the army and later at the Cook County Hospital, Chicago, USA, laid the foundation stone of Dr. Lal PathLabs in 1949. Blessed with immense knowledge and expertise in this field. Dr. S.K.Lal established an organization that was destined to become the firstpathology laboratory of repute in Delhi and Northern India. Today, Dr. Lal PathLabs is recognized as a centre of innovation and a premier clinical pathology laboratory. | $28.6M / Dec 07, 2015 |
Co-Investors
DSP Blackrock
2 deals together
Goldman Sachs
2 deals together
Alchemy Capital Management
1 deal together
BNP Paribas Private Equity
1 deal together
Fidelity
1 deal together
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What does Birla Sun Life Insurance invest in?
Birla Sun Life Insurance invests primarily in Retail, Business Development and Sales startups, most often at Funding Round and Private Equity stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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